A hitchhiker reports seeing a bigfoot in a forested area off U.S. 441
Account
A hitchhiker reported encountering a Bigfoot-like creature in a lightly wooded area south of Belleview in darkness. The creature was described as taller than the six-foot witness, brown and black in color, with a horrible garbage-like odor. The account comes from a 1977 newspaper article which notes the sighting was not substantiated.
What was reported
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Sightings
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Described appearance
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- Height src
- bigger than six feet
- Hair colour src
- brown and black
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
5 October 1977
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|---|---|
| Time of day |
night
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| Place |
Marion County, Florida
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| Map point |
29.06, -82.06 (± 2 km)
BFRO map layer point for report 726 with published boundary
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| Account type |
Press report
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| Witnesses |
1
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| Figures reported |
1
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| Witness was |
hitchhiking
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| Witness's word for it |
Bigfoot
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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.
A state wildlife agent examined tracks at the nursery and concluded they appeared man-made.
A state wildlife agent examined tracks at the nursery and concluded they appeared man-made.
Source timeline
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BFRO report #726 Primary
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BFRO map layer Reference