Person fishing recounts story of his encounter with a large, bipedal creature that was wading in the water
Account
In the early afternoon the witness was gigging for frogs from a relative's boathouse pier when a tall, dark, hairy biped emerged from a swamp about 175-250 yards away and waded knee-deep into the water. The creature looked both ways, bent over twice to swing an arm into the water with a splash as if fishing, then stared toward the witness before walking back into the swamp like a person. A few minutes later it reappeared at the same spot and repeated the same actions before leaving again and not returning during another hour the witness remained.
What was reported
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Sightings
Described appearance
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- Height src
- approx. 8 or 9 feet
- Build src
- well built
- Hair colour src
- dark in color, black I think
- Face src
- could not make out any facial features
- Arms src
- left arm swung into water twice with splash
- Gait src
- walked just like a person would
- Posture src
- stood upright
- Other features src
- very hairy, no neck noticed, head round shaped
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
Spring 1978
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|---|---|
| Time of day |
early afternoon
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| Place |
Athens, Limestone County, Alabama
Stated
BFRO report #799
· BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details
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| Map point |
34.93, -87.11 (± 8 km)
BFRO map layer point for report 799 with published boundary
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
1
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| Figures reported |
1
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| Witness was |
gigging frogs from pier
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| Witness's word for it |
the creature
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| Source classification |
Class A
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Evidence & investigation
What the source says was found or done. Claimed evidence is listed as claimed; the Anomadex has not examined it.
A couple of years ago the witness revisited the cabin, pier and boathouse area for about an hour and looked toward the swamp but reported no new encounter.
Source timeline
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BFRO report #799 Primary
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BFRO map layer Reference