Class B First-hand BFRO #25619

Deer hunter hears possible vocalizations and watches a tall dark figure near Russellville

December 2007 about 5pm Russellville, Franklin County, Alabama 1 witness

Account

While hunting in the late afternoon, the witness heard a loud long whoop followed by chatter apparently responding to distant shooters, then heard it again from farther along the treeline. The witness then saw a bipedal dark figure about 200 yards away walking in pines toward a break, where it stopped and crouched by a brush pile. The witness left without approaching closely and returned the next day, finding no sign but noticing an unusual odor.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Partial sighting Silhouette

Sounds

Whoop Chatter

Other senses

Odor

Described appearance

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Height src: 7 - 7 1/2 feet
Legs src: on two legs
Gait src: walking
Posture src: crouched down
Other features src: tall, uniformly dark figure

Facts & provenance

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Date	December 2007 Stated BFRO report #25619 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day	about 5pm Stated BFRO report #25619 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place	Russellville, Franklin County, Alabama Stated BFRO report #25619 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point	34.5057, -87.7281 (± 15 km) Geocoded BFRO report #25619 · gazetteer:place · read with 50% confidence Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Russellville city (GEOID 0167056), matched from nearest town 'Russellville'
Account type	First-hand Stated BFRO report #25619 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses	1 Derived BFRO report #25619 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported	1 Derived BFRO report #25619 · BFRO report, “Observed” section · read with 85% confidence
Witness was	hunting and watching a field Stated BFRO report #25619 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it	something on two legs walking in the pines Stated BFRO report #25619 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification	Class B Stated BFRO report #25619 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by: Kevin Smykal (BFRO)

Follow-up

An investigator interviewed the witness, heard an imitation of the chatter, and discussed height comparisons done the next day.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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BFRO report #25619 Primary

Published 2009-03-11 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 Hash 5d43aa9218f4

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