Incident #991746
Gore, Chattooga Cty, Georgia
Aug 1986
Account
David Brown was looking for gensing on the high point of Jenkins Gap on Taylor's Ridge about 9.30 a.m., working down in a hollow when he thought he saw someone walking on the far side, but a yell got no response. He moved on to another hollow, then heard movement behind him and turned to see a 7.5-foot creature covered with hair. He froze and watched it until it turned and went away. Its left hand had long curved fingernails and the arm appeared useless. The left leg also seemed to have something wrong with it, and the creature seemed old and appeared toothless. The right hand had normal fingernails.
When
- Observation Date
- AUG 24 1986
- Month
- Aug
- Year
- 1986
- Season
- summer
- Time of Day
- early morning
- Duration
- 3 to 5 minutes
Where
- State / province
- Georgia
- County
- Chattooga Cty
- Nearest Town
- Gore
- Latitude
- 3431
- Longitude
- 8516
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- wild
- First Seen
- in
- Terrain Object
- ravine
- Near or/at
- ridge
Witnesses
- No. of Witnesses
- 1
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
Setting
- Terrain
- alpine
Weather and light
- Lighting
- daylight
Source
- Source
- Summerville, GA, News, Sept. 4, 1986, quoting David A. Brown, 44, Rte. 1, Summerville, GA.
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- 7-8 ft
- Build
- heavy
- Posture
- erect
- Hair Length
- long
- Hair Colour
- black
- Face Appeared
- monkeylike
- Nose
- no snout
- Movement
- staying still
- Later Movement
- stopped stillýturned leftýwalked away
- Sound
- pantingýgrunt
- Odour
- strong
- Human Contact
- followed
- Reaction
- approached
- Position when first seen
- erect
Witness
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- work outdoors
- Closest horizontal distance
- 25 feet
- Action on sighting
- stayed stillýstudied