Class A First-hand BFRO #21359

Morning sighting by fisherman near Rising Fawn

July 1987 8:30 am Rising Fawn Ga, Dade County, Georgia 1 witness

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.

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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
Stated BFRO report #21359 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day
8:30 am
Stated BFRO report #21359 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Rising Fawn Ga, Dade County, Georgia
Stated BFRO report #21359 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
34.7601, -85.5311 (± 15 km)
Geocoded BFRO report #21359 · gnis:332861 · read with 30% confidence
USGS GNIS populated place 'Rising Fawn', Dade, matched from nearest town 'rising fawn ga' read as 'rising fawn' (spelling match)
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #21359 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
1
Derived BFRO report #21359 · BFRO report, “Observed” section · read with 85% confidence
Figures reported
1
Derived BFRO report #21359 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was
fishing at a pond
Stated BFRO report #21359 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
it
Stated BFRO report #21359 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class A
Stated BFRO report #21359 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by
Leigh Culver (BFRO)
Follow-up

An investigator spoke with the witness by phone about the encounter.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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  1. Published 2007-08-31 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 Hash 21b11b87b380
    BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization

The report refers to

  • “old newspaper reports of “wildman” sightings”
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