SIGHTING1985
BAY COUNTY-Mexico Beach Florida-1985-HWy 98./ Witness lives in Georgia said she and her family have always
known about the creatures./ Have heard them in the woods where she grew up near the Flint River area. She said that
about 1 or 2 Am in the morning traveling down Hwy 98 about a block from intersection of County Road 386,heading for
Mexico Beach witness saw an animal on the side of the road that jumped straight up and ran across the road right in
front of the car. It disapeared in the woods. The creature was about 5 to 6 feet tall,running on two legs./ It had stringy
long dark hair with what seemed like red highlights. The length was 6 to 8 inches long and very uniform./ She doesn't
recall animals face. She said she would have hit it if she'd been traveling any faster.
1985-ALACHUA COUNTY-Alachua ,Fl.- Lived in country with thousands of wild acres around witnesses five acres. Saw a
creature one morning as witness was walking on road in front of home. Saw a creature cross the road about 250 yards
ahead. Witness said that that as a psychologist with a specialty in ready body language would know human movement.
Thought it moved more ape like and stood at least 6 foot tall covered in green Vegetation. It was a clear morning.
FREE LANCE WRITER Mr. P. Heideberg,breaths new life into the Skunk Ape"Myth"with his Sunshine Magazine article
incorrectly head lined "Return of the Skunk Ape".
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY-Miami./ Two policemen looking for a prowler saw a Skunk Ape with glowing eyes that stood 7 feet
tall./ They mentioned that they didn't smell anything.
BROWARD COUNTY-Coral Springs/Year1985/ Near Wiles Road./ This happened before the Saw grass Expressway was
built./ The witness said that there was bad fires at this time that was set by a fire bug. /The Everglades burned for
weeks./ Wild animals were moving closer to their neighbor hood./ The witness and his two friends would use their
skateboards checking out the fires and rode around cutting through yards and between houses on their way home. The
Police were out this evening because of a prowler being reported and the Police stopped and checked them out./ They
were let go and they went to their tent, the three of them being kids weren't ready to sleep but were horsing around
when they noticed sounds coming from across the canal abt.100 yards away./ Something was slamming the dumpster
lid making low grunts./ They got real quiet trying to figure out who could be messing with the tall dumpster.Thought
maybe a cow got loose and was bumping it./ One of the friends turned on his flashlight and started making shadow
puppets with his ET stuffed animal./The thing took notice to the kids then and they got real quiet thinking maybe this was
who the law was looking for./The steps moved closer, then they heard a splash./ what ever it was headed straight for
them./ Running into the house the father of friend got his shot gun and turned on his flood lights./ The tent they were in
had been demolished and covered in water./ Witness said he felt like he was being watched from the darkness./ The
next day they found that the tent had been moved from its former position./ The witness said he felt if they had stayed in
the tent that the story would be much different. He said he is 35 years old now and hasn't ever forgotten that night.
LAKE COUNTY-Between Lake Travers and Lake Jem./ after working night shift witness on way home saw a huge black
creature run across the road. Mentioning it to her husband he just blew it off./ After moving to another area and talking
to a friend they said that it was probably a Skunk Ape..