Incident #991598
Brooksville, Hernando Cty, Florida
about 1969
Account
Leon reported to the sheriff's office that he saw a hairy creature emerge from heavy woods on state road 50 near Brooksville, make a dent in the side of his car with its fist, and lope along as he accelerated all the way up to 80 miles an hour.
When
- Year
- about 1969
- Duration
- considerable
Where
- State / province
- Florida
- County
- Hernando Cty
- Nearest Town
- Brooksville
- Latitude
- 2833
- Longitude
- 8224
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- wild
- First Seen
- at
- Terrain Object
- trees
- Near or/at
- road
- Super Human Action
- Paced vehicle up to 80 miles an hour.
Witnesses
- No. of Witnesses
- 1
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
Setting
- Terrain
- woods
Source
- Source
- St. Petersburg, FL, Times Floridian, Mar. 26, 1972, quoting Leon (Ramona Hibner says Leon Cooper.)
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Posture
- erect
- Movement
- running
- Later Movement
- handled somethingýtravelled parallel
- Movement re observer
- towards observer
- Arms Action
- striking
- Arms Used
- for hitting
- Object Handled
- vehicle
- Human Contact
- attack
- Reaction
- ran after
- Estimated Top Speed (mph)
- 50+ ph
- Position when first seen
- erect
Witness
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- in car
- Closest horizontal distance
- close
- Action on sighting
- fled