1 00:00:05,200 --> 00:00:07,400 Hello and welcome to the program UFO Warning. 2 00:00:07,400 --> 00:00:10,240 In this episode, we're talking about Bigfoot in Georgia. 3 00:00:10,720 --> 00:00:13,160 That's correct, Bigfoot in Georgia. 4 00:00:13,440 --> 00:00:16,079 I will look at a couple of articles here, go over some cool 5 00:00:16,079 --> 00:00:20,360 stories out of Georgia. Before I get into that, just 6 00:00:20,360 --> 00:00:21,720 want to bring it to your attention. 7 00:00:22,000 --> 00:00:25,120 I've been getting really smashed on ad revenue. 8 00:00:25,600 --> 00:00:27,800 The program's down to where it's not really making hardly any 9 00:00:27,800 --> 00:00:29,920 money at all. Not sure if the ads aren't 10 00:00:29,920 --> 00:00:34,880 getting through or what. The the listener numbers seem to 11 00:00:34,880 --> 00:00:38,080 be about the same. So looking at doing a couple 12 00:00:38,080 --> 00:00:40,000 things with that. If you have any ideas, you can 13 00:00:40,000 --> 00:00:42,160 let me know. Or if you're not hearing ads at 14 00:00:42,160 --> 00:00:43,760 all, you can also let me know that. 15 00:00:43,760 --> 00:00:46,360 Not sure what's going on here but I'm going to try to keep 16 00:00:46,360 --> 00:00:51,040 with this for a while but just want to keep the listener up to 17 00:00:51,040 --> 00:00:53,720 date something's kind of going on and not really hearing 18 00:00:53,720 --> 00:00:56,760 anything out of Spotify for it. Anyway, this first article here 19 00:00:56,760 --> 00:01:01,280 is from North Georgia living.com that's written by Judy Garrison 20 00:01:01,560 --> 00:01:04,239 says on the hunt for Bigfoot. It's a pretty cool article about 21 00:01:04,239 --> 00:01:08,320 this Bigfoot museum down there. If the 12 foot black hairy man 22 00:01:08,320 --> 00:01:12,640 like creature standing tall alongside Hwy. 515 just out 23 00:01:12,640 --> 00:01:15,880 Cherry Log, Georgia causes a double take, it has done its 24 00:01:15,880 --> 00:01:18,040 job. Whipping the car around hoping 25 00:01:18,040 --> 00:01:20,640 to find a parking lot, you accompany the crowd into Bigfoot 26 00:01:20,680 --> 00:01:25,120 Expedition Sasquatch Museum. Reminiscent of the 1960s 27 00:01:25,120 --> 00:01:27,920 roadside attractions that suck the travellers from the highway 28 00:01:27,920 --> 00:01:31,440 and into an unplanned stop to an intended destination, this 29 00:01:31,440 --> 00:01:33,440 museum is a 21st century version. 30 00:01:33,800 --> 00:01:36,720 Chances are people pass the museum multiple times a day 31 00:01:36,720 --> 00:01:39,440 before they decide to stop. Call it trepidation or 32 00:01:39,440 --> 00:01:42,320 disbelief, you will fall into one of these categories. 33 00:01:42,640 --> 00:01:47,680 Opened in 2016, the Sasquatch Museum has greeted over 70,000 34 00:01:47,680 --> 00:01:51,480 visitors each year. With summer being its busiest 35 00:01:51,480 --> 00:01:54,960 season, everyone walks out either entertained or educated. 36 00:01:55,360 --> 00:01:58,920 David Beccara, museum owner and Bigfoot researcher, hopes it's a 37 00:01:58,920 --> 00:02:01,680 little of both. This is a perfect opportunity to 38 00:02:01,680 --> 00:02:05,360 spend one hour being entertained and educated at the same time. 39 00:02:06,080 --> 00:02:10,639 When 13 year old Bakara watched the 1972 movie The Legend of 40 00:02:10,639 --> 00:02:13,720 Boggy Creek, it created his fascination with ape like 41 00:02:13,720 --> 00:02:17,320 creatures who stood erect and walked among the wild. 42 00:02:18,200 --> 00:02:21,600 The initial 1958 sighting in California, which later proved 43 00:02:21,600 --> 00:02:24,720 to be a prank, catapulted the myth into existence and created 44 00:02:24,720 --> 00:02:27,440 a host of conspiracy theories, trackers, researchers and of 45 00:02:27,440 --> 00:02:30,760 course, skeptics. Well, hard not to create 46 00:02:30,760 --> 00:02:32,800 skeptics when you're using language like conspiracy 47 00:02:32,800 --> 00:02:34,920 theorist. Inside the museum, a 45 minute 48 00:02:34,920 --> 00:02:38,000 self-guided tour showcases artifacts, exhibits, videos and 49 00:02:38,000 --> 00:02:41,320 Bigfoot cast, the most extensive collection in the United States. 50 00:02:41,720 --> 00:02:44,840 Upon entry, a Portrait Gallery of researchers, trackers and 51 00:02:44,840 --> 00:02:47,240 contributors to the phenomena invites you to join the 52 00:02:47,280 --> 00:02:50,200 Sasquatch Watch. But Carl also plays homage to 53 00:02:50,200 --> 00:02:53,720 his Boggy Creek inspiration with its trailer of chilling screams 54 00:02:53,720 --> 00:02:56,760 looping continuously. Listening stations put the 55 00:02:56,760 --> 00:03:00,400 howls, grunts and moans inside your ear and erect chill bumps 56 00:03:00,400 --> 00:03:03,920 on your arms. Check out the tech savvy ATV 57 00:03:03,920 --> 00:03:06,800 Bacara and his wife using used during their Florida 58 00:03:06,800 --> 00:03:09,960 investigation. There are head models as well as 59 00:03:09,960 --> 00:03:12,480 life-size renditions. And if you're wondering which 60 00:03:12,480 --> 00:03:14,200 snacks attract Bigfoot, you're in luck. 61 00:03:14,600 --> 00:03:17,720 Apparently peanut butter, honey and zagnet bars are his 62 00:03:17,720 --> 00:03:19,560 favorites. If you would like to leave a 63 00:03:19,560 --> 00:03:22,760 gift for your for your friend, it appears marble and bubble 64 00:03:22,760 --> 00:03:25,360 wrap will do the trick. Read in the Atlantic 65 00:03:25,360 --> 00:03:30,240 Constitution of an 1889 sighting of a Wildman near Lookout 66 00:03:30,240 --> 00:03:32,560 Mountain. Sasquatch sightings have been 67 00:03:32,840 --> 00:03:34,960 registered in every state except Hawaii. 