Multiple witnesses, daylight sighting, Hopkins Prairie, Ocala NF, next to Florida Trail
Account
Four people driving two jeeps on the inner perimeter road of Hopkins Prairie stopped when a large creature appeared about 100 to 150 yards away at the edge of a campground. They watched it walk around a small area with long arms swaying at its sides before it turned and walked into the campground and disappeared. They then went to the spot and found a footprint in wet ground and flattened grass with a stride too wide for a relative to match.
What was reported
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Sightings
Physical traces
Described appearance
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- Build src
- large with prominent shoulders
- Hair colour src
- reddish brown
- Arms src
- long, down by side and swaying
- Gait src
- walking
- Age / size src
- large
Facts & provenance
Each value names where it came from.
| Date |
August 2017
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|---|---|
| Time of day |
Afternoon
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| Place |
Fort McCoy, Marion County, Florida
Stated
BFRO report #59858
· BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
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| Map point |
29.27, -81.69 (± 1000 m)
BFRO map layer point for report 59858 with published boundary
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
4
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| Figures reported |
1
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| Witness was |
driving jeeps through forest on inner perimeter road
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| Witness's word for it |
large creature
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| Source classification |
Class A
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Evidence & investigation
What the source says was found or done. Claimed evidence is listed as claimed; the Anomadex has not examined it.
- Investigated by
- Matthew Moneymaker (BFRO)
large footprint in wet ground at spot where creature had been seen
photo of the footprint
An investigator spoke with the witness and documented details about the campground, trail, and water source.
Source timeline
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BFRO report #59858 Primary
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BFRO map layer Reference