Class A First-hand BFRO #55574

Daytime road crossing seen by twin sisters near Cedar Key

11 September 2016 11:20 a.m. Nearest Town, Cedar Key, Levy County, Florida 2 witnesses

Account

Two people driving on a wooded highway in the late morning saw a large hair-covered creature crossing the road ahead. The creature glanced toward the vehicle and then quickly left the roadway into the surrounding woods. The witnesses filmed the spot where it vanished and later notified law enforcement.

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What was reported

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Described appearance

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Height src
approximately 7 1/2, 8 feet tall
Build src
VERY muscular and thick; estimated 550 to 700 lbs
Hair colour src
grayish black; black with gray on the end
Hair length src
2 to 2.5 inches
Arms src
longer than the subject in the Patterson footage of 1967
Gait src
walking across the highway
Age / size src
aging or mature
Other features src
Bowling Ball sized shoulders about 4 feet wide; slight waist; head small compared to body with odd shape; no neck or ears observed; parts of gray hair matted and sticking out

Facts & provenance

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Date
11 September 2016
Stated BFRO report #55574 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day
11:20 a.m.
Stated BFRO report #55574 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Nearest Town, Cedar Key, Levy County, Florida
Stated BFRO report #55574 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
29.24, -83.00 (± 3 km)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 55574 with published boundary
Account type
First-hand
Derived BFRO report #55574 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
2
Stated BFRO report #55574 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported
1
Derived BFRO report #55574 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was
driving
Stated BFRO report #55574 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Witness's word for it
a large creature
Stated BFRO report #55574 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class A
Stated BFRO report #55574 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by
Sybilla Irwin (BFRO)
Follow-up

An investigator spoke with both witnesses together by conference call.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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  1. Published 2016-09-11 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 Hash fa2f5757b83b
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  2. BFRO map layer Reference
    Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash cfb8a3d423b7
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