Class B First-hand BFRO #13976

Possible tracks and sounds outside a home near Lady Lake

1980–1981 close to midnight Lady Lake, Lake County, Florida 1 witness

Account

As a child staying at a relative's house near lakes and woods, the witness heard growling, snorting and footsteps outside a bedroom window late at night and stayed in bed frightened. The noises lasted several minutes. The next morning the witness found two very large human-like bare footprints in a sand pile in the driveway and measured them, but relatives dismissed them. The witness now interprets the incident as involving a bigfoot.

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What was reported

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Sounds

Vocalization Growl Footsteps

Physical traces

Tracks

Facts & provenance

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Date	1980–1981 Stated BFRO report #13976 · BFRO report, labelled field: Year
Time of day	close to midnight Stated BFRO report #13976 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place	Lady Lake, Lake County, Florida Stated BFRO report #13976 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point	28.92, -81.90 (± 1000 m) Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence BFRO map layer point for report 13976 (3 decimals, no boundary)
Account type	First-hand Stated BFRO report #13976 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses	1 Stated BFRO report #13976 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Witness was	staying overnight at a relative's house Stated BFRO report #13976 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it	a bigfoot Stated BFRO report #13976 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification	Class B Stated BFRO report #13976 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

What the source says was found or done. Claimed evidence is listed as claimed; the Anomadex has not examined it.

Investigated by: Caroline Curtis (BFRO)

Tracks

two large footprints found in sand pile in driveway

Measurements: about 17 inches long and 8-10 inches across

BFRO report, “Observed” section

Tracks

footprints were close together as if jumped with both feet and resembled human bare footprints

Measurements: about 2 1/2 inches deep; sand pile about 2 feet across and 1 foot high

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Follow-up

An investigator spoke with the witness at length by telephone.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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BFRO report #13976 Primary

Published 2006-03-01 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 Hash 22dd5b2b024e

BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization
BFRO map layer Reference

Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash cfb8a3d423b7

BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization

The report refers to

“skunk-ape sightings in the newspaper”
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“numerous reports from this area of Florida”
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