Class A First-hand BFRO #8679

Adult recalls childhood sighting at dusk near Moody

October 1986 around dusk, just after sunset Moody, St. Clair County, Alabama 1 witness

Account

When about 11 years old, the witness was picking rocks in a ditch at dusk with a dog when a tall, hunched, naked entity covered in gray-white matted hair appeared a few feet away staring. The witness screamed, the dog fled toward the house, and the entity screamed back in a loud high-pitched voice before sprinting away up the ditch. The witness ran home and reported a shaggy old man to a parent but was not believed.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Sounds

Described appearance

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Height src
tall, not much taller than a normal man
Build src
gaunt and thin, strong looking
Hair colour src
grayish white
Hair length src
very long and shaggy, about 5-6 inches long, matted in tatters
Face src
very humanlike with exaggerated wrinkles, scary and unusual, human-looking nose, thin hair with long shaggy beard
Arms src
at its sides
Legs src
hair hanging from calves, thinner at knees and upper thighs
Feet src
bare
Gait src
ran in full sprint, extremely agile and fast
Posture src
hunched
Age / size src
old-looking
Clothing src
completely naked, covered only by hair
Other features src
dusty-grayish skin at chest, thin hair on face and upper torso, thicker on lower torso and legs

Facts & provenance

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Date
October 1986
Stated BFRO report #8679 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day
around dusk, just after sunset
Stated BFRO report #8679 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Moody, St. Clair County, Alabama
Stated BFRO report #8679 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details
Map point
33.62, -86.47 (± 7 km)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
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Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #8679 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
1
Derived BFRO report #8679 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported
1
Derived BFRO report #8679 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was
picking up rocks in a ditch with a dog
Stated BFRO report #8679 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
a crazy old man
Stated BFRO report #8679 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class A
Stated BFRO report #8679 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Follow-up

The witness searched the area the next day for unusual signs but found nothing.

BFRO report, “Also Noticed” section
Follow-up

The witness went back to the spot in the field on other occasions looking for the entity but never encountered it again.

BFRO report, “Observed” section
Follow-up

An investigator conducted a phone interview with the witness and recorded additional descriptive details.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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  1. Published 2004-05-14 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 Hash ac52f8079f5d
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  2. BFRO map layer Reference
    Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash cfb8a3d423b7
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The report refers to

  • “several sightings in the same county I lived in describing white or grayish colored creatures”
    Not in the Anomadex yet
  • “other reports on www.gcbro.com - similar accounts near this location”
    Not in the Anomadex yet