Class A First-hand BFRO #9712

Early evening encounter near Riverdale

July 1984 around 8:00 getting dark Riverdale, Clayton County, Georgia 1 witness

Account

The witness was walking home through woods at dusk when a very large, completely hairy human-like figure was seen a few feet away in dense vegetation parallel to the trail. As the witness ran toward home, the figure ran alongside in the brush making deep grunt and roar-like sounds. The figure stopped and stayed crouched in cover at the edge of an open field while the witness continued home and reported what happened to a parent.

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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: at least 7-8 feet tall
Build src: massive chest
Hair colour src: glowing auburn, reddish-brown, almost orange
Hair length src: about 3-4 inches long
Face src: human-like, darker brown almost black
Eyes src: dark
Arms src: huge, like the size of thighs
Gait src: ran beside witness in shrubs
Posture src: somewhat crouched position
Other features src: completely hairy

Facts & provenance

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Date	July 1984 Stated BFRO report #9712 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day	around 8:00 getting dark Stated BFRO report #9712 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place	Riverdale, Clayton County, Georgia Stated BFRO report #9712 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point	33.32, -84.25 (± 1000 m) Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence BFRO map layer point for report 9712 (4 decimals, no boundary)
Account type	First-hand Stated BFRO report #9712 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses	1 Derived BFRO report #9712 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported	1 Derived BFRO report #9712 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was	walking home through woods from a friend's house Stated BFRO report #9712 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it	this creature Stated BFRO report #9712 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification	Class A Stated BFRO report #9712 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by: Leigh Culver (BFRO)

Follow-up

An investigator met with the witness to discuss the experience and recorded additional descriptive details.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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BFRO report #9712 Primary

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