Class A First-hand BFRO #10867

Youths have daylight sighting in wooded area of Sarasota

7 August 1981 mid afternoon Sarasota, Sarasota County, Florida 3 witnesses

Account

Three children were playing in a densely wooded area when they heard a loud crack like a stepped-on stick. They saw a tall hairy man-like figure watching them from near old vehicles and a ditch. The figure moved into full view, grabbed a tree branch and leaned forward to look at them, after which all three fled and did not return.

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What was reported

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Sightings

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Described appearance

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Height src: around seven feet tall
Build src: broad shouldered, heavily built
Hair colour src: brown, cinnamon brown
Hair length src: long hair dangling from arm, unkempt
Face src: no face recalled
Arms src: arm with long hair dangling
Hands src: left hand raised to grab branch
Posture src: standing watching, leaning forward
Other features src: large hairy man-like with visible shoulders

Facts & provenance

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Date	7 August 1981 Stated BFRO report #10867 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day	mid afternoon Stated BFRO report #10867 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place	Sarasota, Sarasota County, Florida Stated BFRO report #10867 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point	27.29, -82.47 (± 1000 m) Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence BFRO map layer point for report 10867 (5 decimals, no boundary)
Account type	First-hand Stated BFRO report #10867 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses	3 Stated BFRO report #10867 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported	1 Derived BFRO report #10867 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was	playing in woods Stated BFRO report #10867 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it	large human like figure Stated BFRO report #10867 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification	Class A Stated BFRO report #10867 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by: Stan Courtney (BFRO)

Follow-up

An investigator spoke by phone with the three witnesses to collect their individual accounts.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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BFRO report #10867 Primary

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