Class A First-hand BFRO #37304

Best friends recall watching their dirt bike being canvassed by a hairy biped while camping at Lake Mills

29 July 1972 around 4:00 A.M. Chuluota, Seminole County, Florida 2 witnesses

Account

Two companions were sleeping at a lakeside camp when one was awakened around 4 a.m. by snapping brush. A tall reddish-brown furry biped entered camp, bent over a parked motorcycle and gently touched it with both hands while ignoring the witnesses, then stood and walked away through thick brush. The witnesses waited, fled on the motorcycle, and later returned by car to retrieve their gear.

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What was reported

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Sightings

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Sounds

Footsteps

Described appearance

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Height src: 8 feet tall approx.
Build src: heavy build, broad shouldered
Hair colour src: slightly reddish brown fur
Face src: more hair on face than a human
Hands src: two hands
Gait src: walked straight off through thick brush
Posture src: bent over the bike
Other features src: hair covered entire body, head not conical

Facts & provenance

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Date	29 July 1972 Stated BFRO report #37304 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day	around 4:00 A.M. Stated BFRO report #37304 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Place	Chuluota, Seminole County, Florida Stated BFRO report #37304 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point	28.62, -81.13 (± 1000 m) Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence BFRO map layer point for report 37304 (5 decimals, no boundary)
Account type	First-hand Derived BFRO report #37304 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses	2 Derived BFRO report #37304 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Figures reported	1 Stated BFRO report #37304 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was	camping overnight by lake Stated BFRO report #37304 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it	a creature Stated BFRO report #37304 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification	Class A Stated BFRO report #37304 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by: R. Monteith (BFRO)

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BFRO report #37304 Primary

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