Daylight sighting of a man-like ape while target shooting in the Big Cypress National Preserve
Account
The witness stopped in a swampy area to target shoot and was reloading when he heard noise behind him. He turned and saw an ape-like biped watching from behind a tree a short distance away, which made a deep vocal sound. He ran to his car, saw the creature moving away through the trees, and left quickly.
What was reported
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Sightings
Sounds
Described appearance
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- Height src
- 6 1/2 ft tall
- Hair colour src
- dark brown
- Face src
- between a man and an ape
- Arms src
- longer than a man's
- Gait src
- running
- Posture src
- standing
- Other features src
- ape-like
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
4 November 2012
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|---|---|
| Time of day |
daytime
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| Place |
Everglades West Of Broward County, Collier County, Florida
Stated
BFRO report #37203
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| Map point |
25.76, -80.58 (± 1106 m)
BFRO map layer point for report 37203 with published boundary
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
1
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| Figures reported |
1
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| Witness was |
target shooting
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| Witness's word for it |
a bipedal ape-like thing
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| Source classification |
Class A
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Evidence & investigation
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- Investigated by
- David Bakara (BFRO)
An investigator spoke with the witness by phone and recorded additional details about the encounter.
Source timeline
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BFRO report #37203 Primary
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BFRO map layer Reference
The report refers to
- “many sightings of this”Not in the Anomadex yet