Exec on business trip has sighting from balcony of hotel near Huntsville
Account
From a sixth-floor hotel balcony before dawn, the witness watched a tall hair-covered biped for five to six minutes at a distance. The being stared, rocked side to side, and repeatedly leaned to pull bark from a large pine tree. Afterward the witness fetched security and later returned in daylight to find fresh bark, deep ground indentations, and possible scat.
What was reported
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Sightings
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Context & caveats
Described appearance
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- Height src
- 6-7ft tall
- Build src
- very muscular
- Hair colour src
- grey, blacker closer to skin with lighter tips
- Face src
- flat-faced human-like without apelike protruding mouth and nose; lips and eyelids very dark brown
- Arms src
- arms seen; right arm pulled bark off tree
- Legs src
- legs seen
- Feet src
- feet about 2 feet apart (stance)
- Posture src
- very erect standing, rocking side to side
- Apparent sex src
- male-presenting (referred to as he/his)
- Other features src
- fine hairs all over, smooth moving
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
24 February 2009
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| Time of day |
5:40am, about 30 minutes before dawn
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| Place |
Huntsville Al, Madison County, Alabama
Stated
BFRO report #25559
· BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
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| Map point |
34.71, -86.66 (± 1000 m)
BFRO map layer point for report 25559 (4 decimals, no 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 |
staying at hotel and drinking coffee on balcony
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| Witness's word for it |
a fully erect apelike animal
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| Source classification |
Class A
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Evidence & investigation
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- Investigated by
- Joanna Cuva (BFRO)
fresh bark removed from a very large pine tree, with fresh bark on the ground
two large deep indentations in pine straw that dwarfed the witness's foot
Measurements: about a one inch area all the way around my foot
apparent scat resembling explosive diarrhea with digested berries and seeds, collected in a plastic bag
witness estimated viewing distance from sixth-floor balcony to creature
Measurements: about 120 yards away
Immediately after the sighting the witness brought a security guard outside to the tree where fresh bark had been removed.
After 7am the witness returned in daylight, noted apparent scat and compared his own foot to deep indentations in pine straw.
After 7am the witness returned in daylight, noted apparent scat and compared his own foot to deep indentations in pine straw.
Two hotel employees saw the missing bark and large foot indentations.
Two hotel employees saw the missing bark and large foot indentations.
An investigator interviewed the witness by phone, found the account consistent, and judged the collected scat bird-like and likely unrelated.
A hotel manager confirmed the guest asked security for backup and verified missing bark and impressions, noting nearby trails and deer.
A hotel manager confirmed the guest asked security for backup and verified missing bark and impressions, noting nearby trails and deer.
Immediately after the sighting the witness brought a security guard outside to the tree where fresh bark had been removed.
After 7am the witness returned in daylight, noted apparent scat and compared his own foot to deep indentations in pine straw.
Two hotel employees saw the missing bark and large foot indentations.
An investigator interviewed the witness by phone, found the account consistent, and judged the collected scat bird-like and likely unrelated.
A hotel manager confirmed the guest asked security for backup and verified missing bark and impressions, noting nearby trails and deer.
Source timeline
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BFRO report #25559 Primary
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