Class A First-hand BFRO #8454

Multiple witness sighting on Hwy. 16 near the Emanuel/Candler county line

1 April 2004 around 9:00 a.m. Swainsboro, Emanuel County, Georgia 4 witnesses

Account

The witness was driving east on a divided highway in morning traffic with family traveling in two cars. A large black biped emerged from woods on the right and sprinted across the eastbound lanes in about two strides, passing in front of a semi and entering the wooded median, while the wife watched it continue across the westbound lanes. The witness, the wife, and the parents all reported seeing it.

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What was reported

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Described appearance

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Height src
much taller than an average man
Build src
large
Hair colour src
completely black
Gait src
sprinted with huge stride, incredibly fast and fluid
Other features src
completely black from head to toe

Facts & provenance

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Date
1 April 2004
Stated BFRO report #8454 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day
around 9:00 a.m.
Stated BFRO report #8454 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Swainsboro, Emanuel County, Georgia
Stated BFRO report #8454 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Nearest Road
Map point
32.39, -82.25 (± 3 km)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 8454 with published boundary
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #8454 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
4
Derived BFRO report #8454 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section · read with 80% confidence
Figures reported
1
Derived BFRO report #8454 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was
driving on the highway to Hilton Head
Stated BFRO report #8454 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
something
Stated BFRO report #8454 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class A
Stated BFRO report #8454 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by
Matt Pruitt (BFRO)
Follow-up

An investigator interviewed the witness by telephone about the highway crossing.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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