Class B First-hand BFRO #30680

Outdoorsman experiences vocalizations and rock throwing on the Sipsey River

Summer 2010 dusk Double Springs, Winston County, Alabama 1 witness

Account

The witness was pulling his canoe out of the Sipsey River at dusk to load it for transport when he heard a series of very loud, powerful whoops from a distance, followed after a pause by three more. He said the sound was unlike any owl or other woods or river sound he knew and it frightened him into quickly carrying the canoe up a steep hill to his car. He later noted the whoops sounded like examples on a Bigfoot website and said researchers told him they had no one working that area at the time.

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What was reported

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Facts & provenance

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Date
Summer 2010
Stated BFRO report #30680 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Season
Time of day
dusk
Stated BFRO report #30680 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Double Springs, Winston County, Alabama
Stated BFRO report #30680 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Nearest Road
Map point
34.1496, -87.3894 (± 15 km)
Geocoded BFRO report #30680 · gazetteer:place · read with 50% confidence
Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Double Springs town (GEOID 0121280), matched from nearest town 'Double Springs'
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #30680 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
1
Derived BFRO report #30680 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Witness was
canoeing and loading canoe at river take-out
Stated BFRO report #30680 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class B
Stated BFRO report #30680 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by
Matt Craig (BFRO)
Follow-up

The witness emailed Alabama researchers who said they had no one working that area at that time.

BFRO report, “Observed” section
Follow-up

An investigator spoke with the witness by phone about the report and outdoor activity in the area.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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  1. Published 2011-09-21 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 Hash 9ae55895224c
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