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April 2021 Naples, Collier County, Florida Class B #69016

Possible daylight sighting by motorcyclist 35 miles NE of Naples

The witness was riding a motorcycle north in the morning when a brown figure crossed the road from east to west. The figure moved quickly in a smooth bipedal walk, covering the road in three or four long strides, unlike a bounding deer. After riding through the crossing location, the witness smelled a light skunky body odor lingering for several yards.

Full-body sightingRoad crossingOdor
10 July 2017 Parrish, Manatee County, Florida Class A #57884

Nighttime road crossing outside Parrish

After an overnight fishing trip, a family driving outside Parrish before sunrise reported a large dark bipedal figure crossing the highway between their car and the car ahead. The two adults in the front seat saw the figure take about two large steps across the road while illuminated by headlights and the preceding car's taillights. The vehicle was immediately filled with a strong foul odor, which all awake occupants smelled.

Full-body sightingRoad crossingOdor
September 2014 Arcadia, Sarasota County, Florida Class A #47021

Bigfoot crosses SR-72 directly in front a vehicle west of Arcadia and just outside Myakka River State Park

The witness was driving east on Hwy 72 toward Arcadia at night when she first noticed what she thought was a deer to the right of the road. A large bipedal figure then ran across the road in front of her car, forcing her to brake hard, and disappeared into scrub on the far side. She stopped past the crossing point, got out of the car, heard nothing but smelled a musky odor, and called her children.

Full-body sightingRoad crossingOdor
19 October 2012 Chulaota, Orange County, Florida Class B #36710

Small school group observe man-like figure on two separate nights east of Orlando

Five people were driving at night hoping to see something. Three of them saw a large dark bipedal figure run quickly from a tree into a pasture toward a tree line. One reported huge widely spaced silver eye shine, and the group noticed a foul rotting-garbage odor after stopping and opening windows.

Full-body sightingEyeshineOdor
29 March 2012 Little Manatee River State Park, Hillsborough County, Florida Class A #41448

Motorist has daytime sighting along I-75 near Ruskin

The witness was driving north on the highway in the afternoon when she noticed a hair-covered, human-like figure walking quickly parallel to the road in a grassy meadow near the woodline. As she pulled alongside it, the figure turned its whole body, bent its head, and walked into dense brush where it disappeared. Afterward she noticed a strong rotten-egg/sulphur odor in her car that lasted about 10 minutes.

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15 January 2012 Lake Mack, Lake County, Florida Class A #34954

Stranded motorist has a daytime close encounter with an adult and juvenile near Lake Mack

The witness became stranded alone when a car sank in soft sand on a remote forest road. While digging out the tires, the witness was struck by a thrown rock, then heard movement, footsteps and loud hissing vocalizations from the surrounding brush. A large wet adult creature and a smaller juvenile were then seen at close range crossing the road, throwing material at the car, before disappearing into the forest.

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2012 Sarasota, Florida #gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/nsTAt9pgvtvJvp25FFYeuo8SjZIXbgS8aoLa1k6x0gQ

UFO sighting near Sarasota, Florida (2012)

Shortly after moving to Sarasota, the witness and his companion were followed down the beach late at night by an orange ball of light that stopped when they stopped. They drove home and a low helicopter followed them and then circled their apartment complex. They went inside and told his brother and searched local forums for similar reports.

Full-body sightingMovement only
September 2011 Clarksville Fl, Calhoun County, Florida Class A #31801

Daylight sighting while cutting wood near the Chipola River

The witness was clearing a trail near the Chipola River on a summer evening when he felt watched. He turned to see a tall black hair-covered biped watching him from behind a small tree about 40 yards away. After watching for about 10 seconds, the witness backed away frightened as the creature turned and walked calmly into the woods; he noted a rank odor just before and loud yells and grunts from the woods after.

Full-body sightingVocalizationOdor
2011 Florida #gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/2yU9Jmmih4DuVrzwkOp783RPxQE6sCgE6hRBIDI-ScU

Growl in Florida (2011)

The witness walked a narrow tractor trail at night to check a hog trap while a companion waited in the car. He heard footsteps, a deep rumbling growl, and smelled an intensely foul odor, then sensed something following and stopping behind him. The companion turned on headlights and saw a very tall, black-haired biped standing close behind him making threatening fist and foot displays. The creature crashed away through brush when lights flashed, and the witness abandoned his equipment and never returned.

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18 October 2009 Mascote, Sumter County, Florida Class A #26823

Daylight sighting by hunter and son in Richloam Wildlife Management Area

The witness and a relative were driving to a store after hunting when they saw a large hairy biped partly behind a scrub oak beside a curved road. The witness slowed and watched it for about 10-15 seconds from about 20-25 feet away before passing and turning around, by which time it was gone. After returning to the spot they noticed a strong foul odor and large ground impressions with flattened plants.

