Duval County, Florida

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Duval County Florida (Class B) BFRO

May 2006

I was patroling an area near the University of North Florida, when something caught my attention on the side of the road. I turned around and went back to the spot to get a better look. When I was in the woods I noticed several strange limb and tree formations. i saw arches T.P. formations and some "X" formations. I noticed that these were up close to the road\. As I walked around and investigated the area I felt as if I was being watched. I heard some movement in the brush. I thought it may have been just an animal that I am used to. I tried to move to get a better look at what was in the brush. I never made a good visual. I found it strange that what ever it was did not flee. It was shadowing my movements and using the brush and lighting conditions to remain out of my sight. I did smell a smell that was like the smell of a dog that had dried off naturally after playing in standing water. The are of this incident was wooded and wetlands. It leads down into a swampy area and a cree...

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Duval County Florida (Class B) BFRO

Possible early moming sighting from second story apartment in Atlantic Beach

This just happened to me about 5:15am this morning. I stepped out on the balcony of my second story apartment I'm in Atlantic Beach fl. I live about 3 to 5 min from Hannah park. I turned on the back p...

July 2012

Duval County Florida (Class B) BFRO

Brief daylight sighting of a small primate type creature in a pine forest near Jacksonville

Right on the northwest corner of New World Ave. and Normandy Blvd. FSCJ owns approx. 135 acres. When things are slow I take our electric golf cart thru the woods just to look around and maybe spot wil...

June 2009

Duval County Florida (Class A) BFRO

Security Guards have sighting while on duty near Jacksonville

I am a security officer in Jacksonville, FL. I was on duty in an area know as Deerwood Park. Located in a quickly developing area that was once owned by Skinners Dairy. The area is still heavily woode...

August 2000

Duval County Florida (Class A) BFRO

Security guards have nighttime sightings outside Jacksonville

about 8 or 9 years ago, when i was working as a patrol offficer for a company here in jacksonville florida, a friend of mine was in a building that was backed up next to a large area of woods. he said...

January 2000

Pecos County Texas (Class A) BFRO

Two brothers have early morning encounter

On a summer morning in 1972, can't remember what month.Me and my brother were sleeping and I noticed by our window where we slept a shadow.It was a big head pointing upward,I told my brother not too m...

January 1972

Union County Illinois (Class A) BFRO

Home owner gets a good look at his frequent visitor one night near Jonesboro

My pitbull was barking in terror. I went out to check on him and shone my light just on the other side of the fence I put up around the orchard and he was standing there clear as day staring at the do...

November 2015

Pike County Missouri (Class A) BFRO

A man gathering firewood for his campsite with his ATV encounters a large ape-like animal in a creek bed

I was camping with a friend in early spring. There was a storm coming in and all the animals were stirred up. We almost hit several deer that were crossing the road. One deer jumped out and almost lan...

January 1991

Del Norte County California (Class A) BFRO

While looking out of her livingroom window when she was a child she saw a dark brown creature walk between two trees

This is my story; not very many people believe this. When I was about 5 yrs old we lived in Hiouchi, Ca (1983). One day in the fall, I was staring out my living room window (it faced the woods), an...

January 1983

Park County Colorado (Class A) BFRO

Hikers observe animal crouched next to a pond in the Lost Creek Wilderness Area.

Creature was near a pond, initially bent over he caught sight of us after about 45 seconds of us observing him from about a 45 degree angle looking down and back about 100-150 feet. At first we though...

April 1972

Humboldt County California (Class A) BFRO

Creature observed scratching.

We were about a 1/4 mile up the trail from the river. We were walking relatively quiet and slow along the path when we stopped on the path for a moment for my son to tie his shoe. As I waited, I su...

August 1999

Lauderdale County Tennessee (Class A) BFRO

Motorists view 7' bi-pedal creature cross Hwy 88W in Hailspoint Bottoms, near Halls.

My husband, my brother-in-law, and I were riding down towards the Miss. river about 8:30 p.m. that night. We were in a car, my husband was driving and I was sitting in the middle, my brother-in-law si...

May 1992

Henderson County Illinois (Class A) BFRO

Motorist has twilight sighting south of Oquawka

I seen a big harry figure standing in the shallow creek. I was in my truck as I approached this creature. I shut my truck off and watched this thing. I then heard a loud deep roar from the other side ...

May 2012