Morning sighting by fisherman near Rising Fawn
Account
The witness went fishing with a companion and moved alone to the side of a pond to bass fish. After about ten minutes he felt watched, turned, and saw a tall reddish-brown hairy figure standing on the bank about twelve feet away. The figure turned and walked away silently without showing its face, leaving the witness frozen, after which he ran back to the companion and they searched without finding sign.
What was reported
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Sightings
Described appearance
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- Height src
- between 9 to 10 feet tall
- Build src
- biggest thing i ever saw
- Hair colour src
- reddish brown
- Legs src
- top of leg about size of chest
- Posture src
- standing
- Other features src
- hairy man-like animal
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
July 1987
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|---|---|
| Time of day |
8:30 am
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| Place |
Rising Fawn Ga, Dade County, Georgia
Stated
BFRO report #21359
· BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
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| Map point |
34.7601, -85.5311 (± 15 km)
USGS GNIS populated place 'Rising Fawn', Dade, matched from nearest town 'rising fawn ga' read as 'rising fawn' (spelling match)
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
1
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| Figures reported |
1
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| Witness was |
fishing at a pond
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| Witness's word for it |
it
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| Source classification |
Class A
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Evidence & investigation
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- Investigated by
- Leigh Culver (BFRO)
An investigator spoke with the witness by phone about the encounter.
Source timeline
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BFRO report #21359 Primary
The report refers to
- “old newspaper reports of “wildman” sightings”Not in the Anomadex yet