68 00:03:35,120 --> 00:03:38,440 According to Bigfoot Field Research Organization, which 69 00:03:38,440 --> 00:03:41,360 provides the most comprehensive compilation of credible 70 00:03:41,360 --> 00:03:45,880 sightings in North America, 139 reports come from Georgia. 71 00:03:46,200 --> 00:03:51,120 The most recent sighting was in April 2022 in Wilkinson County. 72 00:03:51,200 --> 00:03:54,320 Sightings are listed and notes from a follow up research are 73 00:03:54,320 --> 00:03:56,840 recorded. You'll even find audio files of 74 00:03:56,840 --> 00:03:59,520 the moans and howls for those who have yet to hear the big 75 00:03:59,520 --> 00:04:02,480 guys eerie sounds. But Cara explained that he's 76 00:04:02,480 --> 00:04:05,480 opened his museum to share my astonishment with a phenomena 77 00:04:05,800 --> 00:04:07,760 that is experienced by so many credible people. 78 00:04:08,080 --> 00:04:11,200 The proof that this world is so much more interesting than we 79 00:04:11,200 --> 00:04:13,560 think it is, is something I think most people will 80 00:04:13,560 --> 00:04:16,320 appreciate. Almost every friend I have now 81 00:04:16,480 --> 00:04:18,120 is a Bigfoot researcher or witness. 82 00:04:18,360 --> 00:04:21,279 Ron Morehead, tracker JC Williams, Bigfoot artist and 83 00:04:21,279 --> 00:04:24,680 researcher Sybil Irwin, witness and researcher Michael Cook. 84 00:04:24,960 --> 00:04:26,720 There are so many I can't hardly name them all. 85 00:04:27,040 --> 00:04:30,640 I'm sure have met well over 100 other researchers and count most 86 00:04:30,640 --> 00:04:32,160 of them as a friend and collaborator. 87 00:04:33,240 --> 00:04:35,880 Many of the things in the museum are donated by other researchers 88 00:04:35,880 --> 00:04:38,080 or witnesses. The museum is not only a 89 00:04:38,080 --> 00:04:40,840 collection of artifacts, but also a place for scientific 90 00:04:40,840 --> 00:04:44,120 study and reporting research. PICAR invites those who have 91 00:04:44,120 --> 00:04:46,800 experienced at the counter to share all sightings with the 92 00:04:46,800 --> 00:04:49,720 museum. Contact the museum via e-mail. 93 00:04:49,960 --> 00:04:52,800 Information remains confidential unless the reporter wants it 94 00:04:52,800 --> 00:04:55,280 revealed. Excitement remains endless with 95 00:04:55,280 --> 00:04:58,520 the possible existence of this ape like creature sneaking 96 00:04:58,520 --> 00:05:01,480 through the force of North America, leaving no concrete 97 00:05:01,480 --> 00:05:04,320 evidence that exists. While many mainstream scientists 98 00:05:04,320 --> 00:05:07,960 have balked at the creature's existence, those who claim to 99 00:05:07,960 --> 00:05:10,760 have seen the enormous footprint, heard us chilling 100 00:05:10,760 --> 00:05:13,640 howls and witnesses spectral like movements have no doubt 101 00:05:13,640 --> 00:05:16,320 about its phenomena. Although the result did not 102 00:05:16,320 --> 00:05:19,120 produce its ultimate goal, Finding Bigfoot on Animal Planet 103 00:05:19,280 --> 00:05:22,080 continued through 11 seasons. A clear cut response to 104 00:05:22,120 --> 00:05:25,680 Bigfoot's popularity. The museum is an opportunity to 105 00:05:25,680 --> 00:05:28,600 share witness accounts and scientific evidence to everyday 106 00:05:28,600 --> 00:05:32,200 people that may have no or limited interest in the subject 107 00:05:32,200 --> 00:05:35,960 matter, states Bacara. We all lead very busy lives and 108 00:05:35,960 --> 00:05:38,720 sometimes there's a there's little room to attend a Bigfoot 109 00:05:38,720 --> 00:05:41,760 conference, watch a Bigfoot documentary, or read a Bigfoot 110 00:05:41,760 --> 00:05:43,920 book. Picard believes in the existence 111 00:05:43,920 --> 00:05:46,720 of Sasquatch and understands that for some, it can be a hard 112 00:05:46,720 --> 00:05:49,360 pill to swallow. He extends the evidence, 113 00:05:49,360 --> 00:05:52,760 provides personal accounts, and in the end leaves it up to you 114 00:05:52,760 --> 00:05:56,040 to decide if the creature is real or just a product of an 115 00:05:56,240 --> 00:05:59,040 active imagination. Either way, you will enjoy the 116 00:05:59,040 --> 00:06:02,160 thrill of the hunt for Bigfoot in North Georgia. 117 00:06:02,800 --> 00:06:04,840 Yeah, what a well, not too bad of an article there. 118 00:06:04,840 --> 00:06:08,040 They get a little bit into the skeptic conspiracy theory zone 119 00:06:08,440 --> 00:06:12,080 for just a bit, but overall I think a pretty fair article 120 00:06:12,080 --> 00:06:15,960 about this Bigfoot museum down in Cherry Log, Georgia seems 121 00:06:15,960 --> 00:06:17,800 like a pretty good place to check out. 122 00:06:18,880 --> 00:06:22,080 I found another article here mentioning Bigfoot from Middle 123 00:06:22,080 --> 00:06:26,000 Georgia Times. This is dated 6/23/24, so just 124 00:06:26,000 --> 00:06:28,800 last year. Written by Nate Weeks says news 125 00:06:28,800 --> 00:06:32,320 of the weird Bigfoot and cougar sightings in Middle Georgia. 126 00:06:33,040 --> 00:06:35,840 Cryptids, creatures whose existence is suggested but not 127 00:06:35,840 --> 00:06:39,440 scientifically proven, capture the human imagination, often 128 00:06:39,440 --> 00:06:41,440 boring the lines between folklore and reality. 