Class A First-hand BFRO #14525

Evening encounter with fisherman laying catfish lines on the Alapaha River

October 1976 around 7 pm, just about dark Alapaha, Berrien County, Georgia 1 witness

Account

The witness returned at dusk to check catfish lines on a river on a relative's land after hunting. After hearing loud breathing and smelling a strong odor, the witness saw a roughly six-foot wet fur-covered figure about ten feet away with river scum on its side, which stood still. The witness fled immediately, returned with a relative the next morning to find no tracks but estimate height from a nearby branch, and has since avoided the area.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Full-body sighting

Sounds

Unidentified sound

Other senses

Odor

Described appearance

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Height src: around 6 feet
Build src: upper body wider and broader than rest of body
Hair colour src: mousy brown
Face src: hairless forehead with prominent brow-ridge and wide nose
Eyes src: very white
Arms src: big and heavy
Posture src: stopped dead still
Other features src: body covered in fur, wet and matted with green river scum on left leg and side

Facts & provenance

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Date	October 1976 Stated BFRO report #14525 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day	around 7 pm, just about dark Stated BFRO report #14525 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place	Alapaha, Berrien County, Georgia Stated BFRO report #14525 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point	31.25, -83.14 (± 1000 m) Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence BFRO map layer point for report 14525 (5 decimals, no boundary)
Account type	First-hand Derived BFRO report #14525 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses	1 Derived BFRO report #14525 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section · read with 80% confidence
Figures reported	1 Derived BFRO report #14525 · BFRO report, “Observed” section · read with 85% confidence
Witness was	checking catfish lines after hunting Stated BFRO report #14525 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it	like a man covered in fur Stated BFRO report #14525 · BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Source classification	Class A Stated BFRO report #14525 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by: Leigh Culver (BFRO)

Measurement

height estimated using nearby tree branch as reference the next morning

Measurements: around six feet

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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BFRO report #14525 Primary

Published 2006-04-29 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 Hash 1f1b70f43817

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