Boy sees large creature peering at him from behind a tree next to Cypress Creek Wellfield
Account
The witness was playing in woods near home with companions when breaking sticks and sounds of something large approaching were heard through dense undergrowth. Sticks were thrown as the group retreated, and the witness briefly saw a very tall hair-covered biped peering from behind a large tree before running out scared. The initial report of something big was brushed off until similar local reports months later prompted detailed questioning.
What was reported
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Described appearance
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- Height src
- very tall, much taller than 6-foot father
- Build src
- humpbacked with huge, really buff shoulder
- Hair colour src
- reddish brown, darkish brown
- Face src
- blackish lips, sort of gorilla nose, head hair like cross between people hair and animal hair
- Eyes src
- brown and piercing
- Arms src
- wrapped one arm all the way around tree
- Legs src
- standing on two feet
- Posture src
- standing on two legs, peering from behind tree
- Other features src
- no ears seen, roundish head sitting squarely on shoulders, covered in hair
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
November 2006
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|---|---|
| Time of day |
afternoon, about 1pm
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| Place |
Land O Lakes, Pasco County, Florida
Stated
BFRO report #24266
· BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
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| Map point |
28.2083, -82.4458 (± 15 km)
Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Land O' Lakes CDP (GEOID 1239200), matched from nearest town 'Land O Lakes'
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
3
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| Figures reported |
1
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| Witness was |
playing in the woods near house
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| Witness's word for it |
man thing
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| Source classification |
Class A
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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
- Cathy Betz (BFRO)
The witness's mother photographed possible footprints and a hand impression and noted freshly uprooted and chewed palmetto near the second sighting site, later examined by the investigator.
The witness's mother photographed possible footprints and a hand impression and noted freshly uprooted and chewed palmetto near the second sighting site, later examined by the investigator.
The witness's mother photographed possible footprints and a hand impression and noted freshly uprooted and chewed palmetto near the second sighting site, later examined by the investigator.
The witness's mother photographed possible footprints and a hand impression and noted freshly uprooted and chewed palmetto near the second sighting site, later examined by the investigator.
The witness's mother photographed possible footprints and a hand impression and noted freshly uprooted and chewed palmetto near the second sighting site, later examined by the investigator.
The witness's mother photographed possible footprints and a hand impression and noted freshly uprooted and chewed palmetto near the second sighting site, later examined by the investigator.
Source timeline
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BFRO report #24266 Primary