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Class A First-hand BFRO #2657

A tree stump moves closer to a group of young boys

BFRO YEAR: 1978-70 late morning Flagler Beach, Flagler County, Florida 8 witnesses

Account

In the late 1970s on a late August morning, the witness and about seven other children were on a remote marshy peninsula at Flagler Beach. The witness noticed a stump-like shape on a grassy hill about 200 yards away across the water, then saw it had moved downhill closer. The witness pointed it out, companions said its head moved, and the whole group fled about a mile. The witness described it as a tall upright figure about 7 feet tall covered in long brownish-grey fur.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Full-body sighting

Described appearance

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Height src
7 ft maybe
Hair colour src
brownish/grey
Hair length src
long
Posture src
stood upright
Other features src
humanoid shape of body and head

Facts & provenance

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Time of day
late morning
Stated BFRO report #2657 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Place
Flagler Beach, Flagler County, Florida
Stated BFRO report #2657 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
29.47, -81.13 (± 3 km)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 2657 with published boundary
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #2657 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
8
Stated BFRO report #2657 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section · read with 70% confidence
Figures reported
1
Derived BFRO report #2657 · BFRO report, “Observed” section · read with 80% confidence
Witness was
trying to move a slate of wood into the water with other kids
Stated BFRO report #2657 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Witness's word for it
a bigfoot
Stated BFRO report #2657 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class A
Stated BFRO report #2657 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Follow-up

An investigator contacted the witness after the report and recorded clarifications about shape, movement, lack of odor or sound, other witnesses, and another vague encounter.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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  1. BFRO report #2657 Primary
    Published 2001-06-07 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 Hash cf2a355ede92
    BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization
  2. BFRO map layer Reference
    Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash cfb8a3d423b7
    BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization

The report refers to

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