Class B First-hand BFRO #62240

Possible daylight sighting by motorist on Highway 301 near Dead River Road

20 November 2018 around 2pm Thonotosassa, Hillsborough County, Florida 1 witness

Account

The witness was riding as a passenger on Highway 301 in daylight when she looked toward a creek and saw a large white hair-covered biped stepping over the water. The sighting lasted a second or two and the figure did not look toward the car. Her husband, who was driving, did not see it.

Summary drafted by AI from the source report and checked by code before I publish it. The witness's own words remain with the publisher — read the original report .

What was reported

Every kind of observation in the account. Select one to find other encounters with it.

Sightings

Full-body sighting

Described appearance

In the source's own words, field by field. Hover a field's marker to see where it was read.

Height src: similar to a large human
Build src: big
Hair colour src: white
Hands src: at its side
Legs src: leg in mid-step
Gait src: stepping over the creek, walking confidently
Posture src: standing upright like a human
Clothing src: no clothes or shoes
Other features src: white hair all over body; rounded head

Facts & provenance

Each value names where it came from.

Date	20 November 2018 Stated BFRO report #62240 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day	around 2pm Stated BFRO report #62240 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place	Thonotosassa, Hillsborough County, Florida Stated BFRO report #62240 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point	28.12, -82.24 (± 1000 m) Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence BFRO map layer point for report 62240 (5 decimals, no boundary)
Account type	First-hand Stated BFRO report #62240 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses	1 Derived BFRO report #62240 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported	1 Derived BFRO report #62240 · BFRO report, “Observed” section · read with 85% confidence
Witness was	riding as a passenger in a car on the highway Stated BFRO report #62240 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it	a big white furry animal standing straight up like a human Stated BFRO report #62240 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification	Class B Stated BFRO report #62240 · 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)

Follow-up

An investigator visited the sighting location with the witness and her husband around the same time of day, documenting the creek, former railroad grade, and only deer, pig and alligator tracks.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

Every record this entry is built from, earliest known first. Records are versioned and never edited in place.

BFRO report #62240 Primary

Published 2018-12-07 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 6 images at source Hash 780dd357b738

BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization
BFRO map layer Reference

Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash cfb8a3d423b7

BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization

The report refers to

“many bigfoot reports”
Not in the Anomadex yet