Class B First-hand BFRO #36634

Motorist passes a crouching figure outside Chiefland

September 2012 about 8 pm Midway Between Chiefland And Bronson, Levy County, Florida 2 witnesses

Account

The witness and a companion were driving east at night in light rain when the vehicle drifted near the median. A large brownish creature rose from a crouch beside the road, raised its arms, and ran bipedally across the highway. The pair turned around to look again but the creature was already gone.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Full-body sighting Road crossing

Described appearance

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Height src: between 7 and 8 1/2 feet tall
Build src: very muscular
Hair colour src: brownish/reddish
Arms src: long and muscular, past the knees, raised over head
Gait src: ran on two legs
Posture src: crouched/squatlike stance, jumped straight up
Other features src: much wider in the shoulder area than a man

Facts & provenance

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Date	September 2012 Stated BFRO report #36634 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day	about 8 pm Stated BFRO report #36634 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Place	Midway Between Chiefland And Bronson, Levy County, Florida Stated BFRO report #36634 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point	29.47, -82.72 (± 6 km) Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence BFRO map layer point for report 36634 with published boundary
Account type	First-hand Derived BFRO report #36634 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses	2 Stated BFRO report #36634 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Figures reported	1 Stated BFRO report #36634 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was	driving east on highway at night Stated BFRO report #36634 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it	A large creature Stated BFRO report #36634 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification	Class B Stated BFRO report #36634 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by: David Bakara (BFRO)

Follow-up

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BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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BFRO report #36634 Primary

Published 2012-10-09 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 Hash 1dda80eccb7e

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BFRO map layer Reference

Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash cfb8a3d423b7

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The report refers to

“a couple of other reports close to this location”
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