Daylight sighting by two teenagers near Middleburg
Account
Two witnesses entering the woods to play paintball heard a noise and saw a very large upright black creature run across the trail ahead of them. The creature looked toward them, accelerated, climbed a steep bank and disappeared into the woods within seconds.
What was reported
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Sightings
Described appearance
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- Height src
- 7.5' to 8' tall
- Build src
- BIG
- Hair colour src
- black
- Hair length src
- longish
- Face src
- no facial features distinguished
- Arms src
- long arms
- Gait src
- long, smooth gait
- Posture src
- upright
- Clothing src
- naked
- Other features src
- head seemed small for body; no visible ears; hair covering body
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
July 2006
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|---|---|
| Time of day |
around midday
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| Place |
Middleburg, Clay County, Florida
Stated
BFRO report #18427
· BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
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| Map point |
30.03, -81.90 (± 1000 m)
BFRO map layer point for report 18427 (5 decimals, no boundary)
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
2
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| Figures reported |
1
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| Witness was |
entering woods to play paintball
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| Witness's word for it |
gigantic, upright black creature
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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
- David Wright (BFRO)
Investigator-measured viewing distance to creature's path
Measurements: 75 feet
Length of creature's observed travel path
Measurements: about 60 feet long
Approximate height of creature indicated on tree
Measurements: 7.5' to 8' tall
An investigator interviewed both witnesses separately and visited the site to verify locations and record measurements.
An investigator interviewed both witnesses separately and visited the site to verify locations and record measurements.
Source timeline
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BFRO report #18427 Primary
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BFRO map layer Reference