Incident #991584
Elfers, Pasco Cty, Florida
1966
Account
Ralph "Bud" Chambers heard a harsh coughing sound as he was walking in the woods near the Anclote River and saw a giant hairy thing standing in the trees. There was a rancid, putrid odour. He and a friend followed tracks, not described, into a swampy area. Dogs would not follow it. Later Chambers had two more sightings, 1857-8.
When
- Year
- 1966
- Season
- summer
- Time of Day
- day
Where
- State / province
- Florida
- County
- Pasco Cty
- Nearest Town
- Elfers
- Latitude
- 2813
- Longitude
- 8243
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- First Seen
- in
- Terrain Object
- trees
- Near or/at
- water
- Multiple Sightings Y/N
- Yes
- Tracks
- found later
Witnesses
- No. of Witnesses
- 1
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
Setting
- Terrain
- woods
- Nearby Water
- river
Source
- Source
- John Keel, Strange Creatures from Time and Space, quoting Ralph Chambers, Elfers, FL.
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- large
- Posture
- erect
- Torso Front
- wide
- Movement
- staying still
- Sound
- other
- Odour
- strong
- Position when first seen
- erect
Footprints
- Tracks Came From
- trees
- Tracks Went to
- marsh
Witness
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- walking
- Action on sighting
- fled