Class B First-hand BFRO #595

Father and son were out scouting for deer when they spot large eyes 8 foot off the gound, also hear loud scream.

16 July 1983 about 2:00am Brooksville, Citrus County, Florida 2 witnesses

Account

Two people were spotlighting deer in a wildlife management area in central Florida around 2 a.m. for bow-season scouting. They observed a pair of eyes estimated about 7 to 8 feet off the ground and about a foot apart from roughly 150 feet away. As they left they heard an extremely loud piercing scream and drove away quickly without later searching for sign.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Sounds

Described appearance

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Height src
approx. 7 to 8 ft. up
Eyes src
pair of eyes at least 1 ft. apart

Facts & provenance

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Date
16 July 1983
Stated BFRO report #595 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day
about 2:00am
Stated BFRO report #595 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Place
Brooksville, Citrus County, Florida
Stated BFRO report #595 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details
Map point
28.76, -82.42 (± 11 km)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 595 with published boundary
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #595 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
2
Stated BFRO report #595 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Witness was
spotlighting deer for bow-season scouting
Stated BFRO report #595 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Witness's word for it
bigfoot/skunkape whatever it may be
Stated BFRO report #595 · BFRO report, “Observed” section · read with 85% confidence
Source classification
Class B
Stated BFRO report #595 · BFRO classification label

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