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Class B First-hand BFRO #43553

Teenage girl startles a gorilla-like animal while walking home in the dark north of Swainsboro

25 September 2006 about an hour after dusk, about 11pm Summertown, Emanuel County, Georgia 1 witness

Account

The witness reports walking home alone at night on a rural dirt road when she startled a large creature near a shed. She heard a loud deep breath and grunt and felt the ground shake as the dark, muscular figure rose into a crouched gorilla-like posture about 20 feet away. The figure stared and turned its head to watch her as she moved to the far side of the road and walked quickly home while praying without running.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Silhouette

Sounds

Vocalization Footsteps

Described appearance

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Height src
8 or 9 ft. tall
Build src
huge and muscular
Hair colour src
dark colored
Arms src
two huge arms bowed out in front
Hands src
knuckles on the ground
Posture src
gorilla-like stance, upright though not standing, knuckles on ground
Other features src
huge head 3 times the size of a man's head

Facts & provenance

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Date
25 September 2006
Stated BFRO report #43553 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day
about an hour after dusk, about 11pm
Stated BFRO report #43553 · BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Place
Summertown, Emanuel County, Georgia
Stated BFRO report #43553 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
32.75, -82.25 (± 1000 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 43553 with published boundary
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #43553 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
1
Derived BFRO report #43553 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported
1
Derived BFRO report #43553 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was
walking home
Stated BFRO report #43553 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
a huge creature
Stated BFRO report #43553 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class B
Stated BFRO report #43553 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by
David Bakara (BFRO)
Follow-up

An investigator spoke with the witness by phone and recorded additional details about the night.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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  1. BFRO report #43553 Primary
    Published 2014-01-02 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 Hash 6a1316f16b09
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  2. BFRO map layer Reference
    Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash cfb8a3d423b7
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