Class B First-hand BFRO #24441

Man recounts his possible daytime sighting while bowhunting near Crestview

BFRO YEAR: 1993? late afternoon, probably 4:00 or so Blackman, Okaloosa County, Florida 1 witness

Account

The witness was bowhunting alone from a tree stand overlooking a field in autumn. About 2000 feet away across the field, a very large bipedal figure emerged from the woods, passed in front of a large oak tree, and reentered the woods over about a minute. Its dark appearance and arm-swinging walk reminded the witness of well-known Bigfoot footage. No sound was heard at that distance, and the site could not be checked until after dark.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Full-body sighting

Described appearance

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Build src: very large
Arms src: upper limbs swinging in opposition to the lower limbs
Gait src: very humanoid gait
Posture src: walking on it's hind legs
Other features src: looked from far away like wearing a black suit

Facts & provenance

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Time of day	late afternoon, probably 4:00 or so Stated BFRO report #24441 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place	Blackman, Okaloosa County, Florida Stated BFRO report #24441 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Account type	First-hand Stated BFRO report #24441 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses	1 Derived BFRO report #24441 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported	1 Derived BFRO report #24441 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was	bowhunting from a tree stand Stated BFRO report #24441 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it	a very large animal Stated BFRO report #24441 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification	Class B Stated BFRO report #24441 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by: Kevin Smykal (BFRO)

Follow-up

An investigator interviewed the witness and recorded additional detail about the crossing seeming purposeful and the nearby wilderness habitat.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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BFRO report #24441 Primary

Published 2008-08-15 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 Hash c181daa332fc

BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization

The report refers to

“a number of reports out of this area throughout the years”
Not in the Anomadex yet