Class A First-hand BFRO #57053

Fisherman has up-close daytime encounter with a hairy hominid near Clayton

11 November 2014 12:13pm in full sun Clayton, Rabun County, Georgia 1 witness

Account

The witness hiked to a riverside fishing spot on a sunny late morning after a cold night. As he came up an embankment he saw a large hairy upright animal standing in the sun about 30-40 yards away and watched it for about 15-20 seconds before speaking to it. The animal then avoided eye contact and left quickly uphill, after which the witness heard rapid knocking sounds like a drum roll from the ridge. He camped there overnight without seeing it again.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Partial sighting

Sounds

Wood knock Footsteps

Described appearance

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Height src: 7-8ft in height
Build src: incredibly muscular, at least 4ft wide at shoulders
Hair colour src: browns, black, silver & a slight tint of red
Face src: flatter, didn't protrude out, dark grayish skin around face
Eyes src: shade of amber, squinting
Arms src: long arms hung straight down
Gait src: moved fast like a deer going up the mountain
Posture src: fully erect standing, head slightly tilted back, then head down avoiding eye contact
Apparent sex src: male
Other features src: extremely pointed head like a dunce hat, no neck, head on shoulders

Facts & provenance

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Date	11 November 2014 Stated BFRO report #57053 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day	12:13pm in full sun Stated BFRO report #57053 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place	Clayton, Rabun County, Georgia Stated BFRO report #57053 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point	34.88, -83.31 (± 7 km) Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence BFRO map layer point for report 57053 with published boundary
Account type	First-hand Stated BFRO report #57053 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses	1 Derived BFRO report #57053 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported	1 Derived BFRO report #57053 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was	fishing and camping Stated BFRO report #57053 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it	what appeared to be a fully erect gorilla Stated BFRO report #57053 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification	Class A Stated BFRO report #57053 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by: David Bakara (BFRO)

Follow-up

An investigator spoke with the witness by phone and noted the witness remained affected and seemed honest and concise.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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BFRO report #57053 Primary

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