Daylight sighting by two young female hikers in Jennings State Forest
Account
Two companions hiking a trail to pick berries rounded a corner and saw a tall dark furry figure about 40-50 yards ahead moving away through palmettos, with only the upper body visible. The companion reported loud thrashing and breaking vegetation while the reporting witness recalled no sound. After about half a minute they fled the area in fright.
What was reported
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Described appearance
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- Height src
- between six and seven feet tall at the top of its head
- Build src
- broad, thick shoulders
- Hair colour src
- black
- Hair length src
- semi-long
- Other features src
- thick fur, no visible neck or ears
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
Summer 2003
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|---|---|
| Time of day |
around 12:00 or 1:00 PM
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| Place |
Middleburg., Clay County, Florida
Stated
BFRO report #18065
· BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
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| Map point |
30.10, -81.88 (± 1000 m)
BFRO map layer point for report 18065 with published 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 |
hiking to pick berries
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| Witness's word for it |
loomering figure
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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 about 100 feet from witnesses' standing position to where the creature was.
Measurements: approximately 100 feet
Investigator measured about 8 feet high on a tree that would have been behind the creature.
Measurements: approximately 8'
Investigator photographed apparent tree formations within several hundred meters of the sighting location.
An investigator interviewed both witnesses separately, visited the site with the reporting witness, measured distance and height, and photographed nearby tree formations.
An investigator interviewed both witnesses separately, visited the site with the reporting witness, measured distance and height, and photographed nearby tree formations.
An investigator interviewed both witnesses separately, visited the site with the reporting witness, measured distance and height, and photographed nearby tree formations.
Source timeline
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BFRO report #18065 Primary
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BFRO map layer Reference
The report refers to
- “several sightings and incidents in nearby regions of Clay County”Not in the Anomadex yet