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Bigfoot sighting near Tavares, Florida
Dec 1985 · Tavares, Florida, United States
A woman driving home around 11:15 p.m. in December 1985 near Tavares, Florida, saw a very tall dark hairy creature run upright across a country road, then noticed a strong odor.
Facts
- Reported as
- Night time sighting by motorist on CR 448 near Lake Jem
- Date
- Dec 1985
- Place
- Tavares, Florida, United States
- Evidence
- visual
- Point
- 28.775, -81.697
- Located within
- 4.3 km
- Time
- about 23:00, night
- Witness was
- driving
- Witnesses
- 1
- Creatures
- 1
- Described as
- dark brown hair, biped
- Behaviour
- crossing road, running
- In the account
- alone, crossed road, in vehicle, on or by road, reported years later, ruled out bear, smell, smell lingered, stopped vehicle, thought bear first, told no one, very tall, walked upright
- 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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