Hillsborough County, Florida

Near Little Manatee River State Park

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Hillsborough County Florida (Class A) BFRO

March 2012

I, a female lady, was driving on a clear day on I75 in the afternoon on a spring day from Sarasota to Tampa going north 65 to 70 miles per hour on the far right lane. This would be on the east side of I75. I had to take an exam in Tampa the next day so I know the exact date I was traveling. My window was slightly open on the passenger side to let the fresh air in. I was driving on the far right side of the highway in a heavily tropical wooded area when I saw what I first thought was a man walking fast about 50 feet away from the highway in like a grassy meadow with thick brush or tropical woods behind him. As I got closer I saw that it was not a man but a creature that looked like a man but with (approximately) three inch long brown hair covering it's body from head to foot. When I was parallel to the creature it quickly went into the brush/wooded area and disappeared. It looked like tall thick brush or woods. The creature looked like a male around I am guessing 6 to 7 feet tall with...

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Hillsborough County Florida (Class A) BFRO

Daytime sighting by a wildlife biologist on a trail in the Cypress Creek Preserve

First, I'll start with the fact that I have never put much stock into the Bigfoot phenomenon. I have degrees in wildlife management and wildlife biology and I have been working as a biologist for the ...

November 2013

Hillsborough County Florida (Class B) BFRO

Hitch-hiker tells of his possible nighttime encounter along I-75

I was leaving saint petersburg with the intentions of hitch-hiking to asheville, nc. I had a friend drop me off at the I-75N XX exit around 11 pm. there was a lot of construction going on and since it...

April 2012

Hillsborough County Florida (Class A) BFRO

Young man has a close daylight encounter while riding his bike along the Hillsborough River

I went down to Florida with my family while my dad was working there. We didn't want to stay in a hotel because we had just bought a camper so we decided to go camping. So we stayed at the Hillsboroug...

January 2001

Hillsborough County Florida (Class B) BFRO

Possible sighting by motorist near the Four Corners phosphate mine

I got off work around 2am and was going home.I took a left on hopewell road off hwy.39. Made the left turn on the road. As I was driving less than a minute a car heading to me was speeding and flashin...

May 1996

Rapides Parish Louisiana (Class A) BFRO

Child has encounter while looking at the night sky

This is in reference to report #3777, its occurance was in Pineville, Lousiana. I believe that throughout the course of my life, (I'm 27 now), I have encountered this "bigfoot" twice, possibly thr...

July 1985

Desha County Arkansas (Class A) BFRO

Late night sighting by motorist

In May 2001, my wife and I were traveling from Pine Bluff, AR to Watson,AR, a town 16 miles east of Dumas, AR. It was late at night, about 1:00 a.m. I don't remember the exact date but it was late May...

May 2001

Blount County Alabama (Class A) BFRO

Recollection of a roadside sighting of a white Bigfoot near Blount Springs

I was driving a VW bus so I had a good view of my surroundings. As I rounded the first corner of the exit I noticed what I thought was a big white dog, like an Afghan running on all fours toward the r...

January 1975

Macoupin County Illinois (Class A) BFRO

Memory told of sighting at night along SR 108 near Hagaman

It was around the year 1989. I was working at McDonald's in Carlinville, Il and I had closed that night. I was headed home at around 1:00 a.m. or 2:00 a.m. I was headed west on IL Hwy 108. I was going...

January 1989

Pendleton County West Virginia (Class A) BFRO

Recollection of a daytime road crossing near Upper Tract

It was on a clear day, sun shining, I was on my way to work, it was August 2002. I came around a turn and he/she came walking out of the woods, he walked up over the bank, took about 3 steps and walke...

August 2002

Sarasota County Florida (Class A) BFRO

Grandfather and Granddaughter See Figure in Englewood Yard

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March 2021

Duplin County North Carolina (Class A) BFRO

Deer Hunter has sighting of large creature while checking his corn pile near Rose Hill

WHILE CHECKING THE DEER BAIT PILE BEHIND MY HOME IN THE WOODS I WALKED UP ON A 7 TO 8 FOOT TALL STINKING HAIRY CREATURE EATING MY CORN.IT WAS SITTING DOWN WHEN I FIRST SAW IT WITH ITS BACK TO ME. IT H...

July 2009

Umatilla County Oregon (Class A) BFRO

Witness observed two creatures crossing the road

About 7 years ago I encounterd 2 sasquatch in the blue mountians of Walla Walla WA. I had just moved up here from Houston Tx and took my dads bug for a drive. I went up Mill Creek Rd which led up to s...

January 1992