Class A First-hand BFRO #59236

Close road side sighting while driving early in the morning West of Longwood

January 2017 about 5:15 am in the dark Heathrow, Seminole County, Florida 1 witness

Account

While driving to work in the dark, the witness noticed a bulky shape by the roadside that he first mistook for dumped furniture. As he drove past, it stood up from a squat and faced him, revealing a tall, muscular, hairy chest and arm through the car window. He passed within mirror distance and then saw in the rearview mirror that the figure was gone.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Described appearance

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Height src
much taller than him
Build src
muscular with very wide chest
Hair colour src
mixed brown and some white
Hair length src
about 6 inches long
Posture src
squatting then stood up facing
Other features src
hairy figure

Facts & provenance

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Date
January 2017
Stated BFRO report #59236 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day
about 5:15 am in the dark
Stated BFRO report #59236 · BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Place
Heathrow, Seminole County, Florida
Stated BFRO report #59236 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Nearest Road
Map point
28.42, -81.24 (± 1000 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 59236 (5 decimals, no boundary)
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #59236 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
1
Derived BFRO report #59236 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Figures reported
1
Stated BFRO report #59236 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
a bigfoot
Stated BFRO report #59236 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class A
Stated BFRO report #59236 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by
R. Monteith (BFRO)
Follow-up

The witness contacted a volunteer who relayed the sighting to the investigator.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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