Incident #991694
Tavernier, Monroe Cty, Florida
Jul 1977
Account
Leslie Stoekman wakened by footsteps outside at 3 a.m. looked out and saw huge shoulder and head above an 8-foot bush 30 feet outside bedroom window. Husband Charles also saw it, shocked at how huge it was, bright, colorless reflecting eyes. Called sheriff's office but creature crashed off in the bushes before a patrolman arrived at 3.45.
When
- Observation Date
- JUL 22 1977
- Month
- Jul
- Year
- 1977
- Season
- summer
- Time of Day
- 3 a.m. to dawn
- Duration
- considerable
Where
- State / province
- Florida
- County
- Monroe Cty
- Nearest Town
- Tavernier
- Latitude
- 2501
- Longitude
- 8031
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- rural
- First Seen
- in
- Terrain Object
- yard
- Near or/at
- occupied building
- Multiple Sightings Y/N
- Yes
Witnesses
- No. of Witnesses
- 2
- Witness(es) Sex
- Both sexes
Setting
- Terrain
- island
- Nearby Water
- swampýocean
Weather and light
- Lighting
- yard light
Source
- Source
- Miami, FL, Herald, July 26, 1977, quoting Charles and Leslie Stoeckman Tavernier, FL. Charlie, 13
Creature description
- Reflection
- reflected white
- Hair Covered
- presumed
- Height
- 9-10 ft
- Build
- very heavy
- Posture
- erect
- Shoulders
- wide
- Movement
- staying still
- Later Movement
- watched observer
- Human Contact
- look in window
- Additional Movement
- fled
Witness
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- at home
- Closest horizontal distance
- 50 feet
- Action on sighting
- studied