Class B First-hand BFRO #23399

Possible night-time visit at campsite near Esto

March 2005 night, very dark Esto, Holmes County, Florida 2 witnesses

Account

The witness and a companion camped in thick woods and settled in their tent for the night. After about an hour they heard loud thuds like heavy footsteps circling the campsite and limbs breaking, approaching within a few feet of the tent. They then heard deep gorilla-like grunts before the sounds moved away toward a creek, and they remained in the tent frightened until daylight without seeing anything.

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Date
March 2005
Stated BFRO report #23399 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day
night, very dark
Stated BFRO report #23399 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Esto, Holmes County, Florida
Stated BFRO report #23399 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
30.79, -85.69 (± 1000 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 23399 with published boundary
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #23399 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
2
Derived BFRO report #23399 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Witness was
camping overnight in a tent
Stated BFRO report #23399 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class B
Stated BFRO report #23399 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by
Kevin Smykal (BFRO)
Follow-up

An investigator interviewed the witness and recorded the general location in Florida near the Alabama border.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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  2. BFRO map layer Reference
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