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Bigfoot sighting near Gainesville, Georgia
Jun 1975 · Gainesville, GA, Georgia, United States
Youth witness reports three encounters over about two weeks near Gainesville, Georgia, including a daylight sighting of a tall upright hairy creature at Lake Knickerbocker.
The account itself raises a hoax or a misidentification.
Facts
- Reported as
- Man recalls multiple experiences (including a daylight sighting) as a youth near Gainesville
- Date
- Jun 1975
- Place
- Gainesville, GA, Georgia, United States
- Evidence
- visual
- Point
- 34.361, -83.872
- Located within
- 1.2 km
- Time
- about 13:00, daylight
- Witness was
- fishing
- Witnesses
- 2
- Creatures
- 1
- Height
- 2.7 m (9 ft)
- Described as
- massive, biped
- Behaviour
- running, standing, vocalizing, watching
- Sounds
- scream
- Animals
- dogs reacted
- Traces
- hair
- In the account
- childhood memory, corridor, dog barked or chased, dog cowered, dog present, felt fear, field or clearing, growl, hair found, large hands, long arms, long strides, looked at witness, near home, near water, on or by road, returned to spot, ridge or mountain, ruled out bear, scream, searched after, swamp or marsh, very tall, walked upright, witness fled
- Tracks
- stride 259 cm (102.0 in)
- Account
- firsthand
- Sources
- 2 independent (5 listings)
Sources
- BFRORead the report
- BFRO (full-text copy)Read the report
- BFRO (KML copy)Read the report
- ManganiRead the report
- BFRO (Renner copy)Read the report
Nearby sightings
- Possible vocalizations and an approach to a residence outside Gainesville
- Bigfoot sighting near Dahlongea, Georgia
- Possible vocalizations near Plunketts Road outside Buford
- Daylight sighting by artifact hunter northwest of Cleveland
- Bigfoot sighting near Dahlonega, Georgia
- Vacationer hears possible vocalizations late at night southeast of Helen
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