Deer hunter spots a large animal run across open area
Account
The witness was deer hunting in the morning near Milton, Florida, overlooking a cleared powerline area. From about 100 yards away, the witness saw a large reddish-brown animal running bipedally across the clearing at high speed. The witness then left the area and did not return.
What was reported
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Sightings
Described appearance
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- Hair colour src
- reddish brown
- Gait src
- running
- Posture src
- on it's hindlegs
- Age / size src
- large
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
January 1982
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|---|---|
| Time of day |
7:30am and 8:00am
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| Place |
Milton & Allentown, Santa Rosa County, Florida
Stated
BFRO report #989
· BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
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| Map point |
30.84, -86.96 (± 11 km)
BFRO map layer point for report 989 with published boundary
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
1
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| Figures reported |
1
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| Witness was |
deer hunting
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| Witness's word for it |
a large reddish brown unknown animal
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| Source classification |
Class A
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Evidence & investigation
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Source timeline
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BFRO report #989 Primary
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BFRO map layer Reference
The report refers to
- “two stories appeared in the local newspaper”Not in the Anomadex yet