Years of South Florida Skunk Ape stories supported by witness accounts and newspaper articles
Account
In July 1974 the witness and his older cousin were staying overnight in a relative's sitting room in southern Florida. Late at night under floodlights they watched a tall hairy biped outside the picture window scream, then walk around the property while they followed it from window to window. They saw it eat a watermelon with both hands and scoop water to drink before leaving on a wooded trail.
What was reported
Every kind of observation in the account. Select one to find other encounters with it.
Described appearance
In the source's own words, field by field. Hover a field's marker to see where it was read.
- Height src
- about 9 feet tall
- Build src
- very broad shouldered
- Hair colour src
- dark brown or black
- Arms src
- long arms that hung past its knees
- Gait src
- walked bi-pedal
- Posture src
- squatted down to eat and drink
- Other features src
- body covered in hair, resembled a man and an ape
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
20 July 1974
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|---|---|
| Time of day |
1 am
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| Place |
Davie, Broward County, Florida
Stated
BFRO report #44837
· BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
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| Map point |
26.05, -80.29 (± 1000 m)
BFRO map layer point for report 44837 (5 decimals, no boundary)
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
2
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| Figures reported |
1
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| Witness was |
up late watching TV in sitting room while staying with relatives
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| Witness's word for it |
tall ape-like creature
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| Source classification |
Class A
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Evidence & investigation
What the source says was found or done. Claimed evidence is listed as claimed; the Anomadex has not examined it.
- Investigated by
- R. Monteith (BFRO)
An investigator interviewed the witness by phone, visited the area, and created a sketch recreation and map of the sighting.
State police with horses, dogs and helicopters searched the swamp all night but found nothing.
An investigator interviewed the witness by phone, visited the area, and created a sketch recreation and map of the sighting.
Source timeline
Every record this entry is built from, earliest known first. Records are versioned and never edited in place.
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BFRO report #44837 Primary
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BFRO map layer Reference
The report refers to
- “Skunk Ape website in South Florida”Not in the Anomadex yet
- “August 1971 newspapers and Sports Illustrated”Not in the Anomadex yet
- “August 11, 1975 article in the Miami News”Not in the Anomadex yet
- “November 19, 1975 Palm Beach Post story”Not in the Anomadex yet