Man recounts his daylight sighting at a creek outside Franklin
Account
The witness was walking alone up an old mountain logging road when he came around a sharp bend and noticed a creature crouched in a creek crossing the road. The creature rose to two feet and turned its head toward him. Frightened, the witness froze briefly and then ran back down toward the cabin blowing a whistle.
What was reported
Every kind of observation in the account. Select one to find other encounters with it.
Sightings
Described appearance
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- Height src
- around 7 foot tall
- Build src
- had shoulders
- Hair colour src
- brown matted
- Arms src
- long arms
- Posture src
- squatting then stood up on two feet
- Other features src
- no neck
Facts & provenance
Each value names where it came from.
| Date |
15 June 1985
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|---|---|
| Time of day |
Approx 2:00pm
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| Place |
Franklin, Macon County, North Carolina
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| Map point |
35.1794, -83.3807 (± 15 km)
Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Franklin town (GEOID 3724640), matched from nearest town 'Franklin'
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
1
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| Figures reported |
1
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| Witness was |
walking up an old logging road alone
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| Witness's word for it |
creature
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| Source classification |
Class A
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Evidence & investigation
What the source says was found or done. Claimed evidence is listed as claimed; the Anomadex has not examined it.
- Investigated by
- Jeff Carpenter (BFRO)
An investigator spoke with the witness by phone to document the reported sighting.
Source timeline
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BFRO report #44354 Primary