Class B First-hand BFRO #39014

Passenger on I-75 spots a large animal near Myakka State Park

December 2012 around 11:00 a.m. Sarasota, Sarasota County, Florida 1 witness

Account

The witness was riding as a passenger north on I-75 the day after Christmas when traffic began moving after a jam. She looked to the right and noticed a large black hairy form about a football field away in a clearing between woods. She watched for 5-7 seconds as it stayed low and crouched and extended a long arm to move slowly toward the woods.

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What was reported

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Sightings

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Described appearance

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Build src: extremely broad in the shoulder/lat area
Hair colour src: black
Hair length src: very long
Arms src: long arm extended to move forward
Gait src: moved forward very slowly
Posture src: crouched, low and flat to the ground
Other features src: as flat and large as the top of a car

Facts & provenance

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Date	December 2012 Stated BFRO report #39014 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day	around 11:00 a.m. Stated BFRO report #39014 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place	Sarasota, Sarasota County, Florida Stated BFRO report #39014 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point	27.11, -82.31 (± 6 km) Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence BFRO map layer point for report 39014 with published boundary
Account type	First-hand Stated BFRO report #39014 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses	1 Derived BFRO report #39014 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported	1 Derived BFRO report #39014 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was	riding as passenger on highway Stated BFRO report #39014 · BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Witness's word for it	something large and black Stated BFRO report #39014 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification	Class B Stated BFRO report #39014 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by: David Bakara (BFRO)

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BFRO report #39014 Primary

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