Class A First-hand BFRO #28637

Two fisherman recall a daylight encounter north of Helen

May 1993 Mid day Helen, White County, Georgia 2 witnesses

Account

Two companions trout fishing walked up an old roadbed paralleling the river and stopped where a gully crossed the road. They heard a loud thud and found a large log across the path behind them, then heard leaves shuffling upslope and saw a very large hair-covered figure standing close by. They fled back to their other companions, then the witness returned with two companions, found a large barefoot-like footprint in mud, but saw nothing else.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Full-body sighting

Sounds

Unidentified sound

Physical traces

Tracks

Other senses

Movement only

Described appearance

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Height src: at least 9 feet tall
Build src: about 4 feet across at the shoulders; around 800 lbs.; having massive shoulders and a narrow waist; dwarfed witness
Hair colour src: black
Hair length src: long shaggy, matted
Eyes src: reddish brown eyes
Posture src: standing
Other features src: looked like a big human covered in hair; breathing heavily

Facts & provenance

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Date	May 1993 Stated BFRO report #28637 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day	Mid day Stated BFRO report #28637 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place	Helen, White County, Georgia Stated BFRO report #28637 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point	34.77, -83.78 (± 6 km) Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence BFRO map layer point for report 28637 with published boundary
Account type	First-hand Stated BFRO report #28637 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses	2 Derived BFRO report #28637 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Figures reported	1 Stated BFRO report #28637 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was	trout fishing and scouting upriver for new spots Stated BFRO report #28637 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it	a Bigfoot Stated BFRO report #28637 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification	Class A Stated BFRO report #28637 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by: Matt Pruitt (BFRO)

Tracks

barefoot-like footprint in mud found on return trip same day

Measurements: appro. 18 inches long

BFRO report, “Observed” section

Follow-up

An investigator contacted and repeatedly discussed the encounter with the two witnesses and conducted a thorough study and multi-year exploration of the area.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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BFRO report #28637 Primary

Published 2010-12-20 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 Hash 0c32fa2be6b2

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BFRO map layer Reference

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The report refers to

“The witness notes having heard a few other stories.”
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