Incident #992994
Naples, Collier Cty, Florida
Nov 1983
Account
Dan Jackson was hunting hogs in a sawgrass field when he saw what he thought was a bear at the edge of a cypress bayhead. He approached unobserved to within 100 yards, then the creature stood up on its hind legs. Dark brown to black, 6.5 feet high, very solidly built. Back to him at first, it turned towards him, later turned and entered the woods. In sight 10 to 15 seconds.
When
- Month
- Nov
- Year
- 1983
- Season
- fall
- Time of Day
- late afternoon
- Duration
- 6 to 15 seconds
Where
- State / province
- Florida
- County
- Collier Cty
- Nearest Town
- Naples
- Latitude
- 2609
- Longitude
- 8123
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- wild
- First Seen
- in
- Terrain Object
- open
- Near or/at
- trees
Witnesses
- No. of Witnesses
- 1
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
Setting
- Terrain
- plain
- Nearby Water
- swamp
Weather and light
- Lighting
- direct sunlight
Source
- Source
- BFRO from Dan Jackson, [email protected] 813-681-7949
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- 6 ft
- Build
- very heavy
- Posture
- erect
- Hair Colour
- brown black
- Movement
- staying still
- Later Movement
- got upýturnedýentered woods
- Odour
- strong
- Reaction
- did not see
- Position when first seen
- bent over
Witness
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- hunting
- Closest horizontal distance
- 100 yards
- Action on sighting
- stayed stillýstudied