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Bigfoot sighting near Ochopee, Florida
16 Jul 1997 · Ochopee, Florida, United States
Near 2 pm on 16 July 1997, a tour bus driver on Turner Road, Collier County, Florida, watched an upright brown-haired creature about 75 yards away for about 15 minutes.
The account itself raises a hoax or a misidentification.
Facts
- Reported as
- Series of reports (6) concerning the Skunk Ape. Photos of the creature and footcasts
- Date
- 16 Jul 1997
- Place
- Ochopee, Florida, United States
- Evidence
- visual
- Point
- 25.925, -81.258
- Located within
- 926 m
- Time
- about 14:00, daylight
- Witness was
- driving
- Creatures
- 1
- Distance
- 69 m (225 ft)
- Duration
- 15 min
- Height
- 2.1 m (7 ft)
- Described as
- brown hair, biped
- Behaviour
- standing
- In the account
- in vehicle, likened to ape, near water, nothing found after, on or by road, returned to spot, searched after, stopped vehicle, very tall, witness fled
- Account
- investigator interviewed
- Sources
- 3 independent (6 listings)
Sources
- BFRORead the report
- BFRO (full-text copy)Read the report
- BFRO (KML copy)Read the report
- John GreenRead the report
- ManganiRead the report
- BFRO (Renner copy)Read the report
Nearby sightings
- Daylight sighting by motorist near Everglades City, off Turner River Road
- Bigfoot sighting near Ochopee, Florida
- More Tracks Found in the Big Cypress Region (w/photos)
- Possible footprint found near Ochopee (see Photo)
- Morning sighting by carpenter crew near Ochopee
- Bigfoot sighting in Florida, United States
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