Geographical Index > United States > Florida > Brevard County > Report # 82714
(Class A)
Submitted by witness Gail Kent on Monday, October 19, 2026.
Daylight sighting by motorist 8 miles north of Kennedy Space Center
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YEAR: 2023
SEASON: Summer DATE: Weekday STATE: Florida COUNTY: Brevard County LOCATION DETAILS: The location is north of Cape Canaveral. It occurred near the intersection of Blackpoint Wildlife Drive (the straight segment) and Max Brewer Parkway (aka Titusville Road). See attached maps. NEAREST TOWN: Titusville NEAREST ROAD: Titusville Road OBSERVED: I saw a bigfoot in an open field of grass with tall trees toward our right..This was to the south of us. We had stopped at a stop sign. I saw it as my husband was making a left turn. It looked slimmer than I would have expected a Bigfoot to be. It was slight, hairy and black. It walked on two feet. It traveled from left to right and disappeared within the trees. OTHER WITNESSES: None. My husband did not see it. Hewas negotiating a left turn onto the road in front of a grassy field. TIME AND CONDITIONS: Clear, dry weather.. mid-day..
Follow-up investigation report by BFRO Investigator Matthew Moneymaker:
I spoke with witnesses Gail and Bob Kent by phone. They live in Cocoa FL but are originally from Ohio. They are both 77 years old and very credible.
Gail and Bob are retired. They were taking a leisurely drive through Merrit Island National Wildlifre Refuge, and specifically Black Point Wildlfire area some time in the Summer of 2023 (they are not sure of the exact date). Their vehicle was making a left turn from Blackpoint Wildlife Drive (the straight portion) onto Max Brewer Parkway (Titusville Road) when Gail spotted the upright black furred creature with long swinging arms walking through the grasses toward a clump of trees. It was less than 100 yards away walking through waist high grass. She turned her head to observe it as the car made the turn onto the parkway. After Bob made the turn Gail began to yell "Stop! Stop! That's a bigfoot! Turn around!"
Bob turned the car around but by the time they were facing the area where the creature was last seen it has already walked into the trees and out of view.
As with most sightings from vehicles, the observation was too brief for the witness to even consider trying to photograph the creature before it was out of view. The observation last about 10-15 seconds.
There are many white tailed deer and wild boar on the Merritt Island Refuge (140,000 acres). Black bears are officially listed as inhabiting the refuge also but sightings of them are exceedingly rare. Gail is adamant that what she saw was not a bear.
Some people will point out that bears can stand up on two legs. True, but bears cannot walk quickly on two legs and do not have long swinging arms like a primate. Bigfoots look very different from bears, just as gorillas and humans look and walk very different from bears.
Gail said this bigfoot was slim and not particularly tall. It was covered in fur and slightly hunched forward as it walked quickly toward the trees.
Interesting to note in this case: Any bigfoots living in this part of the Merritt Island Refuge would have surely seen and heard rocket launches from the NASA facilities and SpaceX facilities many times.
Even more remarkable: One of the best reports the BFRO has ever received occurred in 2011 in the same wildlife refuge 20 miles to the north of this 2023 location. That incident involved a relatively close range daylight encounter with three credible witnesses -- a fishing guide and two clients -- around sunrise in the vast mangrove area in the north end of Mosquito Lagoon. For that full report see Report 29529. The last image below shows the locations of the two different reports in this large refuge (140,000 acres).
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About BFRO Investigator Matthew Moneymaker:
Matthew Moneymaker is originally from the Los Feliz District of Los Angeles, California.
- Bachelor of Arts in English Literature from the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA).
- Juris Doctorate (Law degree) from University of Akron School of Law
- Founder of the Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization,1995.
- Writer and co-producer of the Discovery Channel documentary "Sasquatch: Legend Meets Science", 2001.
- Co-producer of the TV Series "Mysterious Encounters" for the Outdoor Life Network (OLN Channel), 2002.
- Producer of the "2003 International Bigfoot Symposium" (Willow Creek Symposium) DVD set, 2004.
- Co-host of "Finding Bigfoot" on Animal Planet Channel, 2010 - 2017.
- Current Director of the BFRO
- Available for private bigfoot expeditions and conferences. To inquire please email ContactUS@BFRO.net
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