Memory told of a close encounter with a man-ape outside Gainesville
Account
A child jogging on a dirt road in the evening to a friend's home encountered a large hairy figure that stepped out of roadside woods about 30 feet away. Both the witness and the figure stopped and stared at each other for a few seconds before the figure tilted its head. The witness then ran to the friend's home; the figure made no sound and did not follow.
What was reported
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Sightings
Described appearance
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- Height src
- about 7 ft 6 in
- Build src
- huge with large chest and shoulder area
- Hair colour src
- brown
- Face src
- sloped back forehead
- Eyes src
- big dark round eyes
- Arms src
- longer than a man's, powerfully built
- Posture src
- slight forward stoop
- Other features src
- Ape like but more man than ape
Facts & provenance
Each value names where it came from.
| Date |
1963
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|---|---|
| Time of day |
dusk, about 7pm
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| Place |
Gainesville, Alachua County, Florida
Stated
BFRO report #41995
· BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
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| Map point |
29.68, -82.36 (± 1000 m)
BFRO map layer point for report 41995 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 |
jogging to visit a neighbor friend
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| Witness's word for it |
Sasquatch
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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
- David Bakara (BFRO)
composite of two sketches made working with the witness
An investigator interviewed the witness by phone and prepared a composite sketch with the witness.
An investigator interviewed the witness by phone and prepared a composite sketch with the witness.
Source timeline
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BFRO report #41995 Primary
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BFRO map layer Reference