Class A First-hand BFRO #33764

Daylight sighting by a retired Wildlife Officer outside Ocala

21 February 2012 about 2:55 pm Ocala, Marion County, Florida 1 witness

Account

The witness was driving on a wooded back road in Ocala in the early afternoon when an animal emerged from the woods and crossed the road. It initially moved on all fours, then stood and walked bipedally across the pavement before pausing at the tree line to look at the witness. The witness described a large dark-brown shaggy animal about 7 feet tall with primate-like arms and hands and no bear-like ears or muzzle, which then disappeared into the woods.

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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: 7ft aprox.
Build src: massive upper body narrowing to hind quarters; built like an athlete; ~400 lbs
Hair colour src: dark brown shaggy; greyish brown around eyes and face
Hair length src: long shaggy on body and arms; short on face around mouth and nose
Face src: full face with no muzzle, no cone-shaped head; short hair and skin around mouth and nose
Eyes src: round shaped, dark in color with lighter short hair around eyes
Arms src: long primate-like arms; knuckle-walking; swaying when bipedal; long hair not reaching hands
Hands src: five fingers like a primate
Legs src: bent, long strong legs compared to a bear
Feet src: obscured by hair but longer than a bear's
Gait src: quadrupedal knuckle-walking with bobbing, then bipedal crossing
Posture src: upright with slight curvature and bent legs; placed arm on tree
Age / size src: older in appearance
Other features src: no bear-like ears; no large lower lip or chin; no muzzle

Facts & provenance

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Date	21 February 2012 Stated BFRO report #33764 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day	about 2:55 pm Stated BFRO report #33764 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place	Ocala, Marion County, Florida Stated BFRO report #33764 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Nearest Road
Map point	29.17, -82.02 (± 1000 m) Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence BFRO map layer point for report 33764 with published boundary
Account type	First-hand Stated BFRO report #33764 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses	1 Derived BFRO report #33764 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section · read with 85% confidence
Figures reported	1 Stated BFRO report #33764 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was	driving on a wooded road Derived BFRO report #33764 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it	an animal Stated BFRO report #33764 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification	Class A Stated BFRO report #33764 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by: David Bakara (BFRO)

Other

Sketch showing scale of witness to animal

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Follow-up

An investigator noted the animal used a game trail to approach and exit the road.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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BFRO report #33764 Primary

Published 2012-02-25 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 2 images at source Hash 72de8b2727ac

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BFRO map layer Reference

Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash cfb8a3d423b7

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The report refers to

“an incident out in the Ocala National Forest area”
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