Men sees and photographs a tall dark figure watching them BBQ a hog near Ideal City
Account
The witness was cooking outdoors midday with a relative and the property owner when a large hairy figure was seen standing by a tree in a field 300 to 400 yards away watching them. The witness took a cell phone photo, and about 40 seconds later the figure was gone without being seen leaving. The witness and the relative then walked to the spot, found tracks, and estimated the figure's height at 8 feet from tree marks and the photo.
What was reported
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Sightings
Physical traces
Described appearance
In the source's own words, field by field. Hover a field's marker to see where it was read.
- Height src
- estimated 8 feet tall
- Build src
- huge
- Hair colour src
- dark
- Posture src
- standing
- Other features src
- hairy
Facts & provenance
Each value names where it came from.
| Date |
1 January 2017
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|---|---|
| Time of day |
around 11:30 am to 12 noon
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| Place |
Ideal, Macon County, Georgia
Stated
BFRO report #56567
· BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
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| Map point |
32.3729, -84.1890 (± 15 km)
Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Ideal city (GEOID 1340812), matched from nearest town 'Ideal'
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
2
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| Figures reported |
1
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| Witness was |
cooking a hog on a smoker
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| Witness's word for it |
huge hairy creature
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| Source classification |
Class B
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Evidence & investigation
What the source says was found or done. Claimed evidence is listed as claimed; the Anomadex has not examined it.
- Investigated by
- David Bakara (BFRO)
Cell phone photo of the figure, presented as a screenshot.
Tracks found at the spot where the figure stood, not good enough to cast or photograph.
Height estimated at 8 feet using mark on tree, branches and photo.
Measurements: 8 feet
An investigator spoke with the witness by phone to document the sighting.
Source timeline
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BFRO report #56567 Primary