Class B First-hand BFRO #23582

Possible stick structure and track found in the Ocala National Forest (w/YouTube videos)

2 April 2008 About 10:30AM Pittman, Lake County, Florida 1 witness

Account

The witness was hiking on a trail and noticed a tall structure made of bent and broken trees that he thought might be related to Sasquatch activity. He recorded video of the structure. While heading back, a relative showed him a large possible footprint in sand, which he also recorded.

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Facts & provenance

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Date
2 April 2008
Stated BFRO report #23582 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day
About 10:30AM
Stated BFRO report #23582 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Pittman, Lake County, Florida
Stated BFRO report #23582 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
28.9984, -81.6492 (± 15 km)
Geocoded BFRO report #23582 · gazetteer:place · read with 50% confidence
Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Pittman CDP (GEOID 1257380), matched from nearest town 'Pittman'
Account type
First-hand
Derived BFRO report #23582 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
1
Stated BFRO report #23582 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Witness was
hiking
Stated BFRO report #23582 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class B
Stated BFRO report #23582 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by
Caroline Curtis (BFRO)
Structure

tall formation of bent and broken trees off trail

Measurements: about 8 1/2 feet tall

BFRO report, “Observed” section
Video

video of tree structure recorded by the witness

BFRO report, “Observed” section
Tracks

possible large footprint in sand with toe-like indentations

Measurements: approximately 16 inches long, 5 1/2 inches wide, 1 inch deep

BFRO report, “Also Noticed” section
Video

video of footprint recorded by the witness

BFRO report, “Also Noticed” section
Tracks

impressions found during follow-up visit with similar size and stride

Measurements: 15" long and 5 1/2" wide with a 4ft. stride

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Structure

An investigator visited the site with the witness and relatives, saw the wind-damaged structure and found large impressions with a 4-foot stride.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Tracks

An investigator visited the site with the witness and relatives, saw the wind-damaged structure and found large impressions with a 4-foot stride.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Follow-up

An investigator visited the site with the witness and relatives, saw the wind-damaged structure and found large impressions with a 4-foot stride.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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  1. Published 2008-04-11 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 Hash aa46821af194
    BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization

The report refers to

  • “report numbers 11387, 725, 5510, and 14100”
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