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Children chased from woods by a seven foot tall creature
The witness was walking with two companions in a wooded area near houses and a field when they noticed a tall, bulky upright figure approaching from a short distance. The figure chased them as they ran toward a clearing, closing to within about 15 feet before stopping at the woods edge while they continued running. The witness recalled a musty animal smell and noted the chaser made no audible running noise, describing the face as hairy with indistinct features.
Man remembers a late night "camp-circling" along with several other young Marines outside of Albany
Three young Marines were sleeping at a creekside camp when one awoke to sounds of something large in the woods. All three then listened for an extended period as something heavy circled their camp across the creek with steady bipedal-sounding steps and breaking sticks while staying beyond the firelight. They built up the fire, stayed awake until dawn, then extinguished it and walked out, and afterward never stayed overnight there again.
Evening encounter with fisherman laying catfish lines on the Alapaha River
The witness returned at dusk to check catfish lines on a river on a relative's land after hunting. After hearing loud breathing and smelling a strong odor, the witness saw a roughly six-foot wet fur-covered figure about ten feet away with river scum on its side, which stood still. The witness fled immediately, returned with a relative the next morning to find no tracks but estimate height from a nearby branch, and has since avoided the area.
Two servicemen from Hunter Army Airfield describe tent stalking incident on uninhabited Little Tybee Island
Two hunters camping on a remote barrier island awoke in their tent at night to the sound of bipedal footsteps approaching. After silence, something struck their tent and they exited with lights to see a dark, man-sized figure running toward the marsh. They chased it to the marsh edge but could not catch it, and noted a musky odor. They later verified no other boats were present and concluded a person could not have been out in the freezing conditions.
Deer hunter describes possible stalking on Pigeon Mountain
While tracking a wounded buck down the mountain at dusk, the witness heard parallel movement with breaking limbs, rustling leaves, a grunt and a growl. The sounds mirrored the witness's own stops and starts and at times fell silent. The witness fled through a briar patch to a truck, heard grunting again behind, and never saw the source.
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.
Witness recounts he and his friend's encounters with a strange creature along with strange sounds and footprint finds
Early one morning while still dark, the witness and a companion walking to the bus stop noticed a dark cone-shaped mound under a street lamp about 300 feet away. The shape stood up and walked toward the end of the street, then turned, picked something from the ground, and entered a strip of woods. The witness estimated it was about seven feet tall, very thin with wide hips, long arms, and a pointed crest on its head.
Scream in Georgia (1974)
Boys around age twelve went into a swampy creek bottom to build a fort from bamboo. The birds and frogs went silent, a branch snapped behind them, then they heard a wild scream and running footsteps coming toward them. They fled without looking back and later attributed the chase to Bigfoot.
Man recalls a possible encounter as a teen at Fort Gordon
During summer 1965 the witness was exploring woods near military housing when he found very large barefoot prints in red clay leading into the trees. While on a trail he heard heavy bipedal footsteps that appeared to follow him, stopping when he stopped and rushing toward him, causing him to flee to the housing area. He returned with a friend and both heard the same following footsteps rush toward them before fleeing, with the friend reporting an indistinct large movement in the brush.
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.
Man describes childhood sighting at rural property on the outskirts of Atlanta
In the early 1960s on a sunny afternoon, four siblings playing behind their house noticed a very large hair-covered animal under the house in the unfinished basement. The children approached it, threw small rocks, and formed the impression its human-like face was smiling with its mouth closed, while it stayed calm. Frightened, they ran inside for their mother, and when they returned the animal was gone without a trace.
Man recalls encounter with 7 foot tall creature on grandparents farm
When the witness was about 10, he was walking back toward the farmhouse on his grandfather's farm late on a winter afternoon. About 80 yards away he saw a tall, hair-covered ape-like figure standing still and staring at him with yellow eyes. Terrified, he ran about a quarter-mile to the house without telling his grandfather at the time. He later came to believe the creature was a real Bigfoot and linked it to livestock deaths found near the swamp.
Man recalls close encounter at dusk as a youth near Macon
The witness and a companion were walking home from a creek at dusk when they heard loud approaching footsteps and movement through pines. A large hairy bipedal creature emerged on their side of a gully and jogged toward them on the path. After watching for a few seconds, the two fled to the nearby house.
Howl near Sautee Nacoochee, Georgia
The investigator heard a series of howl-like calls in the same valley in late October 2000.
Odor near Helen, Georgia
The witness returned with a relative in summer 2006, smelled a strong centralized odor and saw a small sapling wrung and twisted at about 9-10 feet, with no sighting.
Animal behaviour near Helen, Georgia
On later fishing trips to the area the witness sometimes feels as if something is watching him.
Wood knock near Helen, Georgia
The witness reports hearing wood knocking and vocalizations and having rocks thrown at him on several later visits to the same area.
Sasquatch sighting near Hiawassee, Georgia
The witness mentions unspecified odd incidents while hunting in the area over the last seven years.
Property disturbance near Blairsville, Georgia
Something entered a chicken house some days before the encounter and took chickens in an unusual manner.
Property disturbance near Aragon, Georgia
Eight goats disappeared one by one over several months from a fenced enclosure in the same area with no blood, hair, or sign of struggle.