Incident #992800
Elberton, Oglethorpe Cty, Georgia
Date unknown
Account
In a tree stand about 6.45 a.m., heard rustling in thicket behind him (or her) and a 7 to 8-foot creature ran out down to the stream below him and jumped and landed with a thud.
When
- Time of Day
- early morning
- Duration
- brief
Where
- State / province
- Georgia
- County
- Oglethorpe Cty
- Nearest Town
- Elberton
- Latitude
- 3407
- Longitude
- 8252
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- rural
- Near or/at
- tree
Witnesses
- No. of Witnesses
- 1
Setting
- Nearby Water
- creek
Weather and light
- Lighting
- daylight
Source
- Source
- BFRO Curators, anonymous - [email protected]
Creature description
- Height
- 7-8 ft
- Posture
- erect
- Movement
- running
- Later Movement
- jumpedýwent down slope
- Position when first seen
- erect
Witness
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- hunting
- Closest horizontal distance
- close
- Action on sighting
- stayed still