129 00:06:41,880 --> 00:06:44,520 From the legendary Loch Ness Monster to the elusive Yeti, 130 00:06:44,560 --> 00:06:48,360 cryptids span various cultures and geographies in middle 131 00:06:48,360 --> 00:06:50,160 Georgia. These creatures have sparked 132 00:06:50,160 --> 00:06:53,160 curiosity and speculation. The space shows reports of 133 00:06:53,160 --> 00:06:55,760 Bigfoot and unrecognized animal sightings. 134 00:06:56,680 --> 00:06:59,520 Bigfoot, one of the most famous cryptids in North American 135 00:06:59,520 --> 00:07:02,640 forklore, is described as a large, hairy ape like creature 136 00:07:02,640 --> 00:07:05,600 that inhabits forest. Middle Georgia has its share of 137 00:07:05,600 --> 00:07:09,240 Bigfoot sightings, adding to the legend's mystique. 1 notable 138 00:07:09,240 --> 00:07:12,000 account comes from a local law enforcement officer, Deputy 139 00:07:12,000 --> 00:07:16,360 James P Aiken, who reported seeing large humanoid footprints 140 00:07:16,400 --> 00:07:19,040 in a remote area near Meansville, GA. 141 00:07:19,840 --> 00:07:22,080 Aiken hoot took cash to these prints, was so convinced of 142 00:07:22,080 --> 00:07:24,880 their authenticity that he authored a book detailing his 143 00:07:24,880 --> 00:07:27,480 experience and findings. His account lends credibility 144 00:07:27,480 --> 00:07:30,600 and intrigue to the Bigfoot legend in Middle Georgia. 145 00:07:30,840 --> 00:07:33,400 It's pretty wild another intrigue encrypted light 146 00:07:33,400 --> 00:07:36,440 sighting in middle Georgia involves a creature known by my 147 00:07:36,440 --> 00:07:38,680 many names cougar, Mountain Lion, Puma or Panther. 148 00:07:38,920 --> 00:07:40,720 Throughout the years, there have been many people who have 149 00:07:40,720 --> 00:07:44,200 reported seeing Cougars in central Georgia doesn't seem 150 00:07:44,200 --> 00:07:45,720 like it would be that hard for me to believe. 151 00:07:46,000 --> 00:07:48,360 The resident of Jones County recently captured images of what 152 00:07:48,360 --> 00:07:50,120 appeared to be a cougar on her trail camera. 153 00:07:50,520 --> 00:07:53,200 These images have sparked significant interest and debate 154 00:07:53,200 --> 00:07:56,160 among Georgia residents, who are excited to see evidence of the 155 00:07:56,720 --> 00:07:59,960 large cat existing in Middle Georgia despite being said to be 156 00:07:59,960 --> 00:08:02,600 extinct there. Cougars, which are elusive and 157 00:08:02,600 --> 00:08:06,200 primarily nocturnal, can easily evade human detection, making 158 00:08:06,200 --> 00:08:07,760 their presence difficult to confirm. 159 00:08:08,080 --> 00:08:11,040 The trail camera images from Jones County show a large feline 160 00:08:11,040 --> 00:08:13,640 figure that closely matches the description of a cougar, 161 00:08:13,920 --> 00:08:16,640 reigniting discussions about the possible existence of these 162 00:08:16,640 --> 00:08:18,640 majestic predators in Middle Georgia. 163 00:08:19,120 --> 00:08:22,680 It's kind of funny, A lot of folks don't want to entertain 164 00:08:22,680 --> 00:08:27,000 the idea that Bigfoot could be real, but here we have a cougar, 165 00:08:27,360 --> 00:08:31,080 a common species that we all know about, and they still are 166 00:08:31,080 --> 00:08:33,520 people in Georgia that say, Oh no, that thing doesn't exist 167 00:08:33,520 --> 00:08:36,880 here when we know these things can walk 4 or 500 miles in just 168 00:08:37,159 --> 00:08:39,280 a week or so. I mean, they're notorious 169 00:08:39,280 --> 00:08:44,000 travellers, so why couldn't they see a cougar in Georgia? 170 00:08:44,000 --> 00:08:46,880 I mean, they say these things all over the place if there's 171 00:08:47,080 --> 00:08:49,240 food available to eat, they can be there. 172 00:08:49,600 --> 00:08:51,920 Goes on and says that the Georgia Department of Natural 173 00:08:51,920 --> 00:08:54,720 Resources maintains that there are no established population of 174 00:08:54,720 --> 00:08:57,440 cougar middle Georgia. According to the the DNR, the 175 00:08:57,440 --> 00:09:00,320 only known populations of these large cats in the eastern United 176 00:09:00,320 --> 00:09:03,440 States are in Florida, where the Florida Panther subspecies 177 00:09:03,440 --> 00:09:04,800 resides. Here you go. 178 00:09:04,800 --> 00:09:06,480 You have this government agency that comes in. 179 00:09:06,960 --> 00:09:08,920 They're gonna be the debunkers. They're gonna tell you what you 180 00:09:08,920 --> 00:09:11,360 have to believe. Don't believe your lying eyes. 181 00:09:11,840 --> 00:09:14,240 We know everything. We know so many times that these 182 00:09:14,240 --> 00:09:16,640 guys don't know anything when it comes to what's really roaming 183 00:09:16,640 --> 00:09:19,280 around out there. The DNR admits most Kruger 184 00:09:19,280 --> 00:09:23,080 settings in Georgia to mistaken identity of Bobcats, large dogs 185 00:09:23,080 --> 00:09:25,200 or even house cats being unusual suspects. 186 00:09:25,440 --> 00:09:27,640 However, the sightings in Middle Georgia challenges official 187 00:09:27,640 --> 00:09:29,200 stance. Well, they'll probably end up 188 00:09:29,200 --> 00:09:31,480 having to wait till one of them gets hit on the highway by a car 189 00:09:31,480 --> 00:09:33,160 or something. That's what happens in a lot of 190 00:09:33,160 --> 00:09:35,760 states. And then they can no longer deny 191 00:09:35,760 --> 00:09:41,000 that these things are real. And the thing with Bigfoot may 192 00:09:41,000 --> 00:09:42,360 be the same thing there. Who knows? 