Class A First-hand BFRO #47975

Motorist observes a tall biped with an ape-like face while driving at dusk near Ariton

January 2013 just before dark, around 5 PM Rocky Head Community, Coffee County, Alabama 1 witness

Account

The witness was driving north on a rural highway just before dark when they noticed a large dark shape in the roadway ahead. As they got closer, the shape stood and moved to the road shoulder in a few steps, revealing a tall bipedal creature in the headlights. The creature faced the vehicle and raised an arm as the witness passed within about thirty feet, with the significance of the encounter registering only afterward.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Full-body sighting Road crossing Eyeshine

Described appearance

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Height src: approximately nine feet tall
Build src: shoulder span approaching four feet
Hair colour src: grey-brown
Face src: ape like with dark brown-black leathery skin
Eyes src: intense yellow-green eyes spaced six to eight inches apart
Arms src: lifted left arm
Gait src: moved to shoulder in about three steps
Posture src: bipedal
Other features src: covered in grey-brown hair

Facts & provenance

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Date	January 2013 Stated BFRO report #47975 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day	just before dark, around 5 PM Stated BFRO report #47975 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Place	Rocky Head Community, Coffee County, Alabama Stated BFRO report #47975 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point	31.53, -85.79 (± 1000 m) Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence BFRO map layer point for report 47975 with published boundary
Account type	First-hand Stated BFRO report #47975 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses	1 Stated BFRO report #47975 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section · read with 60% confidence
Figures reported	1 Derived BFRO report #47975 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was	driving north on a rural highway Stated BFRO report #47975 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it	a bipedal creature Stated BFRO report #47975 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification	Class A Stated BFRO report #47975 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by: Steve Phillips (BFRO)

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