Incident #991654
Venice, Sarasota Cty, Florida
1975
Account
Crew of workment pouring a concrete slab saw an ape as tall as a man watching them. As they looked it ran off into brush. They followed and saw it again, then lost it.
When
- Year
- 1975
- Season
- spring
- Time of Day
- day
Where
- State / province
- Florida
- County
- Sarasota Cty
- Nearest Town
- Venice
- Latitude
- 2707
- Longitude
- 8226
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Near or/at
- work site
Witnesses
- No. of Witnesses
- several
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
Source
- Source
- Venice, FL, Sun Coast Times, May 26, 1975, quoting crew of workmen.
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- 6 ft
- Posture
- erect
- Movement
- staying still
- Later Movement
- ranýentered woods
- Position when first seen
- erect
Witness
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- work outdoors
- Action on sighting
- followed