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

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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

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May 1996

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Sighting in the Audubon wildlife preserve, outside Aurora

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January 1962

Rutherford County Tennessee (Class A) BFRO

Sighting by friends walking in woods near Percy Priest Lake

Two witnesses were walking through the woods when they came upon a clearing. When they saw, walking across the other side of the clearing, a sasquatch between 6 1/2 to 7 1/2 feet Tall, it never turned...

January 1987

Pecos County Texas (Class A) BFRO

Two rabbit hunters witness large, upright, hairy creature near the Pecos River late at night

A large hairy creature unlike any thing I have ever seen before, stood up right like a person, but was NOT a person. Found footprints next day, but did not have a camera to take photos.Guessing that i...

February 2000

Harrison County Texas (Class A) BFRO

Deer hunter has encounter with bigfoot carrying deer hind quarter

A 7-foot upright stooped ape like figure, dark brown in color. It had a deer hindquarter in its left hand....

December 2001

Randolph County West Virginia (Class A) BFRO

Dolly Sods; Tracks seen, loud screams and strange odor detected.

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September 1997

Riley County Kansas (Class A) BFRO

Couple reported being stalked while walking along a dark country road.

A women and her boy friend were on a walk on the Junction City side of Fort Riley. They were in a rural area about 10:00 p.m. on a brightly moonlit night. She describes how something followed them for...

January 1978

Union Parish Louisiana (Class A) BFRO

Two witnesses see a large, black creature while loading firewood on a truck

Upon loading firewood into the truck, my grandfather and I saw a large, black, hairy creature about 50-60 yards from our truck. It appeared out of the woods and just seemed to observe us for about 30 ...

November 1977