Incident #993005
Fort Gordon, Richmond Cty, Georgia
Nov 1979
Account
In U.S. Army Signal School, Fort Gordon, Small Arms Impact Area, in a ravine by a small creek, J.R.H. was approached unhurriedly to about 20 feet by a man-ape creature, 10 to 10.5 feet high, est. 1100 lbs. Covered except for face and palms with neat, one-inch dark brown or black hair, flecked with grey. Gorillalike face, dark skin, dark, deep-set eyes. Big boned, all muscle, thick arms and legs. Witness backed out of ring of brush by creek where incident occurred, and walked back to his truck.
When
- Month
- Nov
- Year
- 1979
- Season
- fall
- Time of Day
- early afternoon
Where
- State / province
- Georgia
- County
- Richmond Cty
- Nearest Town
- Fort Gordon
- Latitude
- 3325
- Longitude
- 8210
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- First Seen
- in
- Terrain Object
- ravine
- Near or/at
- water
- Tracks
- found later
Witnesses
- No. of Witnesses
- 1
Setting
- Terrain
- rolling hills
- Nearby Water
- creek
Weather and light
- Lighting
- daylight
Source
- Source
- BFRO from J.R.H. CIA
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- 10 ft
- Build
- heavy
- Posture
- erect
- No hair on
- on palmsýon face
- Hair Length
- short
- Hair Colour
- dark
- Face Appeared
- apelike
- Expression
- none
- Nose
- no snout
- Movement
- walking
- Later Movement
- approached
- Speed
- slow
- Movement re observer
- towards observer
- Odour
- none
- Reaction
- approached
- Evidence Left
- footprints
- Second Colour
- grey
- Position when first seen
- erect
Footprints
- Set of Tracks
- 1
- Footprint Length
- 22.0
- Greates Width
- 9.0
- Heel Width
- 6.0
- Estimated Animal Weight
- 1100
Witness
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- outside on foot
- Closest horizontal distance
- 25 feet
- Action on sighting
- departed slowly