Class A First-hand BFRO #21402

Daylight sighting by artifact hunter northwest of Cleveland

1979–1980 after noon Cleveland, White County, Georgia 1 witness

Account

While driving out of a clear-cut on a forestry road after searching for artifacts, the witness spotted a large dark animal about 200 yards away moving downhill toward a creek. He stopped to watch it walk upright with a stooped posture for about 75 yards, swinging its arms, until it entered the treeline along the creek. He drove across the creek to look for it on the other side, but it never emerged, and he did not leave his vehicle to search.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Full-body sighting

Described appearance

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Height src: well over six feet tall
Build src: large
Hair colour src: darkly colored, almost black
Arms src: swung considerably while moving
Gait src: walked upright and moved very quickly
Posture src: slight stoop, torso bent forward

Facts & provenance

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Date	1979–1980 Stated BFRO report #21402 · BFRO report, labelled field: Year
Time of day	after noon Stated BFRO report #21402 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place	Cleveland, White County, Georgia Stated BFRO report #21402 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point	34.64, -83.80 (± 1000 m) Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence BFRO map layer point for report 21402 (5 decimals, no boundary)
Account type	First-hand Stated BFRO report #21402 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses	1 Derived BFRO report #21402 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported	1 Derived BFRO report #21402 · BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Witness was	driving home after searching for artifacts Stated BFRO report #21402 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it	what at first I thought that was a Bear Stated BFRO report #21402 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification	Class A Stated BFRO report #21402 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by: Matt Pruitt (BFRO)

Follow-up

An investigator interviewed the witness twice after a relative submitted the initial report.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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BFRO report #21402 Primary

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