Class A First-hand BFRO #36006

Man recalls multiple experiences (including a daylight sighting) as a youth near Gainesville

BFRO YEAR: 1975-76 sunny afternoon around 1:30pm Gainesville, Hall County, Georgia 2 witnesses

Account

The witness and a companion were leaving a lake after fishing when they heard dogs barking and deep grunting near a swampy area. A very tall hairy biped emerged from reeds and ran upright across an open field while dogs chased it. After getting tangled and shouting, the witness saw the animal look toward them while running to the tree line, then both youths left for home.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Full-body sighting

Sounds

Growl

Described appearance

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Height src: good 9 feet tall
Build src: massive
Arms src: huge and long, massive
Hands src: massive hands
Gait src: ran upright just like a man swinging massive arms
Posture src: standing upright like a man
Other features src: hairy from head to toe, hair matted to body

Facts & provenance

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Time of day	sunny afternoon around 1:30pm Stated BFRO report #36006 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section · read with 85% confidence
Place	Gainesville, Hall County, Georgia Stated BFRO report #36006 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point	34.36, -83.87 (± 1155 m) Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence BFRO map layer point for report 36006 with published boundary
Account type	First-hand Stated BFRO report #36006 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses	2 Stated BFRO report #36006 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported	1 Derived BFRO report #36006 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was	fishing and riding bicycles home on trail Stated BFRO report #36006 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it	massive, hairy from head to toe standing upright like a man, but not a man Stated BFRO report #36006 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification	Class A Stated BFRO report #36006 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by: Matt Pruitt (BFRO)

Follow-up

An investigator interviewed the witness at length and found the retelling consistent.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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BFRO report #36006 Primary

Published 2012-07-13 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 Hash 51c8ee559ca0

BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization
BFRO map layer Reference

Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash cfb8a3d423b7

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The report refers to

“reports (mostly unpublished) from that portion of Hall County throughout the mid to late 1970s”
Not in the Anomadex yet