193 00:09:42,560 --> 00:09:45,000 Cryptids and unrecognized animal sightings in middle Georgia, 194 00:09:45,000 --> 00:09:47,600 reflecting A broader human fascination with the unknown and 195 00:09:47,600 --> 00:09:49,880 the unexplained. These stories captivate us 196 00:09:49,880 --> 00:09:52,160 because they suggest that the world is full of mysteries 197 00:09:52,400 --> 00:09:54,920 waiting to be discovered. Whether it's the automatic 198 00:09:54,920 --> 00:09:58,240 Bigfoot, meaning the roaming the forest, or the elusive cougar 199 00:09:58,240 --> 00:10:00,640 slipping through the shadows, these sightings remind us of the 200 00:10:00,680 --> 00:10:02,640 wildness that still exist in our world. 201 00:10:02,920 --> 00:10:04,520 Yeah, it definitely is a big world out there. 202 00:10:04,720 --> 00:10:08,240 In conclusion, while cryptids like Bigfoot and unrecognized 203 00:10:08,240 --> 00:10:11,160 animal settings such as the Jones County cougar remain the 204 00:10:11,160 --> 00:10:13,680 subject of debate and skepticism, they continue to 205 00:10:13,680 --> 00:10:16,320 inspire curiosity and wonder. They remind us that our 206 00:10:16,320 --> 00:10:18,320 understanding of the actual world is always evolving and 207 00:10:18,480 --> 00:10:20,720 sometimes the most extraordinary discoveries, like just beyond 208 00:10:20,720 --> 00:10:22,840 the edges of what we consider possible. 209 00:10:23,320 --> 00:10:25,760 Pretty decent article actually. I think fairly open minded. 210 00:10:26,120 --> 00:10:29,240 But yeah, it just goes to show you take a pretty classic well 211 00:10:29,240 --> 00:10:31,240 known animal like a cougar, which is spotted on a game 212 00:10:31,240 --> 00:10:34,720 camera and a habitat that would clearly support a cougar, where 213 00:10:34,720 --> 00:10:39,320 the cougar once was known to roam quite, quite, quite a 214 00:10:39,320 --> 00:10:42,160 population. And then we have the DNR come in 215 00:10:42,160 --> 00:10:43,920 and say, well, there's no Cougars here. 216 00:10:44,200 --> 00:10:47,760 Kind of the same way they tell us there's no such thing as 217 00:10:47,920 --> 00:10:50,960 Bigfoot. So I went over to bfro.net and 218 00:10:50,960 --> 00:10:56,040 that's Bigfoot Research Field Research Organization and got a 219 00:10:56,040 --> 00:10:58,000 couple of these stories I think are pretty cool. 220 00:10:58,000 --> 00:11:01,680 This one, first one is from February 7th, 2012. 221 00:11:01,680 --> 00:11:04,120 It says it actually happened back in 1986 in the summer, 222 00:11:04,640 --> 00:11:09,000 approximately June 15th. Jasper County, Georgia location 223 00:11:09,000 --> 00:11:10,560 details. The closest reference point I 224 00:11:10,560 --> 00:11:12,880 can give is Pennington Rd. and Hughes Rd. 225 00:11:13,280 --> 00:11:15,200 I would have to write back out that way to look at the 226 00:11:15,200 --> 00:11:17,240 property, but I'm sure I can find it. 227 00:11:17,840 --> 00:11:21,080 There was some logging going on back then, so there were lots of 228 00:11:21,080 --> 00:11:22,680 logging roads for us to play around. 229 00:11:23,160 --> 00:11:25,080 Nearest towns. Monticello, nearest Rd. 230 00:11:25,080 --> 00:11:28,160 Pennington Rd. Also noticed, as I mentioned 231 00:11:28,160 --> 00:11:31,240 above, there was a lot of logging going on at the time. 232 00:11:31,480 --> 00:11:34,760 As a result, it created a Creek bottom or bog at the at the back 233 00:11:34,760 --> 00:11:36,920 of the field where the force started. 234 00:11:37,320 --> 00:11:39,960 My buddy and I would ride our bikes down there to watch the 235 00:11:39,960 --> 00:11:43,280 deer water and feed and sometimes we'd catch glimpses of 236 00:11:43,280 --> 00:11:45,840 other animals. There was a drop off due to the 237 00:11:45,840 --> 00:11:48,520 logging, so it was easy to stay out of sight. 238 00:11:49,000 --> 00:11:52,760 On this particular night, some doves were feeding and watering 239 00:11:52,760 --> 00:11:55,400 when they suddenly jerked around, looked up the hill 240 00:11:55,400 --> 00:11:59,000 behind them, flagged, and ran. We waited to see what had 241 00:11:59,000 --> 00:12:03,400 spooked them, and then we saw this creature walking upright 242 00:12:03,400 --> 00:12:07,560 across the hill, moving downward toward where the deer had been. 243 00:12:07,800 --> 00:12:10,960 We had never seen, or have we seen since, an animal move with 244 00:12:10,960 --> 00:12:14,600 that kind of speed combined with such a lazy fluid motion. 245 00:12:15,480 --> 00:12:18,560 It easily covered a couple 100 feet and the second set took us 246 00:12:18,560 --> 00:12:20,720 to recover from the shock of what we were witnessing. 247 00:12:21,240 --> 00:12:24,520 It appeared to be at least 7 feet tall, maybe taller, with 248 00:12:24,520 --> 00:12:28,160 incredible long strides. There was no sound, no 249 00:12:28,160 --> 00:12:30,760 footfalls, no breathing, nothing. 250 00:12:31,240 --> 00:12:35,000 It had broad muscular shoulders, long thick arms, almost knee 251 00:12:35,000 --> 00:12:38,440 length, and a small head that looked almost out of proportion 252 00:12:38,440 --> 00:12:40,960 to its body. We jumped on our bikes and rode 253 00:12:40,960 --> 00:12:44,920 home as fast as we could. We were 14 years old, but we 254 00:12:44,920 --> 00:12:48,040 were visibly upset and crying to my mother about what we saw. 255 00:12:48,040 --> 00:12:51,080 It took about 20 years before the two of us could talk about 256 00:12:51,080 --> 00:12:54,160 that day without getting chills. Neither of us have ever gone 257 00:12:54,160 --> 00:12:57,240 back to that piece of property. My house was across the road 258 00:12:57,240 --> 00:12:59,000 from the property. I lived there for a few more 259 00:12:59,000 --> 00:13:02,480 months but refused to go outside after dark, even under the 260 00:13:02,480 --> 00:13:03,840 threat of punishment from my parents. 