Incident #991730
Bronwood, Terrel Cty, Georgia
Aug 1955
Account
Joseph Whaley was clearing brush for the Georgia forestry department when a strange creature came towards him. He swung his blade against its paws and chest, and ran for his jeep. The creature hit him on the left shoulder, tearing his shirt and scratching his shoulder, but he was able to drive away. He described the creature as looking like a gorilla, but with claws and long pointed ears, dark grey, covered with stiff, coarse fur and weighing as much as 400 pounds.
When
- Observation Date
- AUG 01 1955
- Month
- Aug
- Year
- 1955
- Season
- summer
- Time of Day
- day
- Duration
- considerable
Where
- State / province
- Georgia
- County
- Terrel Cty
- Nearest Town
- Bronwood
- Latitude
- 3152
- Longitude
- 8418
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- wild
- First Seen
- in
- Terrain Object
- bushes
Witnesses
- No. of Witnesses
- 1
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
Setting
- Terrain
- woods
Weather and light
- Lighting
- daylight
Source
- Source
- From files of Society for the Investigation of the Unexplained, an Assoc. Press story from Dawson, GA, quoting Josephe Whaley, 20, of Dawson, and Bigfoot on the East Coast.
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- 6 ft
- Build
- heavy
- Posture
- erect
- Hair Colour
- grey
- Later Movement
- chasedýhandled something
- Movement re observer
- towards observer
- Aggressive To
- observer
- Arms Action
- reaching
- Arms Used
- for hitting
- Object Handled
- person
- Human Contact
- attack
- Reaction
- ran after
- Position when first seen
- erect
Footprints
- Tracks Went to
- ditch
Witness
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- work outdoors
- Action on sighting
- fled