Class B First-hand BFRO #598

Vocalizations and Footsteps heard

15 October 2000 around 10:00pm Summerfield, Marion County, Florida 12 witnesses

Account

On the night of October 28, 2000 the witness was hosting an adult-only backyard barbecue party with about a dozen guests. Around 10 p.m. the group heard loud unidentified sounds from the woods near the back of the property and heard heavy footsteps breaking branches that sounded bipedal. Two men entered the woods with a flashlight but the source stayed distant and was never seen, and no tracks were found in deep oak leaves.

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What was reported

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Described appearance

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Build src
big and heavy
Gait src
walking on two feet

Facts & provenance

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Date
15 October 2000
Stated BFRO report #598 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day
around 10:00pm
Stated BFRO report #598 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Place
Summerfield, Marion County, Florida
Stated BFRO report #598 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Nearest Road
Map point
29.01, -82.03 (± 3 km)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 598 with published boundary
Account type
First-hand
Derived BFRO report #598 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
12
Stated BFRO report #598 · BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Witness was
having a backyard bar-b-que party with a fire
Stated BFRO report #598 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
whatever it is
Stated BFRO report #598 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class B
Stated BFRO report #598 · 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.

Audio

tape recording of sounds made during the party night

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Audio

The witness bought an auto voice recorder, set it out at night, and taped unidentified sounds with dog barking.

BFRO report, “Observed” section
Photograph

An investigator visited the property, interviewed witnesses, photographed a possible small print, and noted pulled-down trees, a stick formation, and a twisted broken tree.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Tracks

An investigator visited the property, interviewed witnesses, photographed a possible small print, and noted pulled-down trees, a stick formation, and a twisted broken tree.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Structure

An investigator visited the property, interviewed witnesses, photographed a possible small print, and noted pulled-down trees, a stick formation, and a twisted broken tree.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Tree damage

An investigator visited the property, interviewed witnesses, photographed a possible small print, and noted pulled-down trees, a stick formation, and a twisted broken tree.

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

The witness bought an auto voice recorder, set it out at night, and taped unidentified sounds with dog barking.

BFRO report, “Observed” section
Follow-up

An investigator visited the property, interviewed witnesses, photographed a possible small print, and noted pulled-down trees, a stick formation, and a twisted broken tree.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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  1. Published 2000-11-06 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 Hash fa8d35a31dd4
    BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization
  2. BFRO map layer Reference
    Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash cfb8a3d423b7
    BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization

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