“... 6:30PM, big difference.
...
Again, the encounter lasted about 7 minutes, and ended when sun was still up.”
Actually sunset in Sanford on the 26th was 6:22 pm:
http://www.sunrisesunset.com/calendar.asp
Also police responding were using flashlights as evidenced in at least one 911 call.
And i can’t vouch for this, but its been said here on fr, that it was at least somewhat rainy, so possibly some cloud cover making it darker.