Class A First-hand BFRO #17644

Daylight Sighting in the Goethe State Forest

September 2005 around 10:30am Dunnellon/ Inglis, Levy County, Florida 2 witnesses

Account

The witness and a companion were scouting in a state forest when they noticed a strong foul odor. They saw an upright figure down a trail, watched it kneel in palmettos staring at them for many minutes, then saw it stand and cross the trail followed by a smaller similar figure into dense brush. They later found two footprints larger than the witness's foot.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Physical traces

Other senses

Described appearance

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Height src
around 7 1/2-9 foot tall (larger) and around 6-7 foot tall (smaller)
Hair colour src
dark brown with hint of red (larger), more reddish and not as dark (smaller)
Face src
not really any hair on face
Feet src
print larger than size 11 1/2 shoe foot
Posture src
kneeling in palmettos, then standing and walking
Age / size src
larger and smaller individual
Other features src
lighter chest (larger)

Facts & provenance

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Date
September 2005
Stated BFRO report #17644 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day
around 10:30am
Stated BFRO report #17644 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Dunnellon/ Inglis, Levy County, Florida
Stated BFRO report #17644 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
29.10, -82.37 (± 1000 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 17644 (4 decimals, no boundary)
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #17644 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
2
Derived BFRO report #17644 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported
2
Derived BFRO report #17644 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was
scouting for deer trails or hogs
Stated BFRO report #17644 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
a bigfoot
Stated BFRO report #17644 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class A
Stated BFRO report #17644 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

What the source says was found or done. Claimed evidence is listed as claimed; the Anomadex has not examined it.

Investigated by
Caroline Curtis (BFRO)
Tracks

Two footprints found with no other signs; print larger than witness's size 11 1/2 shoe foot

Measurements: larger than size 11 1/2 shoe

BFRO report, “Observed” section
Measurement

Height estimated by comparing figures to objects they walked by

Measurements: larger around 7 1/2-9 foot tall; smaller around 6-7 foot tall

BFRO report, “Observed” section
Follow-up

An investigator spoke with the two witnesses about what they saw and described the surrounding forest area.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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  1. Published 2007-02-15 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 Hash 12d034e59f89
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  2. BFRO map layer Reference
    Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash cfb8a3d423b7
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