Class A First-hand BFRO #31801

Daylight sighting while cutting wood near the Chipola River

September 2011 evening about 5:00pm Clarksville Fl, Calhoun County, Florida 1 witness

Account

The witness was clearing a trail near the Chipola River on a summer evening when he felt watched. He turned to see a tall black hair-covered biped watching him from behind a small tree about 40 yards away. After watching for about 10 seconds, the witness backed away frightened as the creature turned and walked calmly into the woods; he noted a rank odor just before and loud yells and grunts from the woods after.

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What was reported

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Described appearance

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Height src
8 to 9 foot tall
Build src
huge and muscular with 4ft wide shoulders
Hair colour src
black
Gait src
calmly walked off
Other features src
hair-covered bi-pedal

Facts & provenance

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Date
September 2011
Stated BFRO report #31801 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day
evening about 5:00pm
Stated BFRO report #31801 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Clarksville Fl, Calhoun County, Florida
Stated BFRO report #31801 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
30.71, -85.21 (± 1326 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
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Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #31801 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
1
Stated BFRO report #31801 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported
1
Stated BFRO report #31801 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was
clearing a trail and cutting wood
Stated BFRO report #31801 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
8 to 9 foot tall creature
Stated BFRO report #31801 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class A
Stated BFRO report #31801 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by
Cathy Betz (BFRO)

Source timeline

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