Class B First-hand BFRO #45551

Recollection of setting up camp and observing a tall bi-pedal animal running near Palm Beach Gardens

Summer 1974 about 4 pm Palm Beach Gardens, Palm Beach County, Florida 6 witnesses

Account

While setting up camp in the late afternoon near a wooded area with a man-made canal and large dirt pile, the witness saw a very tall, brown-haired bipedal figure run across an open field about 100 yards away. The figure paused to look toward the group, then ran quickly up the steep dirt pile, paused to look again, and disappeared over the other side. The group decided not to remain to camp that night.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Full-body sighting

Described appearance

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Height src: very tall, much taller than a 6'8 man
Build src: much wider than a 6'8 man, too large to be human
Hair colour src: brown, uniformly dark brown
Hair length src: long, all over
Arms src: long, about to its knees, extremely long
Gait src: running
Posture src: bipedal
Other features src: very man-like but not human, more human than gorilla-like

Facts & provenance

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Date	Summer 1974 Stated BFRO report #45551 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Season
Time of day	about 4 pm Stated BFRO report #45551 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place	Palm Beach Gardens, Palm Beach County, Florida Stated BFRO report #45551 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point	26.84, -80.19 (± 1000 m) Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence BFRO map layer point for report 45551 (5 decimals, no boundary)
Account type	First-hand Stated BFRO report #45551 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses	6 Stated BFRO report #45551 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section · read with 75% confidence
Figures reported	1 Derived BFRO report #45551 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was	setting up camp Stated BFRO report #45551 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it	very tall thing Stated BFRO report #45551 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification	Class B Stated BFRO report #45551 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by: R. Monteith (BFRO)

Follow-up

An investigator spoke with the witness by phone years later to clarify details and estimate the dirt pile height.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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BFRO report #45551 Primary

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