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BFRO YEAR: 1971-72? Putnam Hall, Putnam County, Florida Class A #1021

Large Creature standing in road

The witness and a companion were driving at night when an entity was standing in their lane and they had to swerve to avoid hitting it. They reported getting a good look as they passed, describing a tall, hairy, man-like figure. The driver was frightened and would not stop or turn around.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
Another time Haines City And Avon Prk, Polk County, Florida Related account #16823

Sasquatch sighting near Haines City And Avon Prk, Florida

A young child playing near the steps screamed about a monster and ran inside, and has since feared going alone near the fence line.

Partial sighting
Date unknown Haines City And Avon Prk, Polk County, Florida Related account #16823

Sasquatch sighting near Haines City And Avon Prk, Florida

A relative walking a dog behind a camper trailer reported seeing a figure, after which the dog pulled hard to return inside.

Partial sightingAnimal behaviour
BFRO YEAR: About 1995 Bartow, Polk County, Florida Class B #15310

Possible daylight sighting by fisherman near Bartow

The witness was fishing from a hilltop near a park in Bartow while companions checked lines. She noticed a dark, hairy form protruding chest-high from the water among reeds, seemingly staring at her. She stared back, testing the sighting by closing and averting her eyes, but when companions returned and she tried to point it out, it was gone.

Partial sighting
BFRO YEAR: 74-75 Lake Worth, Palm Beach County, Florida Class A #414

Year long sightings by family

The witness describes repeated nighttime visits to a rural property over about a year by a family of large hairy creatures that ate fruit, looked in trailer windows, and once bit a penned hog. The witness reports seeing three individuals of varying heights, hearing frequent chattering, noticing odor, tracks and hair, and attempting to hunt them without driving them away. After about a year the visits stopped, believed to have ended when habitat regrew.

Full-body sightingChatterOdorTracksHair +1
BFRO YEAR: 2002-2003? Lake Park,, Palm Beach County, Florida Class A #30929

Daylight observation of a hair-covered bipedal figure in the Grassy Waters Preserve

The witness and a companion were walking a preserve boardwalk in the early morning after being denied a guided canoe trip. From the boardwalk they watched a tall dark figure at the base of a distant cypress tree repeatedly squat, dig in the mud, stand, and bring a hand to its mouth for several minutes. Two park rangers were also present, but requested binoculars fogged and were unusable. The witness described the figure as human-like in posture and movement and did not consider it a bear.

Full-body sightingAnimal behaviour
BFRO YEAR: early 2000 Orlando, Orange County, Florida Class A #32746

Man recalls his nighttime sighting of a tall hair covered biped outside Orlando

The witness and a cousin were parked late at night beside a playground near a small lake and woods after driving home. The witness, still in the car, saw a huge dark fur-covered figure standing nearby in dim light. When the witness opened the door and the car was started, the figure moved off to the right as they drove away toward their neighborhood. They briefly returned to look for it but found no trace.

Full-body sighting
Date unknown Pensacola, Okaloosa County, Florida Related account #28634

Sasquatch sighting near Pensacola, Florida

Another individual reported seeing an approximately 8-foot-tall muscular creature move from the road edge down a gully into the treeline in the same eastbound highway area while occupants of an additional car were also present.

Full-body sighting
BFRO YEAR: 1993? Blackman, Okaloosa County, Florida Class B #24441

Man recounts his possible daytime sighting while bowhunting near Crestview

The witness was bowhunting alone from a tree stand overlooking a field in autumn. About 2000 feet away across the field, a very large bipedal figure emerged from the woods, passed in front of a large oak tree, and reentered the woods over about a minute. Its dark appearance and arm-swinging walk reminded the witness of well-known Bigfoot footage. No sound was heard at that distance, and the site could not be checked until after dark.

Full-body sighting
year after that Indiantown, Martin County, Florida Related account #26271

Sasquatch sighting near Indiantown, Florida

About a year later after dark in the same area the witness heard limbs breaking and saw multiple sets of bluish-greenish eyeshine, including one set about six to seven feet high.

EyeshineUnidentified sound
After telling his story upon arrival Bristol, Liberty County, Florida Related account #40618

Sasquatch sighting near Bristol, Florida

Shortly after the road crossing, the witness drove a relative back to the spot where headlights showed a large black figure standing inside the treeline before it walked away.

Full-body sighting
2 or 3 days before Palatka, Marion County, Florida Related account #35474

Sasquatch sighting near Palatka, Florida

A few days earlier in the same area the witness saw a black bear at close range and recorded video of it on a bow-mounted camera.

Full-body sighting
BFRO YEAR: 1988-89? Greenville, Madison County, Florida Class B #32302

Memory told of a possible dusk sighting at a hunting camp near Greenville

A year after hearing loud growls in the same area, the witness and a companion were scouting without rifles. While driving and looking for wildlife, they stopped to watch an animal grazing at a distance that moved toward the companion on all fours. When the companion made noise, it stood upright on two legs, appearing tall with a light underside, before retreating into the woods.

Full-body sighting
at 11:00 pm ALVA, Lee County, Florida Related account #38165

Sasquatch sighting near ALVA, Florida

The witness and two investigators watched two thermal figures with heads, shoulders and an arm peering from behind trees for about two minutes before they withdrew.

Partial sighting
within a few days ALVA, Lee County, Florida Related account #38165

Sasquatch sighting near ALVA, Florida

A new companion who had not been told about the visitor saw it looking at him at night and moved out within days.

Partial sighting
a few night later ALVA, Lee County, Florida Related account #38165

Sasquatch sighting near ALVA, Florida

The same companion saw a large hairy upright figure blocking a flood light with its arm to peer into a window a few nights later.

Partial sighting
Date unknown ALVA, Lee County, Florida Related account #38165

Sasquatch sighting near ALVA, Florida

A companion saw a figure peering through a bedroom window, then the witness heard heavy footfalls as it jumped a fence and crashed through swamp screaming.

Partial sightingFootstepsHowlScreamTree break
BFRO YEAR: 1973-74? Fort Myers, Lee County, Florida Class A #1030

5 children observe a very large hairy "man" for several minutes (N. Ft. Myers)

The witness, then a child, was with several other children at a playground at dusk after playing in nearby woods. After another child pointed out movement, the group climbed the slide ladder to look into the woods. They watched a large hair-covered upright figure look at them and then turn and walk slowly away through scrub palms toward a pond for a couple minutes before they ran home.

Partial sighting
around the same time Ft. Myers, Lee County, Florida Related account #38924

Sasquatch sighting near Ft. Myers, Florida

Two boys reportedly saw a Skunk Ape in the same location around the same time as the main event.

Partial sighting
the week before Alexander Springs, Ocala Nat. Forest,Aster, Lake County, Florida Related account #1480

Sasquatch sighting near Alexander Springs, Ocala Nat. Forest,Aster, Florida

A coworker told the witness she had seen a bear while camping at the same campground the previous week.

Full-body sighting