Bigfoot sighting near Helen, Georgia
5 May 2008 · Helen, Georgia, United States
Witness and five friends saw an upright figure stand on a ridge near Helen, Georgia, around midnight in 1990, then move over the ridge out of sight.
The account itself raises a hoax or a misidentification.
Facts
- Reported as
- Possible encounters near the Upper Chattahoochee River Recreation Area
- Date
- 5 May 2008
- Place
- Helen, Georgia, United States
- Evidence
- visual
- Point
- 34.780, -83.784
- Located within
- 2.1 km
- Time
- about 00:00, night
- Witness was
- walking
- Witnesses
- 6
- Creatures
- 1
- Distance
- 37 m (120 ft)
- Height
- 2.4 m (8 ft)
- Described as
- biped
- Behaviour
- standing, walking
- In the account
- felt fear, leaped, only silhouette, repeat location, returned to spot, ridge or mountain, silent movement, smell, smell lingered, structure found, very tall
- Account
- firsthand
- Sources
- 3 independent (6 listings)
Sources
- BFRORead the report
- BFRO (full-text copy)Read the report
- BFRO (KML copy)Read the report
- Cryptid MapsRead the report
- ManganiRead the report
- BFRO (Renner copy)Read the report
Nearby sightings
- Two fisherman recall a daylight encounter north of Helen
- Hiker hears possible vocalizations on Appalachian Trail outside Helen
- Possible vocalization and camp stalking in Raven Cliffs Wilderness Area
- Vacationer hears possible vocalizations late at night southeast of Helen
- Husband and wife hear characteristic vocalizations in the Sautee-Nacoochee Valley
- Evening sighting by motorist on Hwy 75 near Duke's Creek
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