Claimed encounters in Paulding County, Georgia
10 entries reported in Paulding County, Georgia, each linked to the report or podcast segment it came from. Narrow them down with the filters, or see them on the map.
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Teen looking out his back window spots a figure behind a tree south of Rockmart
The witness was making dinner in the kitchen and looking out the back window toward the woods when he noticed a large black figure crouched behind a tree. He saw a long hairy arm and a foot protruding from behind the tree and judged it too large to be a man. He ran to alert his father, but the figure was gone by the time his father reached the window. A later search found no tracks or impressions.
Unusual scream and possible print found in neighborhood next to Pickett's Mill Battlefiield
The witness was awake in the living room in the early morning hours when a very loud, deep scream or roar lasting a few seconds sounded from very close to the front porch. The witness looked out the front window but reported no visual detail and heard no further sounds. Rain the next day prevented finding additional sign.
Motorist observes large ape-like creature in her headlights on Old Cartersville Rd. near Dallas
The witness was driving at night with her son when headlights revealed a large hairy figure by the road. The figure stood on two legs, carried a white object in its hand, and walked then ran on two legs in the direction of travel before leaving the lights into the woods. The witness returned the next day and noted the escape route was uphill and a chicken coop was nearby.
Marine veteran hears strange howls late at night near Acworth
Around 2 a.m. in late August 2011, the witness stepped onto his mother's back deck in Paulding County, Georgia to smoke. From the woods behind the house he heard a loud, deep howl repeated several times over about five minutes. Unable to match it to known wildlife or other sources, he went inside frightened and later found online howl recordings he felt matched what he heard.
Nighttime sighting by motorists on Hwy 101 near Hannah Swamp
The witness and a companion were driving home from church at night on Highway 101 when they noticed movement on the right side of the road. They slowed thinking it was a deer, but the animal stood on two legs and crossed the road. They described a very large, wide, hair-covered creature that moved easily and quickly disappeared.
Public service officer hears unidentifiable screams and grunts near Hiram
In early June 2006 around 1 a.m., the witness arrived home from work and parked by the woodline near the driveway. After exiting the vehicle he heard loud howls and ape-like grunts from the woods that he perceived as very large and threatening. He shouted back, heard closer howling responses suggesting two animals, then retreated backward to his house with a firearm. He watched from inside but reported no further sights or sounds.
Nighttime sighting by motorists outside Hiram
A family driving in the evening on Austin Bridge Road toward Ridge Road encountered a tall animal standing in the road near Mein Mitchell Road. The animal was described as about 9 to 10 feet tall with a bear-like, barrel-chested body standing upright, dark hair, and a wolf-like face with red glowing eyes. After watching for about two minutes from about 200 yards away, the driver turned the vehicle around and took a different route.
Possible sighting, vocalizations, stalking, etc., near Sweetwater Creek
Shortly after 1:30 am the witness was awakened by aggressive barking and went to the porch to investigate. He heard heavy bipedal footsteps, loud screams and howls that approached rather than retreated, and fired shots into the ground. He later heard repeating groups of three heavy knocks and was shadowed along the fence for over an hour without ever seeing the source, leaving him and the dogs shaken.
LEO recalls his daylight sighting as a youth with his horses NW of Atlanta
The witness was spending time with horses in a fenced pasture next to extensive woods when movement in brush near the barn drew attention and the horses ran toward the house. Thinking the partly obscured shape outside the fence might be a horse, the witness walked toward it and then saw a tall upright figure covered in reddish hair that grunted, looked at the witness, then pushed through small trees and brush leaving the area with loud heavy footsteps. The witness ran to the house and told relatives who were inside.
Sasquatch sighting near Hiram/douglasville, Georgia
The next afternoon the witness and his girlfriend saw a large patch of brown fur and bushes parting as something moved toward a creekbed.