Incident #991672
Nobleton, Hernando Cty, Florida
Jun 1976
Account
Lelton Robbins said campers at the Silver Lake entrance to Withlacoochee River in Croom Wildlife Reserve reported seeing an 8-foot upright black creature that smelled like a dead animal, growled and screamed and ran off into the woods. It came from the direction of the river and looked wet.
When
- Observation Date
- JUN 25 1976
- Month
- Jun
- Year
- 1976
- Season
- summer
Where
- State / province
- Florida
- County
- Hernando Cty
- Nearest Town
- Nobleton
- Latitude
- 2836
- Longitude
- 8213
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- wild
- First Seen
- at
- Terrain Object
- camp
- Near or/at
- trees
Witnesses
- No. of Witnesses
- several
Setting
- Nearby Water
- riverýlake
Source
- Source
- Ramona Hibner quoting Lelton C. Robbins quoting anonymous campers. (Robbins was running for sheriff, so presume this was a report to police.)
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- 8 ft
- Posture
- erect
- Hair Colour
- black
- Later Movement
- made a noiseýranýentered woods
- Sound
- scream
- Odour
- strong
- Reaction
- fled from
Witness
- Observer Was
- camping