Four youths have harrowing experience in Alabama backwoods.
Account
Four young men camped on a companion's land and heard approaching grunts, heavy footsteps and foul odor across a creek at dusk. After a rock was thrown toward the unseen sounds, something shrieked, circled the camp and emitted a loud high-pitched scream, prompting them to leave and later return with a parent. The primary witness heard noises again overnight, and the next morning the group found large footprints, hair and a bedding area before the primary witness briefly saw a tall hair-covered upright creature that looked at him and ran away.
What was reported
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Described appearance
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- Height src
- approx. seven to eight feet tall
- Hair colour src
- black to dark brown
- Face src
- looked like a gorilla
- Gait src
- walking
- Posture src
- upright
- Other features src
- covered in hair
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
5 January 2000
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| Time of day |
dusk through the night to about noon next day
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| Place |
Opelika/Auburn Area, Lee County, Alabama
Stated
BFRO report #7427
· BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
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| Map point |
32.62, -85.43 (± 7 km)
BFRO map layer point for report 7427 with published boundary
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
4
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| Figures reported |
1
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| Witness was |
camping overnight on companion's land
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| Witness's word for it |
a large upright creature
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| Source classification |
Class A
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Evidence & investigation
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numerous large humanlike footprints with no arch, very large great toe and five toes
Measurements: 15 – 16 inches in length
locks of dark hair found in trees about seven feet high and around laying area
Measurements: approx. seven foot high
area where large animal had been laying with crude rudimentary roof of branches
An investigator spoke directly with three of the witnesses about the night's events.
Source timeline
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BFRO report #7427 Primary
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BFRO map layer Reference
The report refers to
- “incident at a Creek south of Columbus, GA according to the Ledger-Enquirer of Columbus, Georgia”Not in the Anomadex yet