Class B First-hand BFRO #41309

Possible daylight sighting by a bicyclist on the General James A. Van Fleet State Trail

31 May 2013 12:30 pm Groveland, Polk County, Florida 1 witness

Account

The witness was bicycling on a trail through swamp in the early afternoon when two dark brown figures crossed the trail about 200 yards ahead. The figures paused briefly to look toward the witness, then ran off into an area with no visible trail and a steep bank and quickly disappeared from sight. The witness thought they looked like Bigfoots but considered a hoax or soldiers as possible explanations, and noted a large military helicopter flew overhead just after.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Full-body sighting

Context & caveats

Possible hoax Possible misidentification

Described appearance

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Height src: well over 6 feet
Build src: tall and quite big
Hair colour src: dark brown
Arms src: long arms
Gait src: walked then ran
Age / size src: one tall and one smaller
Other features src: large head

Facts & provenance

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Date	31 May 2013 Stated BFRO report #41309 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day	12:30 pm Stated BFRO report #41309 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place	Groveland, Polk County, Florida Stated BFRO report #41309 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point	28.52, -81.95 (± 1000 m) Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence BFRO map layer point for report 41309 (3 decimals, no boundary)
Account type	First-hand Stated BFRO report #41309 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses	1 Derived BFRO report #41309 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported	2 Stated BFRO report #41309 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was	bicycling on a trail Stated BFRO report #41309 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it	2 "humans" Stated BFRO report #41309 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification	Class B Stated BFRO report #41309 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by: Joanna Cuva (BFRO)

Follow-up

An investigator took the witness's account and classified the report as Class B due to distance and military presence.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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BFRO report #41309 Primary

Published 2013-06-01 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 Hash 2d6c7db17f1b

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