First-hand
Oregon Bigfoot #830
Geocacher sees large creature watching wild boars
2003
late afternoon
Gainesville, Alachua County, Florida
2 witnesses
Account
The witness and a relative were geocaching on a trail and stopped because boars were blocking the way. After a twig snapped to the side, the witness noticed a dark, hairy, human-like figure behind vegetation watching the boars, with a hand hanging past its knee. A strong bad odor was also noticed, which the witness thought might be from the boars. They left the area after about a minute because of the boars.
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What was reported
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Sightings
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Described appearance
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- Height src
- about 8 feet off the ground
- Hair colour src
- dark
- Arms src
- hand down past its knee
- Hands src
- a hand
- Other features src
- looked human but not
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
2003
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| Time of day |
late afternoon
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| Place |
Gainesville, Alachua County, Florida
Stated
Oregon Bigfoot report #830
· Oregon Bigfoot report, labelled fields: County, Nearest Town, Nearest Road, Location
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| Map point |
29.6795, -82.3468 (± 15 km)
Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Gainesville city (GEOID 1225175), matched from nearest town 'Gainesville'
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
2
Derived
Oregon Bigfoot report #830
· Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section
· read with 80% confidence
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| Figures reported |
1
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| Witness was |
geocaching
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| Witness's word for it |
a dark hairy thing
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| Conditions |
clear day
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Source timeline
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