Class A First-hand BFRO #27072

Hunter has a late-afternoon encounter near the Altamaha River

23 November 2008 evening between 5 and 6 Jesup, Wayne County, Georgia 1 witness

Account

The witness went hunting in a swamp and saw a tall hair-covered being standing by a tree, making eye contact before looking away and finding it gone. He later heard splashing and then a prolonged deep growl from a nearby thicket after dark, which frightened him and caused him to leave. Squirrels nearby fled during the growl.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Full-body sighting

Sounds

Growl

Described appearance

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Height src: approximately seven feet tall
Build src: heavily built like a football player, over 300 pounds
Hair colour src: blackish
Hair length src: twelve to thirteen inches long, hair all over
Face src: dark or grayish cheek area, pointed nose
Eyes src: dark beady black eyes with wild look, darting left to right
Arms src: arms at sides
Posture src: standing beside a tree
Other features src: ears not noticed, possibly hair draped over them

Facts & provenance

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Date	23 November 2008 Stated BFRO report #27072 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day	evening between 5 and 6 Stated BFRO report #27072 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place	Jesup, Wayne County, Georgia Stated BFRO report #27072 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Nearest Road
Map point	31.47, -81.65 (± 11 km) Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence BFRO map layer point for report 27072 with published boundary
Account type	First-hand Stated BFRO report #27072 · BFRO report, “Environment” section
Witnesses	1 Derived BFRO report #27072 · BFRO report, “Environment” section
Figures reported	1 Derived BFRO report #27072 · BFRO report, “Environment” section
Witness was	hunting in swamp area Stated BFRO report #27072 · BFRO report, “Environment” section
Witness's word for it	big man in a gili suit Stated BFRO report #27072 · BFRO report, “Environment” section
Source classification	Class A Stated BFRO report #27072 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by: Ken Johnson (BFRO)

Follow-up

An investigator interviewed the witness about the sighting and the possibility of a hoax.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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BFRO report #27072 Primary

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