Mid-America Bigfoot Research Center

556 BROWARD James McMullen James McMullen , 1983 TR71 1
SKUNK APE SEEN, CROUCHED LOW BEHIND PALM FROND [Full Report]

489 BROWARD UNK CRC MAY, 1997 TR68 0
3 FT CHUPACABRA KILLS DOGS, GREEN EYS [Full Report]

1564 CHARLOTTE SHRIMP BOAT CREW CRC , TR24 2
2 SKUNK APES SWIMMING IN GULF OFF FROM PLACIDA (265003N 0821655W ) [Full Report]

463 CITRUS 7 MEN AROUND CAMPFIRE PLACE NOV, 1975 ..“Bigfoot All Over The Country;” 1978; 2
3 BF SEEN, BOY TOSSED INTO AIR, 8-9 FT TALL [Full Report]

522 COLLIER DOW ROWLAND SCOTT McNABB , TR69 1
BF SIGHTING ON NAPLES TROLLEY TOUR [Full Report]

524 COLLIER TOURISTS Scott McNabb , 1960'S TR69 From Miami Herald 0
TOURISTS SEE BF (PROBABLE HOAX), 6 FT, SAID TO BE LOPING ALONG [Full Report]

530 COLLIER George Dalrymple SCOTT McNABB , 1960S TR69 MIAMI PAPER 0
BF HELD BY MILITARY, ESCAPES, TRACKS CASTED [Full Report]

555 COLLIER COUPLE Bob Smith AUG, 1971 TR71 0
7 FT DARK 3-400#, BF CROSSES ROAD [Full Report]

832 COLLIER HUNTERS BFRO , 1974 12 MIDNIGHT TR84 1
7-8 FT BFODOR, ORANGISH EYES, STOOD SLOWLY SWINGING ARMS, SHOTS FIRED, VOCALIZATION, BLOOD AND TRACKS [Full Report]

1333 COLLIER UNCLE LOWELL STEVE WIGGINS END AUG, 1977 TR16 2
POLICE CAR HITS BF, ODOR, HAIR AND BLOOD ON CAR [Full Report]

550 COLLIER Steve Goodbread Steve Goodbread JUL, 1997 2 PM TR71 0
7 FT BROWN SKUNK APE SEEN, ROCKING BACK AND FORTH, SHAKING BUSHES [Full Report]

551 COLLIER Dow Roland, SHEALY JUL, 1997 TR71 0
7 FT BROWN SKUNK APE [Full Report]

552 COLLIER Jan Brock, Jan Brock, JUL, 1997 7:45 AM TR71 2
7 FT BROWN SKUNK APE CROSSES ROAD [Full Report]

553 COLLIER Vince Doerr PETER BYRNE JUL, 1997 TR71 2
7 FT REDDISH DARK BROWN SKUNK APE CROSS ROAD, PHOTO TKEN [Full Report]

554 COLLIER Vince Doerr Shealy JUL, 1997 TR71 0
BROWN HAIR ON BUSH, 13.5 IN TRACKS [Full Report]

868 COLLIER Jim McMullen Jim McMullen AUG, 1997 TR85 2
7 FT 500# BF SEEN [Full Report]

879 COLLIER TOM Chris Kraska NOV, 1998 2:25 AM TR85 1
Bigfoot kills pig, HEAD TWISTED OFF, 14 IN TRACK [Full Report]

1147 COLLIER MAN AND BROTHER CRC OCT, 1998 TR96 1
14 IN TRACKS SEEN, COCALIZATION, POSSIBLE 2 BF [Full Report]

887 COLLIER Janet S. George Cybersquatch APR, 1999 TR86 3
7+ FT BROWN BF CROSSES ROAD, MOVING AWAY FROM FIRE SMOKE , ODOR [Full Report]

697 COLLIER UNK UNK , MISG TR77 1
BF SIGHTING [Full Report]

733 DIXIE BFRO FEB, 1998 5AM TR80 2
SMALL REDDISH 5' 6 IN ANIMAL PICKS UP ROAD KILL [Full Report]

462 FLAGLER H V OSBON PLACE , 1971 “Bigfoot All Over The Country;” 1978; Marian T. Place 2
7ft 700#, VOCALIZATION, Ape like creature;horrible smell; stubbed whiskers; tracks 17 1/2 and 18in;7ft, CRUDE SHELTER [Full Report]

1146 HENDRY JAMES MCMULLEN RICHARD RITCHEY FEB, 1997 TR96 2
DARK BROWN,7 FT, 350# [Full Report]

1182 HENDRY JAMES MCMULLEN RICHARD RICHIE AUG, 1997 TR96 2
BF UNDER SABLE PALM FROND, DARK CHOCOLATE, 6 FT 8 IN [Full Report]

