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6 June 2025 Richmond Hill, Bryan County, Georgia Class A #79000

Late night sighting of a bigfoot on Fort Stewart Army Base

The witness was riding a motorcycle late at night on Highway 144 through Fort Stewart when the headlights illuminated a large figure beside the road. The figure kept walking steadily to the right without breaking stride and turned to make eye contact as the witness passed within about 30 feet. The witness estimated it at about 7 1/2 feet tall with a bulky build, ape-like facial features, and red eyeshine.

Full-body sightingRoad crossingEyeshine
August 2009 Moultrie, Colquitt County, Georgia Class A #27300

Late-night roadside sighting by a young man outside of Moultrie

The witness was driving home at night on a wooded road when headlights revealed a tall hair-covered figure standing by a ditch near a pond. The figure looked toward the vehicle, showing red eyeshine, then crouched down into the ditch. The witness kept driving home and reported the encounter to family members.

Full-body sightingEyeshine
Winter 2007 BETWEEN TATE AND NELSON, Pickens County, Georgia Class A #23911

Nighttime sighting by motorists north of Canton

The witness and a relative were driving home at night when a large hair-covered biped crossed the road in front of their vehicle. It was fully lit by the headlights, its eyes reflecting brightly, and it grasped the top of a road sign as it stepped off the road. The witness described it as nearly eight feet tall with dark red hair.

Road crossingFull-body sightingEyeshine
6 June 2006 Hiram, Paulding County, Georgia Class A #18016

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.

Full-body sightingEyeshine
10 October 2005 Rome, Floyd County, Georgia Class A #30004

Backyard nighttime sighting in a village outside Rome

The witness and her mother heard a whistle around 2 a.m. and went outside to check. From near their elevated pool deck, they shone a flashlight on an unknown figure with red eyes positioned just above deck level. The figure moved its head to avoid the light, then walked away while repeatedly looking back and briefly peeking from behind a neighbor's shed.

WhistlePartial sightingEyeshineAnimal behaviour
December 2001 Quitman, Brooks County, Georgia Class A #4393

Early morning sighting of large, upright animal on rural bridge in Southern Georgia

Around 3 a.m. in December the witness was driving home along Clyattville Road in Brooks County when she noticed a very tall bipedal figure standing by a bridge and apparently reaching toward tree branches. As she approached with bright lights and sounded the horn, the figure turned its head toward the car, showing a red eye reflection, and lowered one long arm. Frightened, she did not stop and drove quickly past.

Full-body sightingEyeshine
30 August 2000 Stewart County, Georgia Class A #2220

Two campers report seeing tall creature at Rood Park campground and boat landing by the Chattahoochee River, just south of Florence Marina

On the night of August 30 the witness was camping when his dog wandered from the campsite making strange noises and a figure taller than the witness with a visible silhouette and eyes kept moving toward him, reportedly walking upright. The frightened witness fled to a nearby convenience store and called 911 at 10:54 pm. No formal police report was filed because the witness would not return to the campsite with an officer.

SilhouetteEyeshine
May 1994 Blairsville, Union County, Georgia Class A #29326

Memory told of a nighttime encounter at close range near Blairsville

Two companions were walking at night toward a house when a noise at the treeline drew their attention. One companion fled while the witness briefly watched a huge dark-haired figure step down an embankment into the road about 30 feet away, hearing a grunt and smelling a musky pine odor. Both ran to the house and dogs chased the figure, with sounds of a violent struggle including roaring and shrieks before the dogs returned, one injured and another with blood on its mouth.

Full-body sightingEyeshineVocalizationGrowlScream +2
15 June 1974 Douglasville, Douglas County, Georgia Class A #447

Unusual incident... a horseback rider's close encounter

The witness was riding a horse on a wooded dirt road at dusk when the horse became agitated. After hearing rustling and a loud scream, the witness saw eyes and then a large upright creature that lunged out and seized the saddle. Face to face with the creature, the witness clung to the horse's neck as it bolted without looking back. The saddle was later described as torn with deep gouges.

Full-body sightingEyeshineScreamMovement onlyProperty disturbance
July 1963 JEKYLL ISLAND GA., Glynn County, Georgia Class A #8405

Early evening road crossing sighting by motorist on Jekyll Island

On a clear July evening the witness was driving with a younger relative on a narrow dirt road when headlights illuminated a hair-covered creature stepping onto the road. The creature paused and looked toward the vehicle before crossing to the opposite side and entering the woods. The relative recalls being frightened that evening but recalls no further detail.

Full-body sightingRoad crossingEyeshine