Class A First-hand BFRO #43059

Early morning motorist is surprised to have a second sighting near Summerville

July 2013 ten to fifteen mts. after 6 am, dark Summerville, Chattooga County, Georgia 1 witness

Account

The witness was driving to work before daylight when headlights revealed an upright figure in the road. The witness slowed almost to a stop as the figure paused in the road and then took a few large steps to cross to the other side. The witness described a very tall, fully erect, monkey-like animal and said it was not a bear.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Full-body sighting Road crossing

Described appearance

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Height src: seven to eight feet
Hair colour src: dark brown with some gray
Face src: leathery skin around the face
Arms src: longer arms
Gait src: walking upright
Posture src: stood upright just like you and me
Other features src: more human shaped (round) head

Facts & provenance

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Date	July 2013 Stated BFRO report #43059 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day	ten to fifteen mts. after 6 am, dark Stated BFRO report #43059 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place	Summerville, Chattooga County, Georgia Stated BFRO report #43059 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details
Map point	34.4788, -85.3491 (± 15 km) Geocoded BFRO report #43059 · gazetteer:place · read with 50% confidence Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Summerville city (GEOID 1374376), matched from nearest town 'Summerville'
Account type	First-hand Stated BFRO report #43059 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses	1 Stated BFRO report #43059 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported	1 Derived BFRO report #43059 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was	driving to work Stated BFRO report #43059 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Witness's word for it	a big huge monkey walking up right just like you and me do Stated BFRO report #43059 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification	Class A Stated BFRO report #43059 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by: David Bakara (BFRO)

Follow-up

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BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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BFRO report #43059 Primary

Published 2013-11-30 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 1 image at source Hash 41179a2fada9

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