Class A First-hand BFRO #16303

Daylight sighting by motorist near Everglades City, off Turner River Road

Winter 2001 Afternoon Everglades City, Collier County, Florida 1 witness

Account

The witness was traveling west along an easement road on a clear afternoon when an animal was seen at close range. The animal was on all fours with its front raised, paused to look at the witness for a few seconds, then ran away quadrupedally without ever standing. The witness described it as dark brown, short-haired and ape-like, estimating about two and a half to three feet tall on all fours.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Full-body sighting

Described appearance

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Height src: about 21/2 or three feet tall on all fours
Build src: thick through the shoulders
Hair colour src: dark brown
Hair length src: short
Legs src: rear legs shorter than front
Gait src: ran on all fours with front end highest
Posture src: sat on all fours with rear end down and front end higher
Other features src: covered in hair

Facts & provenance

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Date	Winter 2001 Stated BFRO report #16303 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Season
Time of day	Afternoon Stated BFRO report #16303 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place	Everglades City, Collier County, Florida Stated BFRO report #16303 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point	26.01, -81.22 (± 20 km) Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence BFRO map layer point for report 16303 with published boundary
Account type	First-hand Derived BFRO report #16303 · BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section · read with 85% confidence
Witnesses	1 Derived BFRO report #16303 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported	1 Derived BFRO report #16303 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was	traveling west down an easement road Stated BFRO report #16303 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it	a monkey or an ape Stated BFRO report #16303 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification	Class A Stated BFRO report #16303 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by: Tony Gerard (BFRO)

Follow-up

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BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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BFRO report #16303 Primary

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