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Class B First-hand BFRO #12068

Possible intimidation behavior experienced while shining for alligators in Ormond Beach

24 May 2005 night, approximately 11:00 p.m. Ormond Beach, Volusia County, Florida 2 witnesses

Account

Two people were shining lights for alligators beside a lake at night when vegetation beside the dock shook and repeated knocking like wood hitting a tree was heard. A nearby tree then fell, and as they ran toward safety they heard heavy steps and grunting keeping pace parallel to them. About an hour later they returned and found a tall tree freshly snapped about eight feet up with dripping sap and a hair on a branch.

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What was reported

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Sounds

Vocalization Wood knock Footsteps

Physical traces

Hair Tree break Twist

Other senses

Movement only

Facts & provenance

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Date
24 May 2005
Stated BFRO report #12068 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day
night, approximately 11:00 p.m.
Stated BFRO report #12068 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Ormond Beach, Volusia County, Florida
Stated BFRO report #12068 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
29.29, -81.08 (± 1000 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 12068 (5 decimals, no boundary)
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #12068 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
2
Stated BFRO report #12068 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Witness was
spotting alligators at night from a dock
Stated BFRO report #12068 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Witness's word for it
something, well...unknown
Stated BFRO report #12068 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class B
Stated BFRO report #12068 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

What the source says was found or done. Claimed evidence is listed as claimed; the Anomadex has not examined it.

Investigated by
R. Monteith (BFRO)
Hair

Wavy light-brown hair about two inches long with kink found on branch about seven feet up, unidentified

Measurements: two to two and a half inch long; branch about seven feet from ground

BFRO report, “Observed” section
Tree damage

Tall tree freshly snapped about eight feet up, appearing bent to breaking point not cut, with dripping sap

Measurements: tree about 25 to 30 feet tall; break seven to eight feet high; diameter ten inches at waist, six to eight inches at break

BFRO report, “Observed” section
Follow-up

An investigator recovered the misfiled original report, compared it to the later filing, and found the story remained consistent.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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  1. BFRO report #12068 Primary
    Published 2005-07-11 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 1 image at source Hash 4682ee0c70ba
    BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization
  2. BFRO map layer Reference
    Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash cfb8a3d423b7
    BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization

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