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Bigfoot sighting near Bradenton, Florida
Mar 1983 · Bradenton, Florida, United States
In March 1983, about 7 am near the Manatee River at Christian Retreat in Bradenton, a large dark-haired creature charged the witness, ran alongside a fence, then stopped.
Facts
- Reported as
- Bluff charge by a sasquatch at sunrise on Manatee River, 30 miles south of Tampa
- Date
- Mar 1983
- Place
- Bradenton, Florida, United States
- Point
- 27.521, -82.404
- Time
- about 07:00, daylight
- Witness was
- walking
- Witnesses
- 1
- Creatures
- 1
- Distance
- 27 m (90 ft)
- Duration
- 3 s
- Height
- 2.3 m (8 ft)
- Described as
- heavy, dark brown hair, biped
- Behaviour
- aggressive display, approaching, running, walking, watching
- Sounds
- footsteps
- In the account
- alone, approached, bluff charge, corridor, eyes seen, face seen, felt fear, followed or paced, growl, long arms, looked at witness, near water, on or by road, reported years later, returned to spot, searched after, told no one, vanished, very tall, walked upright, witness fled
- Account
- firsthand
- Sources
- 1 independent (2 listings)
Sources
- BFRORead the report
- BFRO (KML copy)Read the report
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