Possible sightings and strange incidents experienced by family at their rural home east of Gainesville
Account
The witness sat on the front porch steps in the evening and saw a tall hairy figure standing in the woods near the chicken coop, which then ran away. After it left, knocking sounds were heard from the woods. Shortly before, a relative had been growled at near the coop and had retrieved a firearm.
What was reported
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Sightings
Sounds
Described appearance
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- Height src
- taller than 6 foot
- Gait src
- running
- Posture src
- standing
- Other features src
- hairy
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
10 October 2008
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| Time of day |
Evening
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| Place |
Hawthorne, Putnam County, Florida
Stated
BFRO report #24893
· BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
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| Map point |
29.57, -82.05 (± 1000 m)
BFRO map layer point for report 24893 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 |
sitting on front porch step
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| Witness's word for it |
tall hairy figure
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| Source classification |
Class B
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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 Wright (BFRO)
Two investigators toured the property in the afternoon, inspected the cage area and alleged trackway, and left bananas as bait that were untouched.
Investigators returned for an evening bonfire but witnessed no calls that night.
Source timeline
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BFRO report #24893 Primary
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BFRO map layer Reference