Class B First-hand BFRO #40019

Possible daylight encounter after after initiating calls in Twelve Mile Swamp

February 2013 4:30 PM St. Augustine, St. Johns County, Florida 1 witness

Account

The witness drove into a swamp conservation area and spent time making loud vocal noises on a road near parked logging equipment. Something in the adjacent woods approached to within about 20 yards, making heavy bipedal footsteps and loud thrashing in reeds and brush without becoming visible. The witness retreated to the car, repositioned it, and tried for about an hour to elicit further response, later hearing a growl and movement alongside and then away.

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Described appearance

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Gait src
bipedal, almost stomping
Other features src
very big

Facts & provenance

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Date
February 2013
Stated BFRO report #40019 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day
4:30 PM
Stated BFRO report #40019 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
St. Augustine, St. Johns County, Florida
Stated BFRO report #40019 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Nearest Road
Map point
29.97, -81.40 (± 1000 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 40019 (4 decimals, no boundary)
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #40019 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
1
Stated BFRO report #40019 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Witness was
driving into swamp and making loud noises
Stated BFRO report #40019 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
Whatever it was
Stated BFRO report #40019 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class B
Stated BFRO report #40019 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by
R. Monteith (BFRO)
Follow-up

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BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

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