Class A First-hand BFRO #21879

Teens have very Close Encounter with Creature

15 June 2005 around noon Middleburg, Clay County, Florida 3 witnesses

Account

The witness and two young companions were fishing on a private wooded property around noon. When the witness approached palmettos to check a noise, he saw eyes, heard a growl, and watched the creature stand to about nine feet tall. The group fled and returned hours later to find food and fish missing, poles scattered, and their shirts draped high in a live oak.

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What was reported

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Described appearance

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Height src
8.5' to 9'
Build src
bulky and stocky
Hair colour src
blackish brown
Hair length src
shorter on head than on body
Face src
flattened bald nose, hairless black skin around eyes and lips, scar on upper lip
Eyes src
large dark brown eyes with no visible white
Arms src
long, very thick, wrists hanging well below hips
Hands src
black fingers with thumb parallel to fingers
Legs src
bulging thigh muscles, large thick calf muscles
Posture src
squatting then stood to full erect height
Other features src
very short muscular neck, slight crest on head

Facts & provenance

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Date
15 June 2005
Stated BFRO report #21879 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day
around noon
Stated BFRO report #21879 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Place
Middleburg, Clay County, Florida
Stated BFRO report #21879 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
30.12, -81.94 (± 1000 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 21879 with published boundary
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #21879 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
3
Derived BFRO report #21879 · BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Figures reported
1
Derived BFRO report #21879 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was
fishing with friends
Stated BFRO report #21879 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
the creature
Stated BFRO report #21879 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class A
Stated BFRO report #21879 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by
David Wright (BFRO)
Other

Three shirts found deliberately draped side by side on live oak branch about 11 ft up, with poles scattered and pork chops, fish and bucket missing on return.

Measurements: about 11' up

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Tree damage

Two pine saplings about 3 inches in diameter and 5 feet apart broken off at about 5 feet high with boughs crossed.

Measurements: approximately 3" in diameter, about 5' apart, broken at about 5' high

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Follow-up

An investigator interviewed the witness twice and visited the second sighting location.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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