Class A First-hand BFRO #26581

Man remembers observing a hairy, bipedal creature in the headlights of his car near Port Richey

1981–1982 evening, around 8:30 or 9:00 PM Port Richey, Pasco County, Florida 1 witness

Account

After an evening class, the witness drove along a dirt access road beside a marsh and stopped when a slim hair-covered creature stepped into the headlights and stood in the road about 40-50 feet away. The creature stared toward the car for several seconds, then walked calmly across the road into the marsh. The witness got out to look and listen but detected no odor or sound, and found no tracks the next morning.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Full-body sighting Road crossing

Described appearance

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Height src: 5.5 to 6 feet tall at most
Build src: slim, not heavily muscled
Hair colour src: grayish-brown
Hair length src: not thick and bushy
Face src: simian face, flat nose (not a snout)
Eyes src: dark
Arms src: long, but not disproportionately long
Hands src: five heavy fingers
Feet src: large
Gait src: fluid and unhurried walk with slight bend in knees
Posture src: upright on two legs
Apparent sex src: could not tell if male or female
Age / size src: fully mature, not young
Other features src: head sat directly on shoulders with very little neck

Facts & provenance

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Date	1981–1982 Stated BFRO report #26581 · BFRO report, labelled field: Year
Time of day	evening, around 8:30 or 9:00 PM Stated BFRO report #26581 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place	Port Richey, Pasco County, Florida Stated BFRO report #26581 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Nearest Road
Map point	28.29, -82.72 (± 1000 m) Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence BFRO map layer point for report 26581 (5 decimals, no boundary)
Account type	First-hand Stated BFRO report #26581 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses	1 Derived BFRO report #26581 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported	1 Stated BFRO report #26581 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was	driving on dirt access road after evening class Stated BFRO report #26581 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it	a creature Stated BFRO report #26581 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification	Class A Stated BFRO report #26581 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by: Cathy Betz (BFRO)

Follow-up

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BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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BFRO report #26581 Primary

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BFRO map layer Reference

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