Incident #991588
Elfers, Pasco Cty, Florida
1967
Account
Ralph "Bud" Chambers awakened by one of his dogs howling, looked out and saw a sasquatch standing in his back yard. It just seemed to stare straight ahead, while one of his dogs snapped at its legs. Then it turned and walked down the road back to the swamp and the Anclote River.
When
- Year
- 1967
- Season
- summer
- Time of Day
- night
- Duration
- considerable
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
- yard
- Near or/at
- occupied building
- Multiple Sightings Y/N
- Yes
Witnesses
- No. of Witnesses
- 1
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
Setting
- Nearby Water
- riverýswamp
Source
- Source
- John Keel, Strange Creatures from Time and Space, quoting Ralph Chambers, Elfers, FL. Also Joan Writenour and Brad Steiger in Saga.
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- large
- Posture
- erect
- Movement
- staying still
- Later Movement
- walked away
- Position when first seen
- erect
Witness
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- at home