933 HERNANDO WITNESS WITNESS , 1969-1980 2 AM TR88 1
SILVER COLORED BF SITTING ON WOOD PILE, TRACKS, FENCES PUSHED DOWN, BF REPORTE PLAYING ON CHILDS SWING [Full Report]

138 MARION , 1990
[Full Report]

464 MONROE Charles Stoeckman, SON PLACE JULY, 1977 “Bigfoot All Over The Country;” 1978; 2
Dark hairy patch; odor,vocaliations;bright colorless eyes reflecting;sable color [Full Report]

800 OSCEOLA Steven R. J Steven R. J NOV, 1998 TR83 2
2 BF SEEN, 6' 5 [Full Report]

1093 OSCEOLA R.F. BFRO JAN, 1999 TR94 3
8-9 FT BF SEEN, CONE HEAD, 4-600#, ODOR, TRACKS SEEN [Full Report]

870 PASCO WITNESS WITNESS JUN, 1984 TR85 1
8 FT BF SEEN, VOCALIZATION, SHREADDED BARK OF TREE [Full Report]

1644 PINELLAS JACKSON MOORE JACKSON MOORE M, 1979 M TR25 1
POSSIBLE BF BONES FOUND (DEER) [Full Report]

1576 POLK FAMILY JACKSON MOORE , 1972 TR25 280221N 0815700W 1
BF LOOKS IN 15 FT WINDOW, TRACKS 18.5 IN [Full Report]

1645 POLK FAMILY JACKSON MOORE , 1972 TR25 2
BF LOOKS IN 15 FT WINDOW, 18.5 IN TRACKS [Full Report]

1041 SAINT JOHNS DAVE S. David Sidoti OCT OR NOV, 1984-85 TR92 2
6.5 FEET, 250#, REDDISH BROWN BF ON RAILROAD TRACKS, ODOR, HORSES ACT UP [Full Report]

1243 WAKULLA JASON VALENTI AND DENNIS JASON VALENTI MAR, 1996 0415 TR100 4
FEMALE BF WITH BREASTS SQUATTING IN MIDDLE OF ROAD AT DOWNED TREE, EATING FROM NEST, WIDE HIPS HOUR GLASS FIGURE, LEPT 30 FEET INTO FOREST, EYES RED, BLONDE COLOR, KNOCK KNEED [Full Report]

510 WALTON Brian Blair Matt Moneymaker JUL, 1997 TR69 2
BF KNEELING AND DRINKING [Full Report]

IBS Report #: 556

Location: BROWARD county, FL. UNITED STATES

Sighting Type: 1

Latitude: +026˚ 05' N
Longitude: 080˚ 46' W
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Year: 1983
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Data Source: TR71
Credibility: 1
Locality: EVERGLADES SWAMP
Researcher: James McMullen
Witness: James McMullen

Sighting Type: 1
Summary: SKUNK APE SEEN, CROUCHED LOW BEHIND PALM FROND

Sighting Text:
FL COLLIER 1983 TR#71 James McMullen, has been tracking and recording the activities of Florida Panthers in these swamps for 21 years. At one point, 14 years ago, Mr. McMullen saw, not what he calls a Skunk Ape, but something that he couldn’t explain. He was following a trail in the swamp, and felt he was being watched. Thinking he was being watched by a panther from behind him on the trail, he turned so that he could see it. Upon turning, he saw, from a distance of about 100 yards, a large dark shape, crouched low to the ground behind a palm frond, that it appeared to be crouching down to conceal its presence. Mr. McMullen, thought at this point that it was a bear, and he started down the trail to try to flush the bear out from hiding, when he began approaching the shape, it jumped, from a crouched position across the ten foot wide trail and was gone. James stated that the only known animal he could associate it with was a Gorilla. The recent spate of Sightings caught James interest, and he has since began looking into the mystery of the Skunk Ape. He examined the casts made by David Shealy, and discovered what he thinks to be the outline of a fifth toe, as well as what seems to be a wart or protrusion between two of the toes, James now says that when he’s out in the swamp looking for traces of panthers, he’ll keep his eye out for Skunk Apes as well, you never know what you’ll find.
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IBS Report #: 489

Location: BROWARD county, FL. UNITED STATES

Sighting Type: 3

Latitude: +025˚ 52' N
Longitude: 081˚ 13' W
Day: 14-15
Month: MAY
Year: 1997
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Data Source: TR68
Credibility: 0
Locality: EVERGLADES
Researcher: CRC
Witness: UNK

