Class B First-hand BFRO #28326

Recollection of seeing a hair covered creature squatting next to a road near Waterloo

April 1988 late evening just before dark, around 6:30 p.m. Waterloo, Lauderdale County, Alabama 2 witnesses

Account

The witness and a companion were driving past a grassy roadside area in the early evening when they noticed a dark-haired creature squatted in the grass beside the road with its back to them. The creature kept its head down and appeared to search through the grass with its hands, showing no concern for the passing car. The witnesses turned the car around for another look, but the creature had left, and they did not get out to investigate.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Full-body sighting

Described appearance

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Build src: maybe up to 225 pounds
Hair colour src: black
Face src: not seen
Arms src: both arms extended forward
Hands src: searching through the grass with hands
Legs src: knees close to its armpits
Posture src: squatted down
Age / size src: size of an average human male
Other features src: skin and hair fit tightly to the body

Facts & provenance

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Date	April 1988 Stated BFRO report #28326 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day	late evening just before dark, around 6:30 p.m. Stated BFRO report #28326 · BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Place	Waterloo, Lauderdale County, Alabama Stated BFRO report #28326 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point	34.90, -87.95 (± 7 km) Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence BFRO map layer point for report 28326 with published boundary
Account type	First-hand Derived BFRO report #28326 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Witnesses	2 Derived BFRO report #28326 · BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section · read with 80% confidence
Figures reported	1 Derived BFRO report #28326 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was	driving in a car Stated BFRO report #28326 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Witness's word for it	The creature Stated BFRO report #28326 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification	Class B Stated BFRO report #28326 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by: Thomas Bruns (BFRO)

Follow-up

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BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

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BFRO report #28326 Primary

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