Incident #992827
Ochopee, Collier Cty, Florida
Jul 1997
Account
Jan Brock was driving on Burns Road about 7.45 .m. when she saw a creature about 1000 feet ahead cross the road from west to east and disappear in thick brush and trees. Estimated 7 feet tall, covered with furry dark brown hair, but with a light patch on its chest. Legs too long for a bear, and walked upright the whole time.
When
- Observation Date
- JUL 21 1997
- Month
- Jul
- Year
- 1997
- Season
- summer
- Time of Day
- early morning
- Duration
- brief
Where
- State / province
- Florida
- County
- Collier Cty
- Nearest Town
- Ochopee
- Latitude
- 2555
- Longitude
- 8117
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- rural
- First Seen
- beside
- Terrain Object
- road
- Near or/at
- trees
- Multiple Sightings Y/N
- Yes
Witnesses
- No. of Witnesses
- 1
- Witness(es) Sex
- Female
Setting
- Terrain
- plain
- Nearby Water
- swamp
Weather and light
- Lighting
- daylight
Source
- Source
- BFRO, from Robert Smith and Susan Burlingame - [email protected] - quoting Jan Brock, Ochopee FL realtor.
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- 7 ft
- Build
- heavy
- Posture
- erect
- Hair Colour
- dark brown
- Legs
- long
- Movement
- walking
- Later Movement
- crossed roadýentered woods
- Movement re observer
- across observer front
- Second Colour
- off-white
- Position when first seen
- erect
Witness
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- in car
- Closest horizontal distance
- 200 yards
- Action on sighting
- kept going