Class A First-hand BFRO #25582

Man observes a bigfoot in his headlights near Holiday

5 March 2009 night, around midnight Holiday, Pasco County, Florida 1 witness

Account

The witness was driving at night when headlights caught eye-shine at the edge of woods by a road curve. A tall hair-covered biped that had been walking out of the tree line stopped, stepped back into the brush, and watched the stopped car for about a minute to a minute and a half. After the witness called out, the creature moved further back and was heard running off into the woods.

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What was reported

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Described appearance

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Height src
8 and a half to 9 feet tall
Build src
massive with musculature definition, very broad shoulders
Hair colour src
brown
Hair length src
short, neat
Face src
could not make out features, face did not have a lot of hair
Eyes src
glare / squinted, yellowish-orange glow in headlights
Gait src
walking out toward road, stepped backwards, then fled running
Posture src
biped standing on two feet on edge of woods
Apparent sex src
male (witness impression)
Other features src
conical head, massive musculature beneath hair

Facts & provenance

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Date
5 March 2009
Stated BFRO report #25582 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day
night, around midnight
Stated BFRO report #25582 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Holiday, Pasco County, Florida
Stated BFRO report #25582 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
28.20, -82.76 (± 1000 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 25582 (5 decimals, no boundary)
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #25582 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
1
Derived BFRO report #25582 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported
1
Derived BFRO report #25582 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was
driving at night
Derived BFRO report #25582 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
a figure about 8 and a half to 9 feet tall and was hair covered
Stated BFRO report #25582 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class A
Stated BFRO report #25582 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by
Cathy Betz (BFRO)
Follow-up

An investigator met the witness at the site two days later, found no prints, and documented habitat and animal signs.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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