Class A
Press report
BFRO #728
a close-range, daytime sighting by a 67-year-old Baptist minister
15 November 1977
Marion County, Florida
1 witness
Account
A minister cutting wood with a chain saw in a national forest noticed an upright, hairy creature standing in palmetto bushes and watched it for about 30 seconds. The creature was described as very tall with dark hair on the head and chest, little hair on the arms, none on the face, with a flat face and nose and sunken eyes. The witness went back to a truck to get an ax, but the creature had disappeared upon return.
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Sightings
Described appearance
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- Height src
- at least 7 1/2, maybe 8 feet tall
- Hair colour src
- dark, lighter-than-black hair on head and chest
- Face src
- kind of a flat face, a flat nose
- Eyes src
- eyes were sunk in its sockets
- Arms src
- not much hair on its arms
- Posture src
- standing upright
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
15 November 1977
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| Place |
Marion County, Florida
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| Map point |
29.20, -81.91 (± 15 km)
BFRO map layer point for report 728 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 |
cutting wood with a chain saw
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| Witness's word for it |
great, hairy creature
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| Source classification |
Class A
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Source timeline
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BFRO report #728 Primary
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