Sighting Type: 3
Summary: 3 FT CHUPACABRA KILLS DOGS, GREEN EYS

Sighting Text:
Chupacabra kills dog,3ft tall,eyes glowed green in light, spines on back, sucking dogs blood, May 14 or 15th, the witness was in his RV camping in the Everglades, Florida. The dog, a German shepherd, wanted out that night, and shortly later he heard a single “yelp” from the dog. He took his light, one of those million candlepower jobs, and went out, flooding the area with light. He saw a strange creature, with eyes that glowed green in and out of the light. It was almost yellow, three feet tall, about 100 pounds, bipedal, five 2 1/2 foot spines on its back, and it was...sucking blood out of the dog. It looked at him, then let out a screech, and ran off when the witness yelled at it, concerned about his pet. The dog’s neck was broken, twisted to the back, and had two fang marks, and appeared to be drained of blood. He heard another scream from the distance, and hurriedly put the dogs body in his small RV bathtub, and put ice on it, and got out of there, heading to a nearby vet. The vet said he knew of no animal that would do that, confirming that the shepherd had been drained of blood, but admitted he had heard of other cases that were similar.
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Precip: TAMIAMI TRAIL 1.6 1.6 1 8 2.6 5.8 9.1 8.1 7.4 8.6 5.2 2.0 1.4 55.2
Temp: Tamiami trail 65.7 66.2 69.6 72.9 77.0 80.6 82.2 82.9 82.2 78.3 72.5 67.5 74.8
Sun: Begin civil twilight 6:11 a.m. Sunrise 6:36 a.m. Sun transit 1:17 p.m. Sunset 7:59 p.m. End civil twilight 8:24 p.m. Moonrise 12:34 p.m. on preceding day Moonset 1:45 a.m. Moonrise 1:24 p.m. Moon transit 7:55 p.m. Moonset 2:22 a.m. on following day First quarter Moon on 14 May 1997 at 6:55 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time.,
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Ecology: Missing

IBS Report #: 1564

Location: CHARLOTTE county, FL. United States

Sighting Type: 1

Latitude: +026˚ 50' N
Longitude: 082˚ 30' W
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Elevation: 0

Data Source: TR24
Credibility: 2
Locality: GULF OF MEXICO 20 MI OFF PLACIDA
Researcher: CRC
Witness: SHRIMP BOAT CREW

Sighting Type: 1
Summary: 2 SKUNK APES SWIMMING IN GULF OFF FROM PLACIDA (265003N 0821655W )

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FL TR24 A pair of Skunk Apes was even cited as being seen swimming in the Gulf of Mexico, 20 miles offshore from Placida (NW of Ft. Myers, FL ), by a shrimp boat crew.
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Precip: FORT MEYERS 2.0 2.1 2.9 1.7 3.7 9.2 8.9 8.5 8.4 3.7 1.5 1.6 54.2
Temp: FORT MEYERS 63.7 64.8 69.1 73.0 78.3 81.7 82.8 82.9 81.9 77.2 70.7 65.5 74.3
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Ecology: Missing

IBS Report #: 463

Location: CITRUS county, FL. UNITED STATES

Sighting Type: 1

Latitude: +028˚ 54' N
Longitude: 082˚ 35' W
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Month: NOV
Year: 1975
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Elevation: 4

Data Source: ..“Bigfoot All Over The Country;” 1978;
Credibility: 2
Locality: PLOT AT CRYSTAL RIVER
Researcher: PLACE
Witness: 7 MEN AROUND CAMPFIRE

Sighting Type: 1
Summary: 3 BF SEEN, BOY TOSSED INTO AIR, 8-9 FT TALL

Sighting Text:
FL,Citrus,28,54,82,35,d,Nov,1975,t,4,Place78,4, Sighting,Citrus County (plot at Crystal River), Three BF seen; boy tossed into air; 8-9 ft tall, Nov 1975; Citrus Co; Fl; 7 men around campfire saw 3 BF; 8-9ft; shorter female and 3rd juvenile. John Sohl; 18; got flashlights and searched; took flash photo. Boy was tosseed 15 feet into air. Photo fuzzy
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Precip: INVERNESS 2.8 3.0 4.12.63.87.48.78.76.32.91.92.554.8
Temp: INVERNESS 56.5 58.1 64.069.675.680.281.581.579.772.764.958.670.2,
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Ecology: Missing

IBS Report #: 522

Location: COLLIER county, FL. UNITED STATES

Sighting Type: 1

Latitude: +025˚ 56' N
Longitude: 081˚ 43' W
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Elevation: 6

Data Source: TR69
Credibility: 1
Locality: MARCO ISLAND
Researcher: SCOTT McNABB
Witness: DOW ROWLAND

