Incident #991703
Belleview, Marion Cty, Florida
Oct 1977
Account
Hitch-hiker phoned to report seeing a brown and black animal more than 6 feet tall in lightly forested area off U.S. 441 half a mile south of Belleview. He said it smelled horrible, like garbage.
When
- Month
- Oct
- Year
- 1977
- Season
- fall
- Time of Day
- night
Where
- State / province
- Florida
- County
- Marion Cty
- Nearest Town
- Belleview
- Latitude
- 2904
- Longitude
- 8204
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- rural
- First Seen
- in
- Terrain Object
- trees
- Near or/at
- road
Witnesses
- No. of Witnesses
- 1
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
Setting
- Terrain
- woods
Source
- Source
- Orlando, FL, Sentinel Star, Oct. 5, 1977, quoting 22-year-old hitch- hiker, a welder from Belleview, FL.
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- 7 ft
- Posture
- erect
- Hair Colour
- brown black
- Odour
- strong
Witness
- Observer Was
- walking