First-hand Related account BFRO #23978

Odor near Helen, Georgia

summer of 2006 Helen, White County, Georgia 2 witnesses
Same witness, another occasion. This event is described inside another report — Possible encounters near the Upper Chattahoochee River Recreation Area. It is catalogued separately because it is a different occasion, not a duplicate.

Account

The witness returned with a relative in summer 2006, smelled a strong centralized odor and saw a small sapling wrung and twisted at about 9-10 feet, with no sighting.

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Date
summer of 2006
Stated BFRO report #23978 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Place
Helen, White County, Georgia
Derived BFRO report #23978 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Map point
34.78, -83.78 (± 2 km)
Derived BFRO report #23978 · derived:same-place-as-main · read with 75% confidence
The report places this event at its main event's location (SOURCE_MAP_LAYER)
Witnesses
2
Stated BFRO report #23978 · BFRO report, “Observed” section

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