Class A First-hand BFRO #10498

Hiker has daylight sighting near Warrior

15 September 1979 Mid-day Warrior, Jefferson County, Alabama 1 witness

Account

In early fall 1979 the witness was walking wooded trails near home with a young relative on a warm sunny midday. After going a short distance the witness looked up a hill to the left and saw a very large hair-covered biped standing motionless among small pines and looking toward them. The witness fled toward the road, later telling the companion who had not seen it, and a later return to the spot found nothing.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Described appearance

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Height src
at least 7ft tall
Build src
huge
Hair colour src
medium brown
Face src
not totally covered with hair
Arms src
hung down close to its knees
Hands src
just like a man's except larger and covered with hair
Posture src
standing straight up on two legs
Other features src
more humanlike than gorilla

Facts & provenance

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Date
15 September 1979
Stated BFRO report #10498 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day
Mid-day
Stated BFRO report #10498 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Warrior, Jefferson County, Alabama
Stated BFRO report #10498 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
33.81, -86.79 (± 1000 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 10498 (4 decimals, no boundary)
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #10498 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
1
Derived BFRO report #10498 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported
1
Derived BFRO report #10498 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was
walking wooded trails with a relative
Stated BFRO report #10498 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
a very large being
Stated BFRO report #10498 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class A
Stated BFRO report #10498 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by
Stan Courtney (BFRO)
Follow-up

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BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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