Incident #991676
Orlando, Orange Cty, Florida
Oct 1976
Account
Two accounts differ slightly. One says Joseph South threw a rock and hit the creature in the head, the other that he hit it on the side of the head with a stick. It reached out and scratched his arm and tore his shirt. He ran back to his jeep and jumped in but as he started off it reached in the passenger side and scratched his lower arm.
When
- Observation Date
- OCT 24 1976
- Month
- Oct
- Year
- 1976
- Season
- fall
- Time of Day
- noon
- Duration
- considerable
Where
- State / province
- Florida
- County
- Orange Cty
- Nearest Town
- Orlando
- Latitude
- 2824
- Longitude
- 8122
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- wild
- First Seen
- on
- Terrain Object
- trail
- Near or/at
- trees
Witnesses
- No. of Witnesses
- 1
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
Setting
- Terrain
- woods
Weather and light
- Lighting
- daylight
Source
- Source
- Bob Jones report, also Yeti Newsletter, Jan. 1977, quoting Joseph South, 15, Orlando FL.
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- 9-10 ft
- Posture
- erect
- Movement
- walking
- Later Movement
- chasedýhandled something
- Movement re observer
- towards observer
- Aggressive To
- observer
- Arms Action
- reaching
- Arms Used
- other
- Object Handled
- person
- Human Contact
- bluff
- Reaction
- ran after
- Position when first seen
- erect
Witness
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- in truckýoutside on foot
- Closest horizontal distance
- contact
- Action on sighting
- harassedýfled