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Bigfoot sighting near Oglethorpe, Georgia

7 Jun 1978 · oglethorpe, Georgia, United States

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Around 1978 a family near Oglethorpe, Georgia, reported repeated night encounters at their Hwy 49 home, including a hairy eight-foot creature seen running from a window.

The account itself raises a hoax or a misidentification.

Facts

Reported as
Memories told of activity over several years at a family home near Oglethorpe
Date
7 Jun 1978
Place
oglethorpe, Georgia, United States
Evidence
visual
Point
32.246, -84.089
Light
night
Witness was
in bed
Distance
3.0 m (10 ft)
Height
2.4 m (8 ft)
Described as
black hair
Behaviour
aggressive display, approaching, running, throwing, vocalizing, watching
Sounds
howl
Traces
hair, structure
Recorded
audio, cast
In the account
approached, audio recorded, childhood memory, face seen, felt fear, field or clearing, firearm present, fired weapon, footprints found, growl, hair found, hit structure, howl, human like face, in vehicle, killed animal, livestock disturbed, livestock or pets nearby, multiple, near home, near water, prints cast or photographed, repeat location, reported years later, ruled out bear, searched after, seen through window, smell, smell rotten, threw sticks, very tall, witness fled, woken by it
Account
firsthand
Sources
2 independent (5 listings)

Sources

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