Class A First-hand BFRO #14118

Night time sighting by motorist on CR 448 near Lake Jem

December 1985 about 11:15 p.m. Tavares, Lake County, Florida 1 witness

Account

Late at night while driving home from a night shift, the witness saw a very tall, hairy, dark creature cross the county road in front of her car and disappear into vegetation. She observed it in her headlights from about 50 yards as it moved upright on two legs with swinging arms. After passing the spot she noticed a strong foul odor like road-kill in the air.

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What was reported

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Described appearance

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Height src
very very tall
Build src
healthy, meaty build
Hair colour src
mostly black with some brown
Arms src
swinging arms
Gait src
running
Posture src
on two legs
Other features src
covered with hair

Facts & provenance

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Date
December 1985
Stated BFRO report #14118 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day
about 11:15 p.m.
Stated BFRO report #14118 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Tavares, Lake County, Florida
Stated BFRO report #14118 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
28.77, -81.70 (± 4 km)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 14118 with published boundary
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #14118 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
1
Stated BFRO report #14118 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported
1
Derived BFRO report #14118 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was
driving home from night-shift work
Stated BFRO report #14118 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
HUGE blackish brown creature
Stated BFRO report #14118 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class A
Stated BFRO report #14118 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by
Caroline Curtis (BFRO)

Source timeline

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  1. Published 2006-03-14 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 Hash 04f7e06d95fc
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  2. BFRO map layer Reference
    Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash cfb8a3d423b7
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The report refers to

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