Incident #991646
Gainsville, Alachua Cty, Florida
about 1976
Account
Steve Voreh driving on Williston Road 5 miles south of Gainesville cam over a crest and skidded into a dark figure in the road, knocking it down. It got up, appeared threatening, and he shot it four times in the chest with a .38 revolver. First shot apparently just angered it, but after four it fled. Hit by car.
When
- Year
- about 1976
- Time of Day
- before 3 a.m.
- Duration
- considerable
Where
- State / province
- Florida
- County
- Alachua Cty
- Nearest Town
- Gainsville
- Latitude
- 2935
- Longitude
- 8221
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- First Seen
- on
- Terrain Object
- road
- Super Human Action
- Hit 4 times with .38 revolver, ran off.
Witnesses
- No. of Witnesses
- 1
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
Weather and light
- Lighting
- headlights
Source
- Source
- The Sun, perhaps Gainsville, FL, 1976 or before, quoting Steve Voreh, 18-year-old construction worker, from Dunnellon, FL.
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- 8 ft
- Posture
- erect
- Hair Colour
- brown
- Face Appeared
- apelike
- Expression
- angry
- Movement
- staying still
- Later Movement
- approached
- Additional Movement
- fled
- Position when first seen
- erect
Witness
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- in car
- Closest horizontal distance
- under 5 feet
- Action on sighting
- stoppedýshot