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Bigfoot sighting near Ochopee, Florida
Aug 1979 · Ochopee, FL, Florida, United States
In August 1979 near Ochopee, Florida, a crew of about eight men saw a hairy creature leave a basement, face them from 40 yards, then vanish.
Facts
- Reported as
- Morning sighting by carpenter crew near Ochopee
- Date
- Aug 1979
- Place
- Ochopee, FL, Florida, United States
- Evidence
- visual
- Point
- 25.897, -81.306
- Located within
- 5.9 km
- Light
- daylight
- Witness was
- other
- Witnesses
- 8
- Creatures
- 1
- Distance
- 37 m (120 ft)
- Height
- 1.8 m (6 ft)
- Described as
- reddish hair, biped
- Behaviour
- crouching, standing, walking, watching
- Animals
- birds silent, wildlife silent
- Traces
- bed
- In the account
- bed or nest found, crouched, food present, near home, reported years later, smell, smell lingered, swamp or marsh, told no one, vanished, walked upright, woods silent
- Account
- firsthand
- Sources
- 2 independent (5 listings)
Sources
- BFRORead the report
- BFRO (full-text copy)Read the report
- BFRO (KML copy)Read the report
- ManganiRead the report
- BFRO (Renner copy)Read the report
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