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Bigfoot sighting near Palm Harbor, Florida

Oct 1977 · Palm Harbor, Florida, United States

Around 8 pm in fall 1977, a witness hunting rabbits with a parent at a rural home near Palm Harbor saw a stocky upright creature run into the woods; a neighbour's dogs barked.

Facts

Reported as
Memory told of a close nighttime encounter while hunting rabbits in a rural backyard near Palm Harbor
Date
Oct 1977
Place
Palm Harbor, Florida, United States
Evidence
visual
Point
28.095, -82.749
Time
about 20:00, night
Witness was
hunting
Witnesses
2
Creatures
1
Distance
27 m (89 ft)
Duration
4 s
Height
1.7 m (6 ft)
Described as
heavy, medium length, biped
Behaviour
crouching, running
Sounds
footsteps
Animals
dogs reacted
In the account
branches breaking, broad shoulders, crouched, felt fear, flashlight, hunting season, injured, near home, no smell noted, ridge or mountain, walked upright, witness froze
Account
firsthand
Sources
2 independent (5 listings)

Sources

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