Man recalls close encounter at dusk as a youth near Macon
Account
The witness and a companion were walking home from a creek at dusk when they heard loud approaching footsteps and movement through pines. A large hairy bipedal creature emerged on their side of a gully and jogged toward them on the path. After watching for a few seconds, the two fled to the nearby house.
What was reported
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Sightings
Sounds
Described appearance
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- Height src
- close to six/seven feet tall
- Build src
- massive
- Hair length src
- long
- Gait src
- jogging
- Posture src
- upright on two legs
- Other features src
- ape/man like, hairy
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
1956–1957
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|---|---|
| Time of day |
dusk, almost dark
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| Place |
Macon, Bibb County, Georgia
Stated
BFRO report #27888
· BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
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| Map point |
32.86, -83.56 (± 1066 m)
BFRO map layer point for report 27888 with published boundary
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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 |
walking home from the creek
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| Witness's word for it |
large ape/man like hairy creature
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| Source classification |
Class A
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Evidence & investigation
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- Investigated by
- Matt Pruitt (BFRO)
An investigator spoke with the witness at length about the observation.
Source timeline
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BFRO report #27888 Primary
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BFRO map layer Reference
The report refers to
- “multiple bigfoot reports”Not in the Anomadex yet