Class A First-hand BFRO #29414

Woman walking her dogs has frightening early morning encounter near Charlotte Harbor

March 2008 about 5:30 AM, just before dawn Community Near Charlotte Harbor, Charlotte County, Florida 1 witness

Account

The witness was walking dogs outside the home before dawn when she noticed a very large hair-covered biped in the street. The creature repeatedly moved quickly closer when she looked away and froze when she looked back, approaching from about 200 feet to near the house. She hurried the dogs inside, heard barking and saw the motion light activate, then remained inside afraid.

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What was reported

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Sightings

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Sounds

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Described appearance

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Height src: between 8 to 9 feet tall
Build src: very muscular, big chested, broad shoulders, about 800 pounds
Hair colour src: dark brown
Hair length src: long
Face src: couldn't see its face
Eyes src: dark eyes (reflections seen)
Arms src: long, hung down low, held at side
Legs src: shorter, but very stocky
Gait src: moved quickly and quietly on two legs
Posture src: standing on two legs, standing perfectly still when watched
Apparent sex src: male (impression, uncertain)
Other features src: head not exactly round, possibly pointed, sitting on shoulders with much hair

Facts & provenance

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Date	March 2008 Stated BFRO report #29414 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day	about 5:30 AM, just before dawn Stated BFRO report #29414 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place	Community Near Charlotte Harbor, Charlotte County, Florida Stated BFRO report #29414 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details
Map point	26.9584, -82.0670 (± 15 km) Geocoded BFRO report #29414 · gnis:280326 · read with 40% confidence Towns named in the place text ('Charlotte Harbor'; USGS GNIS populated place 'Charlotte Harbor', Charlotte)
Account type	First-hand Stated BFRO report #29414 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses	1 Stated BFRO report #29414 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported	1 Derived BFRO report #29414 · BFRO report, “Also Noticed” section
Witness was	walking dogs outside home before work Stated BFRO report #29414 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it	a bigfoot Stated BFRO report #29414 · BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Source classification	Class A Stated BFRO report #29414 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by: Cathy Betz (BFRO)

Follow-up

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BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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BFRO report #29414 Primary

Published 2011-06-10 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 Hash 6c07140879b5

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