Class A First-hand BFRO #961

Motorist confronted by hairy, man-like creature on roadside

6 January 1997 Wagarville, Washington County, Alabama 1 witness

Account

The witness stopped a car by a wooded road to urinate. A hairy man-like creature approached to within three feet while snorting and grunting and holding a small limb-like object, then walked away. The witness fled in the car and saw the creature standing at the road edge in the rear-view mirror.

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What was reported

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Described appearance

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Hands src
holding small limb or something in hand
Posture src
standing
Other features src
hairy man-like

Facts & provenance

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Date
6 January 1997
Stated BFRO report #961 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Place
Wagarville, Washington County, Alabama
Stated BFRO report #961 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
31.45, -88.08 (± 3 km)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 961 with published boundary
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #961 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
1
Derived BFRO report #961 · BFRO report, “Observed” section · read with 85% confidence
Figures reported
1
Derived BFRO report #961 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was
stopped car to use bathroom by roadside
Stated BFRO report #961 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
horrible hairy man-like creature
Stated BFRO report #961 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class A
Stated BFRO report #961 · BFRO classification label

Source timeline

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  1. Published 1997-01-06 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 Hash 9640cb579685
    BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization
  2. BFRO map layer Reference
    Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash cfb8a3d423b7
    BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization

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