White County, Georgia

Near Helen

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White County Georgia (Class B) BFRO

June 1997

It was June 15 1997, Father's Day. My friends and I had been rock climbing at Raven Cliff Falls in the Chattahoochee National Forest outside of Helen, Georgia. After climbing all day Friday and Saturday morning, a rain storm made us pull down our rigging and head out of the woods. We drove down to Helen and walked around until around 5:00 pm. We filled up the truck and headed back up towards Raven Cliff to find a camp site for the night. We found a small dirt road that had been barricaded with a large dirt birm. We drove over the birm and drove into the forest. We drove until we had a half tank of gas which put us several miles back in. Around 11:00 or 11:30 pm, we found a small clearing and decided to stop and make camp. Once we exited our truck, we found a shallow hole that was about three to four feet in diameter that appeared to be an old fire pit. It had a large log laying on one side of it. We gathered wood for a fire and began to set up camp. Since the weather was nice, we decid...

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White County Georgia (Class B) BFRO

Husband and wife hear characteristic vocalizations in the Sautee-Nacoochee Valley

My husband and I live in Sautee, Ga., just outside of Helen. My husband can't sleep very well at night and as such he is up at all hours. For about the last three weeks he has heard strange sounds lat...

March 2009

White County Georgia (Class B) BFRO

Hiker hears possible vocalizations on Appalachian Trail outside Helen

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September 2007

White County Georgia (Class B) BFRO

Vacationer hears possible vocalizations late at night southeast of Helen

It was about 11pm and we just laid down to sleep. We were staying in a cabin that we had rented for the weekend. I heard this high pitched horrific scream/howl. It was close. It was not some faint, di...

November 2005

White County Georgia (Class A) BFRO

Witness watches tall biped cross her backyard

I was sitting on my couch watching tv with my small dogs around me. My male Yorkie saw it when I did out our back door. It was sitll daylight. I thought it was a man at first, but it was too large, to...

October 2004

British Columbia Canada (Class A) BFRO

Old newspaper article (Lincoln Nebraska Journal and Star) near Chehalis Indian Reservation

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July 1934

British Columbia Canada (Class A) BFRO

Old newspaper article (Lima, Ohio) about encounters near Harrison Mills

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March 1934

Hillsborough County Florida (Class A) BFE

A Florida Fisherman Took This Photograph of a Skunk Ape

Is this the elusive Skunk Ape? A retired 66-year-old retired electrician named John Rodriguez claims it is. He sent this high-def photograph to The Huffington Post: According to Rodriguez, the phot...

December 2014

Henderson County Illinois (Class A) BFE

Pregnant woman watched from across field by a Bigfoot

My friend and I were arrowhead hunting one summer day very remote field I looked up and saw big foot standing on the other side of the field watching me not moving just looking at me it was about was ...

June 1994