Class A First-hand BFRO #31745

Up close encounter experienced by a father and son fishing south of St. Augustine

2 July 2011 about 1 am to 2 am, night St. Augustine, St. Johns County, Florida 2 witnesses

Account

The witness and a relative were night fishing while parked in their car when they heard loud howling and grunting that grew closer. After waiting, they drove away and their headlights illuminated a very tall, hairy biped crossing the road in long strides before going under a bridge toward the water.

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What was reported

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Described appearance

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Height src
about 9 feet tall
Build src
built solid, approximately 600 lbs
Hair colour src
dark brown
Face src
more gorilla looking than human, leathery dark skin with hair only on chin, flatter nose
Arms src
hung down past knees, swinging when walking
Hands src
big hands
Feet src
big feet with hairless black soles
Gait src
not running, really long strides, moving fast; earlier crawling on all fours
Posture src
slight crouched posture, slouched, not standing straight up
Other features src
seemed to have no neck, obviously wet, larger than a bear when on all fours

Facts & provenance

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Date
2 July 2011
Stated BFRO report #31745 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day
about 1 am to 2 am, night
Stated BFRO report #31745 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
St. Augustine, St. Johns County, Florida
Stated BFRO report #31745 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
29.84, -81.23 (± 1000 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 31745 (4 decimals, no boundary)
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #31745 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
2
Derived BFRO report #31745 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported
1
Stated BFRO report #31745 · BFRO report, “Observed” section · read with 70% confidence
Witness was
fishing at night while parked in car
Stated BFRO report #31745 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
one of the biggest Bigfoots
Stated BFRO report #31745 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class A
Stated BFRO report #31745 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

What the source says was found or done. Claimed evidence is listed as claimed; the Anomadex has not examined it.

Investigated by
R. Monteith (BFRO)
Tracks

Large footprint found the next morning, larger than a size 15 with heavy heel

Measurements: much larger than size 15

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Follow-up

An investigator spoke with both witnesses about the encounter and recorded their accounts.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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