Road grader operator observes creature crossing logging road in Ocala National Forest
Account
The witness was grading a remote forest road around noon when he spotted a large hairy creature about 200 yards ahead standing by the road and looking at him. After watching for about a minute, the creature crossed the road in three steps and disappeared into the woods. The witness drove to the crossing point and found large human-like footprints and broken branches, left food and water, and found them untouched on his return pass.
What was reported
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Sightings
Physical traces
Described appearance
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- Height src
- about 6.5 feet tall
- Build src
- heavy, twice as husky as witness, bigger and bulkier
- Hair colour src
- dark brownish-black
- Arms src
- long, possibly longer proportionally than human arms, swung when striding
- Feet src
- about 12 inches long, about 7 inches wide, 5 toes, human-like but much larger
- Gait src
- crossed 16-18 foot wide road in 3 steps, striding
- Posture src
- hunched, head set forward on shoulders, no visible neck
- Other features src
- covered with hair all over, head proportional to body size
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
15 June 2004
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| Time of day |
around noon
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| Place |
Salt Springs, Marion County, Florida
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| Map point |
29.43, -81.81 (± 9 km)
BFRO map layer point for report 23076 with published boundary
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
1
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| Figures reported |
1
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| Witness was |
grading a forest road with a motor grader
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| Witness's word for it |
A large dark brown animal
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| Source classification |
Class A
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Evidence & investigation
What the source says was found or done. Claimed evidence is listed as claimed; the Anomadex has not examined it.
- Investigated by
- David Wright (BFRO)
two left footprints found in road at crossing point, human-like but much larger with five toes
Measurements: at least 12 inches long, about 7 inches wide
broken tree branches along path taken into woods
An investigator interviewed the witness for about 30 minutes to summarize the written report and personal account.
Source timeline
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BFRO report #23076 Primary
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BFRO map layer Reference