Possible incidents at Bear Island Campground in Big Cypress National Preserve
Account
The witness was camping with companions in Big Cypress Preserve and walked to a parked Jeep to get a phone. About 15 feet into the woods he saw yellow human-like eyes at about his own eye level and smelled a strong skunk and wet-dog odor. Frightened, he returned to the campfire and later revisited the spot with a companion and spotlight but found nothing.
What was reported
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Described appearance
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- Height src
- level with 6'6" witness, possibly a few inches higher
- Eyes src
- glowing yellow, human shaped
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
March 2012
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|---|---|
| Time of day |
shortly after midnight
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| Place |
Ochopee, Collier County, Florida
Stated
BFRO report #35218
· BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
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| Map point |
25.89, -81.32 (± 2 km)
BFRO map layer point for report 35218 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 |
camping and retrieving phone from parked Jeep
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| Witness's word for it |
a pair of glowing yellow, human shaped eyes
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| Source classification |
Class B
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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
- Mike Familant (BFRO)
An investigator spoke with the witness by phone about wilderness experience, a prior prescribed burn and the follow-up visit finding no tracks.
Source timeline
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BFRO report #35218 Primary
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BFRO map layer Reference
The report refers to
- “sightings in the area further east”Not in the Anomadex yet