Class A First-hand BFRO #38873

Dusk sighting in the middle of the road by a husband and wife while driving outside Cedartown

July 2012 about 7:00-7:30 in the evening, sunset Cedartown / Rockmart / Rome, Polk County, Georgia 2 witnesses

Account

The witness and his wife were driving home at sunset when a large dark figure crouched in their lane. They braked as headlights lit it, and it stood to about eight feet, covered its face, then stepped over a fence post and ran toward the woods. Both occupants smelled a strong foul odor like garbage or a dead animal.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Full-body sighting Road crossing

Other senses

Odor

Described appearance

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Height src: about 8ft tall
Build src: massive, way bigger than a cow
Hair colour src: all black, face and hands dark grey
Hair length src: long and matted, 6-7 inches long
Face src: looked human but wasn't, large wide pushed-in nose, prominent forehead ridge
Eyes src: dark eyes
Arms src: very strong massive arms, bicep large enough to cover face
Hands src: left hand on fence post, hands dark grey
Legs src: very strong massive legs
Gait src: on two feet walking, took 2 steps then ran toward woods
Posture src: stood up from crouched position to standing on two feet
Other features src: head sloped back to a point, shaggy hair covering head except eyes and nose, hair coarse like horse tail, matted under arms buttocks legs, no ears visible

Facts & provenance

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Date	July 2012 Stated BFRO report #38873 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day	about 7:00-7:30 in the evening, sunset Stated BFRO report #38873 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Place	Cedartown / Rockmart / Rome, Polk County, Georgia Stated BFRO report #38873 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point	34.05, -85.16 (± 1000 m) Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence BFRO map layer point for report 38873 (5 decimals, no boundary)
Account type	First-hand Stated BFRO report #38873 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses	2 Derived BFRO report #38873 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Figures reported	1 Derived BFRO report #38873 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was	driving home from work Stated BFRO report #38873 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it	figure (BIGFOOT) Stated BFRO report #38873 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification	Class A Stated BFRO report #38873 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by: Morris Collins (BFRO)

Photograph

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BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Photograph

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BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Follow-up

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BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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BFRO report #38873 Primary

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