Class A First-hand BFRO #33307

Memory told of a close encounter while riding a bike as a teen in Brewton

Fall 1983 About dusk Brewton, Escambia County, Alabama 1 witness

Account

The witness was riding a bicycle on a trail through woods near a grocery store when a large hairy creature stepped into the path, causing a fall. The creature stood over the witness at close range and produced a loud howl/growl with its mouth open before leaving into the woods at high speed while breaking branches. The witness then rode home quickly and hid inside.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Full-body sighting

Sounds

Howl Growl

Other senses

Movement only

Described appearance

In the source's own words, field by field. Hover a field's marker to see where it was read.

Height src: between 7 and 8 feet tall
Build src: more on the skinny side but still big
Hair colour src: brown
Face src: mouth wide open, human-like teeth, only larger
Arms src: longer than average arms
Posture src: stood over me
Other features src: not groomed, mangy looking, thick through shoulders to top of neck

Facts & provenance

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Date	Fall 1983 Stated BFRO report #33307 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Season
Time of day	About dusk Stated BFRO report #33307 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place	Brewton, Escambia County, Alabama Stated BFRO report #33307 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point	31.14, -87.06 (± 1000 m) Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence BFRO map layer point for report 33307 with published boundary
Account type	First-hand Stated BFRO report #33307 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses	1 Stated BFRO report #33307 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported	1 Derived BFRO report #33307 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was	riding a bicycle on a wooded trail Stated BFRO report #33307 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it	A bigfoot Stated BFRO report #33307 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification	Class A Stated BFRO report #33307 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by: Mick Minnis (BFRO)

Follow-up

An investigator spoke with the witness by phone and documented additional details about the trail and encounter.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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BFRO report #33307 Primary

Published 2012-02-13 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 Hash 56eeafb322ae

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