Class B First-hand BFRO #23978

Possible encounters near the Upper Chattahoochee River Recreation Area

1990–2006 around midnight Helen, White County, Georgia 6 witnesses

Account

Late at night in 1990, the witness and five companions were walking to their camp in the mountains when they saw a distant moonlit silhouette on a nearby ridge. The figure stood, jumped a great distance, then strode over the far side of the ridge without audible sound, frightening the group. The witness later estimated from memory that the animal was at least eight feet tall.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Silhouette

Described appearance

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Height src: at least 8 feet tall
Build src: wider and thicker muscled than a man but not as stocky as the Patterson footage; weighing easily 550 pounds
Gait src: striding
Posture src: stood up

Facts & provenance

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Date	1990–2006 Stated BFRO report #23978 · BFRO report, labelled field: Year
Time of day	around midnight Stated BFRO report #23978 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place	Helen, White County, Georgia Stated BFRO report #23978 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point	34.78, -83.78 (± 2 km) Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence BFRO map layer point for report 23978 with published boundary
Account type	First-hand Stated BFRO report #23978 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses	6 Stated BFRO report #23978 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported	1 Derived BFRO report #23978 · BFRO report, “Observed” section · read with 80% confidence
Witness was	walking to camp late at night Stated BFRO report #23978 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Witness's word for it	something Stated BFRO report #23978 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification	Class B Stated BFRO report #23978 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by: Matt Pruitt (BFRO)

Follow-up

An investigator spoke with the witness by telephone to discuss the experiences.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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BFRO report #23978 Primary

Published 2008-06-10 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 Hash 3c2cc2daf295

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

“Several sightings in the are on this site.”
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“multiple sightings, auditory observations and track finds”
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