Class A First-hand BFRO #2856

Construction worker has startling encounter outside hunting cottage

May 1973 just after twilight The Closest Town Would Have Been Naples. But We Thought It Was Too Far To Lodge Or Get A Meal., Collier County, Florida 2 witnesses

Account

The witness and a relative camped overnight at two unfinished houses in swampy pine woods while on a work assignment. After dark by a campfire the witness saw eyes and then watched a tall upright figure cross an open area and take bacon left near the fire. The witness retreated into the house, retrieved rifles, and kept watch through the night. No usable tracks were found the next morning.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Full-body sighting

Sounds

Unidentified sound

Other senses

Odor

Described appearance

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Height src: 8 to 9 foot tall
Hair length src: sparse, long and whispy like strands
Face src: more human than a bear or ape, closer to an Australian aborriginal
Eyes src: two eyes staring from about 20 foot away
Legs src: slight bent at the knees
Gait src: walking, not running, casually strolling, covered 100 ft in a few strides
Posture src: walking upright, fully erect
Other features src: no thick fur, sparse whispy hair with visible skin, no pointed crown

Facts & provenance

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Date	May 1973 Stated BFRO report #2856 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day	just after twilight Stated BFRO report #2856 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place	The Closest Town Would Have Been Naples. But We Thought It Was Too Far To Lodge Or Get A Meal., Collier County, Florida Stated BFRO report #2856 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point	26.02, -81.07 (± 24 km) Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence BFRO map layer point for report 2856 with published boundary
Account type	First-hand Stated BFRO report #2856 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses	2 Derived BFRO report #2856 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Figures reported	1 Derived BFRO report #2856 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was	camping overnight while on a drywall job Stated BFRO report #2856 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it	this thing Stated BFRO report #2856 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification	Class A Stated BFRO report #2856 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Follow-up

An investigator spoke with the witness at length by telephone years later and recorded additional details about hair length and skin appearance.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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BFRO report #2856 Primary

Published 2001-07-22 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 Hash 4cd5cfb76a3d

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BFRO map layer Reference

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The report refers to

“newspaper article about Sasquatch sightings in the area I had been in”
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“stories in the Palm Beach Post”
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