Class A First-hand BFRO #57884

Nighttime road crossing outside Parrish

10 July 2017 5:15 AM Parrish, Manatee County, Florida 3 witnesses

Account

After an overnight fishing trip, a family driving outside Parrish before sunrise reported a large dark bipedal figure crossing the highway between their car and the car ahead. The two adults in the front seat saw the figure take about two large steps across the road while illuminated by headlights and the preceding car's taillights. The vehicle was immediately filled with a strong foul odor, which all awake occupants smelled.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Full-body sighting Road crossing

Other senses

Odor

Described appearance

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Build src: huge
Hair colour src: dark
Arms src: no arm swing, shoulders did not swing or move
Legs src: very long legs
Gait src: running upright on two legs, fast and stiff, in 2 big steps
Posture src: upright on two legs
Other features src: very short or no neck

Facts & provenance

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Date	10 July 2017 Stated BFRO report #57884 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day	5:15 AM Stated BFRO report #57884 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place	Parrish, Manatee County, Florida Stated BFRO report #57884 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point	27.35, -82.22 (± 1000 m) Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence BFRO map layer point for report 57884 (5 decimals, no boundary)
Account type	First-hand Derived BFRO report #57884 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses	3 Derived BFRO report #57884 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section · read with 80% confidence
Figures reported	1 Derived BFRO report #57884 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was	driving home after an all-night fishing trip Stated BFRO report #57884 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it	creature Stated BFRO report #57884 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification	Class A Stated BFRO report #57884 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by: R. Monteith (BFRO)

Follow-up

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BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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BFRO report #57884 Primary

Published 2017-07-15 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 2 images at source Hash 161393b62998

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Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash cfb8a3d423b7

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