Incident #991696
Tavernier, Munroe Cty, Florida
Jul 1977
Account
On the evening of the first sighting, Charles Stoeckman Jr. saw an 8 foot form approaching the rabbit hutch outside his bedroom window. Charles Sr. ran outside and saw the creature hunched over in a wooden shed at the side of the house. It turned and disappeared in the bushes. Stoeckman, 6'6" could stand upright in the shed.
When
- Observation Date
- JUL 14 1977
- Month
- Jul
- Year
- 1977
- Season
- summer
- Time of Day
- night
- Duration
- brief
Where
- State / province
- Florida
- County
- Munroe 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
- Male
Setting
- Nearby Water
- swampýocean
Source
- Source
- Hollywood, FL, Star, Sep. 6, 1977, and Marathon, FL, Florida Keys Keynoter, July 28, 1977, quoting Charles Stoeckman Jr. and Sr.
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- 8 ft
- Posture
- stooped
- Movement
- walking
- Later Movement
- fled
- Movement re observer
- towards observer
- Position when first seen
- erect
Witness
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- at home
- Action on sighting
- approached