Class B First-hand BFRO #22899

Possible daylight encounter on Fort Rucker Army Base

April 1992 around or shortly after noon Ft Rucker, Dale County, Alabama 1 witness

Account

The witness was walking alone during a work break to look for arrowheads when he heard movement and grunts near a creek. He briefly saw a large dark man-shaped figure about 6 to 7 feet tall standing in dense woods before it turned and crashed away. He left quickly and initially tried to explain it as a stray horse.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Partial sighting Silhouette

Sounds

Vocalization

Other senses

Movement only

Context & caveats

Possible misidentification

Described appearance

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Height src: 6 to 7 foot tall
Build src: large
Gait src: moved very quickly, did not run
Posture src: standing
Other features src: very dark colored, man-shaped shadowy figure with no features visible

Facts & provenance

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Date	April 1992 Stated BFRO report #22899 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day	around or shortly after noon Stated BFRO report #22899 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place	Ft Rucker, Dale County, Alabama Stated BFRO report #22899 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point	31.35, -85.71 (± 1000 m) Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence BFRO map layer point for report 22899 with published boundary
Account type	First-hand Derived BFRO report #22899 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses	1 Derived BFRO report #22899 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported	1 Derived BFRO report #22899 · BFRO report, “Observed” section · read with 85% confidence
Witness was	hiking to hunt for arrowheads during work downtime Stated BFRO report #22899 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it	large very dirty man Stated BFRO report #22899 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification	Class B Stated BFRO report #22899 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by: Kevin Smykal (BFRO)

Follow-up

An investigator conducted a phone follow-up in which the witness repeated details and clarified the figure appeared dark and featureless.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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BFRO report #22899 Primary

Published 2008-01-11 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 Hash 57514025104a

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