Class A First-hand BFRO #30547

Daytime sighting from a vehicle in the Ocala National Forest near Ft. McCoy

Spring 2008 around noon Fort McCoy, Marion County, Florida 1 witness

Account

The witness was driving on an unpaved forest road after leaving a hunting camp around noon. An upright, dark-brown, hair-covered figure stepped onto the road about 150 yards ahead, paused and looked toward the vehicle, then turned and walked back into dense timber. The encounter lasted a few seconds, and the witness did not exit the vehicle to follow.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Full-body sighting Road crossing

Described appearance

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Height src: over seven feet tall
Build src: over 300lbs, shoulders broader than a man's
Hair colour src: dark-brown
Arms src: longer than a man's arms and very muscular
Hands src: appeared human, individual fingers not visible
Legs src: very muscular
Gait src: walked
Posture src: stood upright
Other features src: large head sitting directly on shoulders, no visible neck, covered with hair

Facts & provenance

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Date	Spring 2008 Stated BFRO report #30547 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Season
Time of day	around noon Stated BFRO report #30547 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place	Fort McCoy, Marion County, Florida Stated BFRO report #30547 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point	29.37, -81.87 (± 1197 m) Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence BFRO map layer point for report 30547 with published boundary
Account type	First-hand Stated BFRO report #30547 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses	1 Stated BFRO report #30547 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported	1 Derived BFRO report #30547 · BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Witness was	driving from hunting camp Stated BFRO report #30547 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it	bigfoot Stated BFRO report #30547 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification	Class A Stated BFRO report #30547 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by: Cathy Betz (BFRO)

Follow-up

An investigator spoke with the witness by phone to record the account.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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BFRO report #30547 Primary

Published 2011-09-04 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 Hash 9d8318b819b8

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