Class B First-hand BFRO #56567

Men sees and photographs a tall dark figure watching them BBQ a hog near Ideal City

1 January 2017 around 11:30 am to 12 noon Ideal, Macon County, Georgia 2 witnesses

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.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Physical traces

Described appearance

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Height src
estimated 8 feet tall
Build src
huge
Hair colour src
dark
Posture src
standing
Other features src
hairy

Facts & provenance

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Date
1 January 2017
Stated BFRO report #56567 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day
around 11:30 am to 12 noon
Stated BFRO report #56567 · BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Place
Ideal, Macon County, Georgia
Stated BFRO report #56567 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
32.3729, -84.1890 (± 15 km)
Geocoded BFRO report #56567 · gazetteer:place · read with 50% confidence
Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Ideal city (GEOID 1340812), matched from nearest town 'Ideal'
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #56567 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
2
Derived BFRO report #56567 · BFRO report, “Observed” section · read with 85% confidence
Figures reported
1
Stated BFRO report #56567 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was
cooking a hog on a smoker
Stated BFRO report #56567 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
huge hairy creature
Stated BFRO report #56567 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class B
Stated BFRO report #56567 · BFRO classification label

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)
Photograph

Cell phone photo of the figure, presented as a screenshot.

BFRO report, “Observed” section
Tracks

Tracks found at the spot where the figure stood, not good enough to cast or photograph.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Measurement

Height estimated at 8 feet using mark on tree, branches and photo.

Measurements: 8 feet

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Follow-up

An investigator spoke with the witness by phone to document the sighting.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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