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18 October 2009 Mascote, Sumter County, Florida Class A #28200

Father and son have very close daylight sighting in the Green Swamp

The witness and a relative were driving on a road through a hunting area late in the morning when they saw a large hair-covered biped beside the road at very close range. The vehicle passed within a few feet of the creature, then they turned around to look again. The creature had left the roadside and left a trail of disturbed vegetation and indistinct footprints. They described its size, build, hair, and facial features in detail.

Full-body sightingOdorTracksTree break
17 November 2006 Middleburg, Clay County, Florida Class A #16727

Nighttime sighting by teen at Lake Asbury off HWY 739 outside Middleburg

The witness was at a wooded church camp at night when a tall black-haired biped trotted across about 50 feet away for about seven seconds. The witness noted a dome-like head, very large shoulders, and long arms hanging straight down while the shoulders twisted with movement. About a minute later a strong foul odor was noticed, followed minutes later by a series of loud hoots. The next morning the witness found large human-like barefoot tracks in sand.

Full-body sightingVocalizationOdorTracks
7 July 2006 Land O Lakes, Pasco County, Florida Class A #15361

Nighttime sighting by motorist near Land O'Lakes

The witness was driving at night behind another car when both vehicles stopped for a tall, dark, manlike figure crossing the road in the headlights. The figure was described as 8-9 feet tall with very long arms and a strong musk odor that lingered after it left. It reportedly broke the top off a barbed-wire fence post, went over the fence, and disappeared into the woods. The next day the witness found a broken post, bent wire, and broken brush leading into the treeline.

Full-body sightingRoad crossingOdorProperty disturbance
September 2005 Dunnellon/ Inglis, Levy County, Florida Class A #17644

Daylight Sighting in the Goethe State Forest

The witness and a companion were scouting in a state forest when they noticed a strong foul odor. They saw an upright figure down a trail, watched it kneel in palmettos staring at them for many minutes, then saw it stand and cross the trail followed by a smaller similar figure into dense brush. They later found two footprints larger than the witness's foot.

Full-body sightingOdorTracks
15 June 2005 Middleburg, Clay County, Florida Class A #21879

Teens have very Close Encounter with Creature

The witness and two young companions were fishing on a private wooded property around noon. When the witness approached palmettos to check a noise, he saw eyes, heard a growl, and watched the creature stand to about nine feet tall. The group fled and returned hours later to find food and fish missing, poles scattered, and their shirts draped high in a live oak.

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6 September 2004 OCKLAWAHA, Marion County, Florida Class A #9282

Two bipedal animals seen in the aftermath of Frances

Early in the morning the household was awakened by tapping at a bedroom window and noticed a foul odor. Two family members went outside and saw large hairy bipedal creatures that ran toward the woods. The sighting lasted seconds, after which no tracks were found and dogs refused to approach.

Full-body sightingDoor or window contactOdor
2004–2005 Mulberry, Polk County, Florida Class A #12732

Couple describes vocals and a sighting on their fence-line outside Mulberry

The witness was at home when she heard her dog whining and barking. She looked out the back door window and saw a tall, hairy figure standing at the fence line apparently watching the yard and fire area. Frightened, she quietly left the window with the dog and hid under blankets. She associates the visits with late-night fires and a strong foul odor.

Full-body sightingOdor
July 2003 Middleburg, Clay County, Florida Class A #14354

Night time sighting by three boys outside Middleburg

Three youths riding in the back of a pickup while spotlighting for deer saw a tall hair-covered figure standing off the road in trees. The spotlight lit it for a second or two, then the truck backed up and the figure was gone. The witnesses noticed a foul sour odor, became scared, and left the area.

Full-body sightingEyeshineOdor
June 2000 Crestview,holt, Santa Rosa County, Florida Class A #9113

On the way to work, motorists have morning road-cross encounter near Eglin

The witness and a companion were driving through a wooded reservation on the way to work when they stopped by a dirt road. After getting back in the truck, the witness saw a large dark figure emerge from the treeline and cross the road in a few long strides while glancing toward them. They drove to the other side of a gully, noticed a strong odor, but the figure was gone and no tracks were later found.

Full-body sightingRoad crossingOdor
February 2000 Interlochen, Florida #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2016/04/17/sc-ep211-running-right-into-a-creatureliterally

Sasquatch sighting near Interlochen, Florida (2000)

On a cold Friday winter night under a full moon, the witness ran at full speed into an upright hairy figure while trying to ambush children walking the dirt road. He stared at it from about two feet for up to two minutes, noting size and mange-like appearance, before it swung hand-over-hand through trees into swamp water. He was left with an overpowering sweet garbage-like body odor lasting days and moved his family away within weeks.

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