Father and daughter have daytime sighting in the Ocala National Forest
Account
The witness and her father were driving south on a sandy forest road when they noticed a dark figure ahead in the distance. As their car approached, the figure crossed the road in front of them and disappeared into thick pine woods. They stopped to look but could not see it further and later realized they had not looked for tracks. The witness stressed the figure walked upright throughout and looked different from bears seen in the area.
What was reported
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Sightings
Described appearance
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- Height src
- probably about 5 to 6 ft tall
- Build src
- not big and bulky, torso thinner than a bear's
- Hair colour src
- dark brown
- Arms src
- long arms that swung as it walked
- Gait src
- walked on two legs
- Posture src
- bipedal, walking on two legs
- Other features src
- all dark colored with hair
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
15 July 2006
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| Time of day |
late afternoon, around 6-7 p.m.
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| Place |
Salt Springs, Marion County, Florida
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| Map point |
29.31, -81.73 (± 1000 m)
BFRO map layer point for report 23120 (4 decimals, no boundary)
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
2
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| Figures reported |
1
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| Witness was |
riding in a car on a forest road
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| Witness's word for it |
a figure
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| Source classification |
Class A
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Evidence & investigation
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- PSM (BFRO)
An investigator spoke with the witness at length by phone about the sighting.
Source timeline
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BFRO report #23120 Primary
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BFRO map layer Reference