The witness said the sightings took place the last week of July, 2008.
Witness was driving to work in very early morning hours (about
4:30am) from Ocala to Orlando as she has done for many years. She
said movement on the right side of the road caught her eye and she
slowed at first thinking it might be a deer about to dart across the
road. She said she saw something duck under a rail fence that had
the two bottom rails out of a particular section. The creature then
stood up on two legs and covered the ten or twelve feet from the
fence to the road quickly then crossed the road in front of her in
four or five strides. She estimated the distance from her to the
creature at about 125 feet.
The creature then walked into the driveway of a home and started
rumaging through the bed of a pick up truck as though it was looking
for something. It was at this time that her car approached and the
creature became aware of its presence. She said the creature stopped
moving and its head followed the vehicle as it passed by.
Witness described the creature as being at least seven feet tall,
dark fur (either brown or black), long arms, and although she could
not make out facial features, she said the coloring of the face
reminded her of that of a German Shephard. The creature had a
hunched posture and looked as though its build was quite lean.
Witness said the creature had an "ape-like" walk but she remarked on
how fluid and athletically it moved. The creature did not make any
movements or motions toward her car though she felt that they met
eyes because she felt a chill run up her spine when she realized
that the creature was looking directly at her. She sped back up and
continued on her way.
Witness then reported driving on the same road at about the same
time the next morning and, as she passed by the same residential
area, she says she saw what she believes was the same creature
walking through the neighborhood. She slowed only slightly and does
not believe the creature saw her the second time.
Physical details:
At least 7' tall
Long dark fur (3-4")
Hunched posture
Lean build
Long arms
Ape-like gate
Surprisingly agile
Witness said creature appeared to be foraging the first day and she
assumed it was doing the same the next day. She first saw the
creature clearly in her headlights as it crossed the road and there
was some ambient light in the neighborhood in question that allowed
her to see the creature as she passed by both days.
A follow-up conversation with the witness revealed that she was
quite shaken by the experience to the point where she has not
returned to the area since the confirming second day sighting. (She
wasn't quite sure if she really saw what she did the first day.) She
used the words "reality changing" about her experience.
Those of us that have had our own experiences can empathize with her
instinctual reaction but her aloof behavior when it comes to
providing location information has given, at least to me, a dubious
air to her claim. She has been very forthcoming in relating the
events but has dried up completely when it comes to allowing me even
to know where this happened. The only location information I have
gotten from her at all is that she thought the Ocala National Forest
was about ten miles away.
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