Woman and friend drive past amazing animal on Georgia backroad
Account
The witness was driving slowly at night after a fishing trip with a companion and a relative when headlights revealed a tall upright animal on the roadside. The animal moved to the shoulder and pulled down a tree limb to cover its face while the vehicle passed closely. Both occupants in the front observed its build, hair, and facial features in the headlights.
What was reported
Every kind of observation in the account. Select one to find other encounters with it.
Sightings
Described appearance
In the source's own words, field by field. Hover a field's marker to see where it was read.
- Height src
- approx. 8 feet tall
- Build src
- enormous, no fat, massive pectorals
- Hair colour src
- light fawn like deer on body, reddish-brown on head, darker face
- Hair length src
- longer mane-like on head and neck, short close deer-like on body
- Face src
- darker, distorted, pointy cheekbones, grooves, wide nose, lighter fatter lips
- Eyes src
- deep-set
- Arms src
- hung down to knees, enormous muscles
- Legs src
- muscular hips, thighs and legs
- Gait src
- walking upright with long strides
- Posture src
- turned sideways while covering face
- Apparent sex src
- perceived male, no breasts seen
- Age / size src
- young
- Other features src
- extremely large round head, rounded ears, visible ribs and muscles
Facts & provenance
Each value names where it came from.
| Date |
30 July 1996
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| Time of day |
12:00-1:00 A.M.
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| Place |
West Point Lake, Heard County, Georgia
Stated
BFRO report #398
· BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
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| Map point |
33.27, -85.13 (± 11 km)
BFRO map layer point for report 398 with published boundary
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
2
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| Figures reported |
1
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| Witness was |
driving home from an all-night fishing trip
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| Witness's word for it |
bigfoot
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| Source classification |
Class A
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Evidence & investigation
What the source says was found or done. Claimed evidence is listed as claimed; the Anomadex has not examined it.
An investigator spoke by phone with the witness, who provided additional descriptive details.
An investigator contacted the passenger, who described a big tall hairy stout animal.
Source timeline
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BFRO report #398 Primary
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BFRO map layer Reference