Class A First-hand BFRO #44986

Memory told of a close up daylight encounter with two, possibly young, Bigfoots near Abbeville

Summer 1953 afternoon Abbeville, Henry County, Alabama 1 witness

Account

The witness, then a child, was walking from a cornfield to a nearby house to fetch water for a cousin. At a dirt road she came within about 10 feet of two small, hairy, human-like figures standing together on the opposite side. They looked at each other for about a minute before she ran to the house, and the figures were gone when she walked back.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Described appearance

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Height src
around 5 feet tall and slightly shorter, around 4 feet tall
Hair colour src
dark brownish black
Face src
human looking with hair on them, noses free of hair
Arms src
very long arms
Hands src
human looking, dark brown or black
Feet src
human looking, dark brown or black
Posture src
slightly stooped
Age / size src
young
Other features src
looked sort of like gorillas

Facts & provenance

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Date
Summer 1953
Stated BFRO report #44986 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Season
Time of day
afternoon
Stated BFRO report #44986 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Abbeville, Henry County, Alabama
Stated BFRO report #44986 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
31.65, -85.19 (± 1068 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 44986 with published boundary
Account type
First-hand
Derived BFRO report #44986 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
1
Stated BFRO report #44986 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported
2
Stated BFRO report #44986 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was
walking to house to fetch water
Stated BFRO report #44986 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
two creatures
Stated BFRO report #44986 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class A
Stated BFRO report #44986 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by
W. Gibson (BFRO)
Follow-up

An investigator spoke with the witness to confirm the account and recorded additional details about posture and arms.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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