261 00:13:04,360 --> 00:13:08,000 My friend was the same way, even though he lived 10 miles away. 262 00:13:09,120 --> 00:13:11,240 Other witnesses, yes, a friend of the same age. 263 00:13:11,240 --> 00:13:14,920 Other stories At the time I had heard a Bigfoot but had never 264 00:13:14,920 --> 00:13:18,280 paid much attention to what it was or what it was supposed to 265 00:13:18,280 --> 00:13:19,960 look like. Since then I've done a lot of 266 00:13:19,960 --> 00:13:22,800 research and have done some field work in Jasper County with 267 00:13:22,800 --> 00:13:25,600 no results. Time and conditions Late evening 268 00:13:25,600 --> 00:13:27,600 lighting was good. It was a clear day and although 269 00:13:27,600 --> 00:13:29,960 the sun was starting to set, there was still plenty of light. 270 00:13:30,520 --> 00:13:33,400 Environment, hardwood forest, small branch or Creek bottoms, 271 00:13:33,720 --> 00:13:36,680 small rolling hills. And then it says follow up 272 00:13:36,680 --> 00:13:40,640 investigation by BFR investigator R Monteith. 273 00:13:41,040 --> 00:13:43,360 I interviewed both gentlemen by telephone. 274 00:13:43,760 --> 00:13:46,160 The primary witness who submitted the report is a police 275 00:13:46,160 --> 00:13:48,880 detective and Army veteran. The encounter occurred when he 276 00:13:48,880 --> 00:13:52,360 was 14 years old. He and his best friend, who is 277 00:13:52,360 --> 00:13:55,040 still his best friend, were riding their bicycles near the 278 00:13:55,040 --> 00:13:58,520 witness's home 1 evening. Their property is rural and 279 00:13:58,560 --> 00:14:01,520 loggers had clear cut large areas about a year prior. 280 00:14:01,960 --> 00:14:05,160 The land had not yet been replanted and BlackBerry bushes 281 00:14:05,160 --> 00:14:08,760 had taken over the clear cuts. The boys rode down a logging Rd. 282 00:14:08,760 --> 00:14:11,440 into a hollow where they often saw deer feeding. 283 00:14:11,960 --> 00:14:14,440 The bank was high and the witness even remembers telling 284 00:14:14,440 --> 00:14:17,440 his friend that the wind would be favorable for them to watch 285 00:14:17,440 --> 00:14:19,000 without the deer catching their scent. 286 00:14:19,560 --> 00:14:22,520 They sat on their bikes behind the BlackBerry bars and observed 287 00:14:22,520 --> 00:14:24,840 the deer. When the deer suddenly alerted, 288 00:14:25,000 --> 00:14:27,840 the boys scanned the hill to find what had spooked them. 289 00:14:28,360 --> 00:14:32,000 They saw what appeared to be a very tall man swiftly walking 290 00:14:32,000 --> 00:14:35,320 toward the deer. It was approximately 150 to 200 291 00:14:35,320 --> 00:14:37,880 yards away under a canopy of hardwood trees. 292 00:14:38,280 --> 00:14:41,360 At first they thought it was a six foot 5 inch tall neighbor 293 00:14:41,560 --> 00:14:44,120 wearing dark clothing, but as it rapidly approached, they 294 00:14:44,120 --> 00:14:46,960 realized it was much taller than the neighbor and definitely not 295 00:14:46,960 --> 00:14:49,040 a man. When it came within about 30 296 00:14:49,040 --> 00:14:51,240 yards, they recognized it as Bigfoot. 297 00:14:51,520 --> 00:14:54,200 Terrified, they spun their bikes around it and rode away as fast 298 00:14:54,200 --> 00:14:56,480 as they could. The witness recalls pulling out 299 00:14:56,480 --> 00:14:58,800 his pocket knife in fear as he peddled home. 300 00:14:59,200 --> 00:15:02,000 Initially, they told their parents about the encounter, but 301 00:15:02,000 --> 00:15:04,760 their parents were dismissive. After that, the boys didn't 302 00:15:04,760 --> 00:15:07,120 speak of it even to each other for many years. 303 00:15:07,560 --> 00:15:09,200 Today they're able to talk about it openly. 304 00:15:09,520 --> 00:15:12,920 After the sighting, neither boy ventured out at dusk or after 305 00:15:12,920 --> 00:15:14,640 dark. Again, the friend refused to 306 00:15:14,640 --> 00:15:17,160 return to the witness house, and they would only play at the 307 00:15:17,160 --> 00:15:19,080 friend's home, which was miles away. 308 00:15:19,600 --> 00:15:21,240 Wow. Other details. 309 00:15:21,240 --> 00:15:23,680 Remember, the Bigfoot was at least 7 feet tall. 310 00:15:23,680 --> 00:15:26,640 It was bipedal with a smooth, fluid and very fast gate. 311 00:15:27,040 --> 00:15:30,040 It had long legs and swung its long arms purposely as it 312 00:15:30,040 --> 00:15:32,720 walked. It's torso was V shaped with 313 00:15:32,720 --> 00:15:36,360 large shoulders and narrow hips. Its color was solid brown or 314 00:15:36,360 --> 00:15:39,520 black and made no noise even when close. 315 00:15:40,240 --> 00:15:44,080 Wow isn't that wild. Made no noise even when close. 316 00:15:45,080 --> 00:15:48,240 This sighting happened back since summer 1996. 317 00:15:48,240 --> 00:15:52,560 July 30th approximately state Georgia County. 318 00:15:52,560 --> 00:15:56,120 Heard County location details Yellowjacket Creek. 