Class A First-hand BFRO #17089

Night sighting through thermal viewer by soldier on Fort Stewart

Fall 1998 around 2AM Ft. Stewart, Liberty County, Georgia 1 witness

Account

The witness was acting as gunner in a vehicle moving without lights during a night training exercise and watching through a thermal sight. A tall, unclothed figure emerged from dense roadside vegetation about fifty yards ahead, crossed the dirt road in three strides, and re-entered vegetation without appearing to notice the vehicle. The witness reported the figure after it disappeared, but the crew drove on without stopping to investigate.

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What was reported

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Described appearance

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Height src
approximately 7-9 feet
Gait src
normal stride
Posture src
head and torso straight
Clothing src
no clothes on
Other features src
one constant color from head to foot

Facts & provenance

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Date
Fall 1998
Stated BFRO report #17089 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Season
Time of day
around 2AM
Stated BFRO report #17089 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Ft. Stewart, Liberty County, Georgia
Stated BFRO report #17089 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
32.04, -81.44 (± 4 km)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 17089 with published boundary
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #17089 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
1
Stated BFRO report #17089 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported
1
Derived BFRO report #17089 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was
acting as gunner during night vehicle movement
Stated BFRO report #17089 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
This creature
Stated BFRO report #17089 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class A
Stated BFRO report #17089 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by
Stephen Willis (BFRO)
Follow-up

An investigator spoke to the witness by phone and recorded that the crossing lasted about four seconds.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Follow-up

The morning after the California sighting the investigator had a person walk the same path for scale, estimating the figure at at least eight feet tall.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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