Sighting Type: 1
Summary: BF SIGHTING ON NAPLES TROLLEY TOUR

Sighting Text:
FL 1997 TR#69 * Scott McNabb Internet report. From Miami Herald, FL, 7/28. Last week in swamp near old gravel Turner Road in cypress stands 40 miles west of Miami, a group of British tourists and tour guide saw hulking ape-like creature in afternoon. Dow Rowland, 54, guide for Everglades Day Safari, said he had the six British tourists when they spotted the creature just loping along. This is about two miles north of the Tamiami Trail. It was about 6 feet tall, long brown fur, and loped along like a big monkey or a gorilla before it went into the woods. *** Rowland also said that there was a sighting from the Naples Trolley Tour out of Marco Island.
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IBS Report #: 524

Location: COLLIER county, FL. UNITED STATES

Sighting Type: 1

Latitude: +025˚ 52' N
Longitude: 081˚ 13' W
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Year: 1960'S
Time: AFTERNOON
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Data Source: TR69 From Miami Herald
Credibility: 0
Locality: 40 W MIAMI, TURNER ROAD, 2 N TAMIAMI TRAIL
Researcher: Scott McNabb
Witness: TOURISTS

Sighting Type: 1
Summary: TOURISTS SEE BF (PROBABLE HOAX), 6 FT, SAID TO BE LOPING ALONG

Sighting Text:
FL 1960’S TR#69 * Scott McNabb Internet report. From Miami Herald, FL, 7/28. Last week in swamp near old gravel Turner Road in cypress stands 40 miles west of Miami, a group of British tourists and tour guide saw hulking ape-like creature in afternoon. Dow Rowland, 54, guide for Everglades Day Safari, said he had the six British tourists when they spotted the creature just loping along. This is about two miles north of the Tamiami Trail. It was about 6 feet tall, long brown fur, and loped along like a big monkey or a gorilla before it went into the woods. Rowland also said that there was a sighting from the Naples Trolley Tour out of Marco Island. Also, Vince Doerr, chief of Ochopee Fire Control District, saw creature cross Burns Road near his home July 21st in the morning. As he was riding along, 800 feet in front of him, a brown looking creature ran across the road, “it wasn’t a bear,” he said. The creature was to far away, but he grabbed his camera and shot anyway. *** The paper went on to comment on a 1960’s Bigfoot held by the armed services at Everglades National Park. Wildlife biologist George Dalrymple said the ape escaped by ramming itself through a concrete block wall. Investigators made casts of its prints, but those casts are top secret...probably locked away in federal vaults, Dalrymple said
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Ecology: CYPRESS

IBS Report #: 530

Location: COLLIER county, FL. UNITED STATES

Sighting Type: 1

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Year: 1960S
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Data Source: TR69 MIAMI PAPER
Credibility: 0
Locality: Everglades National Park.
Researcher: SCOTT McNABB
Witness: George Dalrymple

Sighting Type: 1
Summary: BF HELD BY MILITARY, ESCAPES, TRACKS CASTED

Sighting Text:
*** The paper went on to comment on a 1960’s Bigfoot held by the armed services at Everglades National Park. Wildlife biologist George Dalrymple said the ape escaped by ramming itself through a concrete block wall. Investigators made casts of its prints, but those casts are top secret...probably locked away in federal vaults, Dalrymple said
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IBS Report #: 555

Location: COLLIER county, FL. UNITED STATES

Sighting Type: 1

Latitude: +025˚ 49' N
Longitude: 081˚ 20' W
Day: 17
Month: AUG
Year: 1971
Time: DUSK
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Data Source: TR71
Credibility: 0
Locality: TURNER ROAD, NEAR OCHOPEE
Researcher: Bob Smith
Witness: COUPLE

Sighting Type: 1
Summary: 7 FT DARK 3-400#, BF CROSSES ROAD

Sighting Text:
FL COLLIER 1971 TR#71 And the final sighting I attribute to this flap occurred on August 17th. This report was forwarded to Bigfoot researcher, Bob Smith, by a local tracker, whom the witnesses contacted. The couple wanted their names to remain confidential. They were out watching birds and wildlife when it began to get dark. The couple prepared to leave the area and turned on their headlights. They were traveling north on Turner road when they observed a creature cross the road approximately 100 to 200 yards in front of them. They drove to the area of the crossing and turned their vehicle towards the west side of the road, in the direction that the creature had traveled. As they turned their car, the headlights caught an object about 30 yards from the west side of Turner road. As the couple looked closer, they realized that it was a very dark complexioned man-like creature that they described as being well over 7' tall, 300 to 400 pounds and looking like a linebacker for a football team. The creature constantly kept it's back to the vehicle and moved out of the headlights. As the couple moved the car, to place the creature back in the headlights, it again moved out of the light. The couple became concerned and left the area. When the couple were asked about further details, of the creature, they advised that they never saw the face and were unable to advise as to body hair.
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IBS Report #: 832 is missing