319 00:15:56,400 --> 00:15:59,200 There is a small store at the entrance and it's about 1:00 to 320 00:15:59,200 --> 00:16:02,280 2 miles to the lake. Bud could tell you more about 321 00:16:02,280 --> 00:16:05,320 the road numbers and names. I can get Buds phone number if 322 00:16:05,320 --> 00:16:08,240 you'd like to speak with him. You can also call me just let me 323 00:16:08,240 --> 00:16:10,560 know. I've tried off and on for the 324 00:16:10,560 --> 00:16:13,120 past two years to reach someone and tell them what we saw with 325 00:16:13,120 --> 00:16:15,800 no luck. I tried calling A1800 number but 326 00:16:15,800 --> 00:16:17,880 it was no longer in service so I let it go. 327 00:16:18,360 --> 00:16:20,080 But it did happen and I know what I saw. 328 00:16:20,480 --> 00:16:24,520 There's also an elderly man in Tucker, GA who as a young adult 329 00:16:24,520 --> 00:16:26,240 was hunting around Yellow Jacket Creek. 330 00:16:26,520 --> 00:16:29,440 He made his sister drive him an hour to meet me so we could talk 331 00:16:29,440 --> 00:16:31,840 about it. He said no one believed him and 332 00:16:31,840 --> 00:16:33,400 he had been afraid to tell anyone. 333 00:16:33,680 --> 00:16:37,160 As we talked he started to cry. He had to be about 80 at the 334 00:16:37,160 --> 00:16:40,360 time but he remembered it in detail and was so glad someone 335 00:16:40,360 --> 00:16:43,480 else has seen it too. He said now he knew he wasn't 336 00:16:43,480 --> 00:16:46,000 crazy. This days of my mind and I hope 337 00:16:46,160 --> 00:16:48,200 to hear from someone. Thank you. 338 00:16:48,640 --> 00:16:52,360 Nearest town West Point Lake nearest Rd. in and from noon 339 00:16:52,360 --> 00:16:56,840 inside observed it had to be July of 96 on a Sunday, the 340 00:16:56,840 --> 00:16:59,880 month of the blue moon. My friend Bud, my 17 year old 341 00:16:59,880 --> 00:17:03,160 son and I were going fishing on Yellow Creek in West Point, GA. 342 00:17:03,640 --> 00:17:06,359 I suddenly felt we needed to cut our all night fishing trip 343 00:17:06,359 --> 00:17:08,560 short. It was an urgent feeling I 344 00:17:08,560 --> 00:17:11,480 couldn't explain. We left the park around 12:00 or 345 00:17:11,480 --> 00:17:13,560 1:00 AM. There were no lights on the long 346 00:17:13,560 --> 00:17:15,960 road and we were the only ones out at that hour. 347 00:17:16,480 --> 00:17:19,520 We were in a Mitsubishi truck pulling a medium sized boat so 348 00:17:19,520 --> 00:17:23,119 we couldn't go too fast, maybe 20 to 25 mph. 349 00:17:23,480 --> 00:17:25,760 My friend and I both saw something in the headlights and 350 00:17:25,760 --> 00:17:28,600 shouted a deer. At first Bud thought it was a 351 00:17:28,600 --> 00:17:30,800 deer, but I could tell it was much bigger. 352 00:17:31,160 --> 00:17:32,680 He slowed down to get a better look. 353 00:17:33,040 --> 00:17:36,240 The creature was approximately 8 feet tall and about the collar 354 00:17:36,240 --> 00:17:38,920 of a deer. It was walking upright with long 355 00:17:38,920 --> 00:17:41,400 strides. Its arms hung down to its knees 356 00:17:41,400 --> 00:17:44,160 and his head was extremely large, larger than it should 357 00:17:44,160 --> 00:17:46,800 have been. It had sharp, pointy facial 358 00:17:46,800 --> 00:17:49,280 features. The hair on the top of its head 359 00:17:49,480 --> 00:17:52,200 and down the back of its neck was darker, spreading across the 360 00:17:52,200 --> 00:17:54,600 shoulders to about the shoulder blades, then fading out. 361 00:17:55,080 --> 00:17:58,800 The rest of the body was lighter and close to the skin, like a 362 00:17:58,800 --> 00:18:02,040 deer's. It was walking on the right side 363 00:18:02,040 --> 00:18:04,400 of the road. As we approached, it stepped off 364 00:18:04,400 --> 00:18:07,160 the shoulder into a ditch, reached up and pulled down a 365 00:18:07,160 --> 00:18:10,760 mimosa tree limb, almost as if trying to hide its face from us. 366 00:18:11,320 --> 00:18:13,200 We both could see it from the shoulders down. 367 00:18:13,640 --> 00:18:17,880 I saw its ribs, the muscles in its hips, thighs, legs, and part 368 00:18:17,880 --> 00:18:20,040 of its back. That's when I noticed a hair 369 00:18:20,040 --> 00:18:21,800 fading and a shorter closer hair. 370 00:18:22,320 --> 00:18:25,520 I remember his face in detail, it was darker and somewhat 371 00:18:25,520 --> 00:18:28,240 distorted. The cheekbones were almost spiky 372 00:18:28,480 --> 00:18:31,200 for lack of a better word. Bud and I aren't the best of 373 00:18:31,200 --> 00:18:33,160 friends but he will verify everything. 374 00:18:33,480 --> 00:18:36,000 And no, we were not drinking or using any kind of drugs. 375 00:18:36,280 --> 00:18:39,680 It was a Sunday and it was a full moon, the month of a blue 376 00:18:39,680 --> 00:18:43,200 moon, but said for the longest time that it had to be a 377 00:18:43,200 --> 00:18:46,520 werewolf until I told him it had to be a Bigfoot. 378 00:18:47,200 --> 00:18:49,560 Oh, wow. Also notice that it tried to 379 00:18:49,560 --> 00:18:52,440 hide his face. Like, I thought it couldn't see 380 00:18:52,440 --> 00:18:54,680 us if we couldn't see it. Yeah, that. 381 00:18:54,760 --> 00:18:56,880 That's kind of weird behavior, isn't it? 382 00:18:56,880 --> 00:18:59,440 Other witness, bud. Other stories. 383 00:18:59,440 --> 00:19:02,520 As mentioned, the older man who came to talk to me said he saw 384 00:19:02,520 --> 00:19:04,280 something as a young man while hunting. 385 00:19:04,760 --> 00:19:06,400 Time and conditions, 12:00 to 1:00 AM. 386 00:19:06,400 --> 00:19:09,000 Clear skies, no streetlights. Environment mostly Pine 387 00:19:09,000 --> 00:19:12,440 Government Land, Parks and Recreation area and as a follow 388 00:19:12,440 --> 00:19:15,000 up investigation report, it says the observation. 389 00:19:15,040 --> 00:19:18,120 The observant witness provided an additional description at a 390 00:19:18,120 --> 00:19:21,400 phone conversation. The animal was on the right side 391 00:19:21,400 --> 00:19:23,560 of the paved Rd. walking toward the vehicle. 392 00:19:24,080 --> 00:19:27,280 She got a clearview from about 20 to 25 feet away until they 393 00:19:27,280 --> 00:19:29,760 passed it. The car windows were closed and 394 00:19:29,760 --> 00:19:32,760 she did not detect any unusual smell or hear any sound. 395 00:19:33,240 --> 00:19:36,320 The sighting lasted approximately 25 to 40 seconds. 396 00:19:36,880 --> 00:19:39,680 The wiry dark hair on the head was reddish brown, resembling a 397 00:19:39,680 --> 00:19:42,320 mane, and was longer on the back of the head. 398 00:19:42,760 --> 00:19:45,960 Rounded ears were visible through the hair, where the 399 00:19:45,960 --> 00:19:47,800 longer hair thinned through the shoulders. 400 00:19:48,040 --> 00:19:51,760 The body here it became a light fawn collar, similar to a deer, 401 00:19:51,760 --> 00:19:55,040 not and very short. The face was darker than the 402 00:19:55,040 --> 00:19:57,440 body. The head was round rather than 403 00:19:57,440 --> 00:20:00,120 the knob long, with pointy features around the eyebrows and 404 00:20:00,120 --> 00:20:03,600 cheekbones, she said. The features were distorted with 405 00:20:03,600 --> 00:20:05,560 grooves and sunken areas in the face. 406 00:20:06,000 --> 00:20:08,760 She didn't get a good view of the mouth, but noted the lips 407 00:20:08,760 --> 00:20:12,040 were lighter in cooler than the face and fuller than human lips. 408 00:20:12,440 --> 00:20:15,960 The nose was described as neanderthally wide with a 409 00:20:16,040 --> 00:20:19,080 slightly raised bridge. The eyes were deep set. 410 00:20:19,560 --> 00:20:23,400 The animal was enormous, about 8 feet tall and had the build of 411 00:20:23,400 --> 00:20:26,560 obsessive weight lifter. There was no visible fat. 412 00:20:26,840 --> 00:20:29,960 The glutes bulged, the pictorials were massive, and she 413 00:20:29,960 --> 00:20:32,400 saw strong muscles in the rib cage and arms. 414 00:20:32,640 --> 00:20:35,400 Though no genitalia were visible, she assumed it was male 415 00:20:35,400 --> 00:20:38,680 due to the lack of breast. She believed it was young based 416 00:20:38,680 --> 00:20:42,200 on his powerful build. Her closest look came as they 417 00:20:42,200 --> 00:20:45,320 passed the animal while it turned away, using the mimosa 418 00:20:45,320 --> 00:20:48,640 branch to hide his face. Bud, the passenger, confirmed 419 00:20:48,640 --> 00:20:51,000 the sighting. He described seeing a big, tall, 420 00:20:51,000 --> 00:20:54,760 hairy animal with fur all over him and said the creature was 421 00:20:54,760 --> 00:20:57,160 stout. Wow. 422 00:20:57,640 --> 00:21:00,760 The elderly man who came to visit her said the animal he saw 423 00:21:00,760 --> 00:21:04,040 was also fond collar. He told her he was in a deer 424 00:21:04,040 --> 00:21:06,680 stand as a young man. When he saw it, he was so 425 00:21:06,680 --> 00:21:09,760 frightened that he stayed in the stand in the dark and then fired 426 00:21:09,760 --> 00:21:12,320 several shots into the air so his friends could find him. 427 00:21:12,800 --> 00:21:15,800 Afterward, he ran from the woods, sold his guns and never 428 00:21:15,800 --> 00:21:17,600 returned. The witness concluded 429 00:21:17,680 --> 00:21:20,200 empathetically this was no man in a suit. 430 00:21:20,640 --> 00:21:24,160 I saw muscles moving under hair. It was like a man walking. 431 00:21:25,120 --> 00:21:26,560 Wow, isn't that really something? 432 00:21:27,080 --> 00:21:29,000 We'll do one more sighting here and wrap this up. 433 00:21:29,640 --> 00:21:32,040 This says. Submitted by witness on December 434 00:21:32,040 --> 00:21:35,960 3rd, 2016. State Georgia County Haralson 435 00:21:35,960 --> 00:21:39,120 County Details Approximately 1 1/2 miles up Vincent Mountain 436 00:21:39,120 --> 00:21:43,800 Rd. after turning off Hwy. 120. The sighting occurred on the 437 00:21:43,800 --> 00:21:46,400 left side of the road across from a church nearest Rd. 438 00:21:46,400 --> 00:21:48,160 Hwy. 120 and Vincent Mountain Rd. 439 00:21:48,480 --> 00:21:52,520 Observed on our way home to Rockmart, GA from Birmingham, 440 00:21:52,520 --> 00:21:55,400 AL. We were following GPS directions 441 00:21:55,400 --> 00:22:00,000 which brought us to Hwy. 120 and Vincent Mountain Rd. 442 00:22:00,400 --> 00:22:03,840 We had just made the turn and driven about a mile and 1/2 when 443 00:22:03,840 --> 00:22:06,840 my husband and I both saw a large figure standing in the 444 00:22:06,840 --> 00:22:09,320 tree line. There was illumination coming 445 00:22:09,320 --> 00:22:12,480 from the right side of the road from an additional light source 446 00:22:12,480 --> 00:22:15,520 besides arc headlights. This allowed us to clearly see 447 00:22:15,520 --> 00:22:17,120 the figure on the left side of the road. 448 00:22:17,680 --> 00:22:20,760 One of its arms was hanging straight down and the other was 449 00:22:20,760 --> 00:22:24,080 moving slightly. I believe that the arm movement 450 00:22:24,080 --> 00:22:28,080 is what caught our attention and caused both of us to look left, 451 00:22:28,400 --> 00:22:30,240 clearly allowing us to view the creature. 452 00:22:30,680 --> 00:22:33,920 It was covered in reddish brown fur from head to toe with a face 453 00:22:33,920 --> 00:22:37,040 I can only describe as ape like. It appeared to be over 7 feet 454 00:22:37,040 --> 00:22:39,440 tall. He or she seemed to be preparing 455 00:22:39,440 --> 00:22:43,040 to cross the road. After about 15 seconds pass, we 456 00:22:43,040 --> 00:22:45,640 both screamed out. Did you just see what I saw? 457 00:22:46,320 --> 00:22:49,080 I've never been a big believer in the legend of Bigfoot, but I 458 00:22:49,200 --> 00:22:51,760 know what I saw tonight. I am floored. 459 00:22:51,960 --> 00:22:54,360 I've never written to any site like this about anything in my 460 00:22:54,360 --> 00:22:57,200 life and I certainly didn't expect to start at 56 years old. 461 00:22:57,560 --> 00:23:01,160 Thank you for your time. And it says also noticed nothing 462 00:23:01,160 --> 00:23:03,280 else comes to mind. The witnesses, myself and my 463 00:23:03,280 --> 00:23:05,120 husband. Time and conditions 464 00:23:05,120 --> 00:23:08,880 approximately 10:30 PM. It was drizzling after over 30 465 00:23:08,880 --> 00:23:10,480 days without significant rainfall. 466 00:23:11,000 --> 00:23:14,840 The area was an extreme drought environment, forested area. 467 00:23:14,840 --> 00:23:17,000 There was a small store at the intersection. 468 00:23:17,400 --> 00:23:19,960 Just down the road from where we saw the creature there is a 469 00:23:19,960 --> 00:23:21,680 church. I believe the floodlight from 470 00:23:21,680 --> 00:23:24,200 the church provided the backlighting that allowed us to 471 00:23:24,200 --> 00:23:27,520 see it clearly and then follow up investigator by BFO 472 00:23:27,520 --> 00:23:31,360 investigator David Bacara. I spoke with both witnesses and 473 00:23:31,360 --> 00:23:34,040 they seemed level headed and still excited about what they 474 00:23:34,040 --> 00:23:37,160 had seen that night. It was approximately 10:30 PM 475 00:23:37,440 --> 00:23:40,200 when they were driving home to Rockmart, GA from Birmingham, 476 00:23:40,200 --> 00:23:42,280 AL. Their 20 year old daughter was 477 00:23:42,280 --> 00:23:43,960 asleep in the back seat at the time. 478 00:23:44,400 --> 00:23:47,480 It was drizzling lightly. A welcome changes. 479 00:23:47,480 --> 00:23:49,560 Georgia was in the midst of a statewide drought. 480 00:23:49,920 --> 00:23:52,400 This was the first sign of precipitation in two months. 481 00:23:52,840 --> 00:23:55,680 After turning onto Vincent Mountain Rd. and traveling 482 00:23:55,680 --> 00:23:59,360 approximately 1 1/2 miles, the wife noticed slight movement on 483 00:23:59,360 --> 00:24:02,600 the left side of the road. The figure was about 50 feet 484 00:24:02,600 --> 00:24:06,320 ahead and the car was traveling around 45 mile per hour. 485 00:24:06,760 --> 00:24:10,840 It was partially eliminated by parking lot lights from a church 486 00:24:10,840 --> 00:24:14,000 directly across the street. The witness said that if it 487 00:24:14,000 --> 00:24:16,480 hadn't moved slightly, they might not have seen it. 488 00:24:16,760 --> 00:24:20,760 It was standing between 2 trees about 15 feet from the car and 489 00:24:20,760 --> 00:24:24,960 stood between 7 to 8 feet tall. It was covered in reddish orange 490 00:24:24,960 --> 00:24:28,680 brown hair and had a face that resembled a mix between a man 491 00:24:28,680 --> 00:24:30,480 and a gorilla. The witness believed the 492 00:24:30,480 --> 00:24:33,680 movement that drew their attention came from his left 493 00:24:33,680 --> 00:24:35,840 arm. They observed the creature for a 494 00:24:35,840 --> 00:24:38,680 total of about 6 seconds. The wife said it looked looked 495 00:24:38,680 --> 00:24:40,760 like it was about to step out and cross the road. 496 00:24:40,920 --> 00:24:43,000 The creature that watched the couple is he drove by. 497 00:24:43,280 --> 00:24:46,000 The wife was able to look back through the rear glass and still 498 00:24:46,000 --> 00:24:49,240 see it in the church lights. It wasn't until they had driven 499 00:24:49,240 --> 00:24:52,000 another mile down the road that the husband asked did you see 500 00:24:52,000 --> 00:24:54,560 anything back there? They both immediately agreed 501 00:24:54,560 --> 00:24:57,640 they had just seen a Bigfoot. The witness stated they couldn't 502 00:24:57,640 --> 00:25:01,040 imagine it being anything else. It was far too tall to be a 503 00:25:01,040 --> 00:25:04,200 person in a costume. Yeah, I guess so. 504 00:25:04,960 --> 00:25:07,400 And it says that David has three daughters and a wife who share 505 00:25:07,400 --> 00:25:08,640 his interest in Bigfoot research. 506 00:25:08,640 --> 00:25:11,480 Together, they've developed a deep respect for nature and 507 00:25:11,480 --> 00:25:13,120 extensive knowledge of the outdoors and outlife. 508 00:25:13,480 --> 00:25:16,520 He has attended the Northern Florida Expeditions in 2011. 509 00:25:16,520 --> 00:25:19,240 Washington, 2012, N Florida, 2012. 510 00:25:19,640 --> 00:25:22,440 A former U.S. Navy member, he now works as a 511 00:25:22,480 --> 00:25:25,360 leasing agent and spends his free time investigating Bigfoot 512 00:25:25,360 --> 00:25:27,960 reports in the woods as often as possible. 513 00:25:28,240 --> 00:25:30,400 It's great to have these guys volunteer to do this stuff, to 514 00:25:30,400 --> 00:25:32,480 conduct these investigations. Well, I hope you like the 515 00:25:32,480 --> 00:25:34,400 program today. If you did, don't forget to like 516 00:25:34,520 --> 00:25:36,480 follow subscribe until next time. 517 00:25:36,480 --> 00:25:38,520 This is UFO warning over and out.