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21 November 2021 Gulf Shores, Baldwin County, Alabama Class B #71896

Sasquatch sighting near Gulf Shores, Alabama (2021)

On a clear Sunday morning the witness was driving north on an expressway bordered by trees and brush. He noticed a dark, upright figure running across the road from left to right with swinging arms, continuing into the trees without slowing. He slowed near the spot where it entered the treeline but the figure was already out of sight.

Road crossingFull-body sighting
19 June 2014 Talladega, Talladega County, Alabama Class B #45498

Strange occurrences are ongoing at a rural home outside Talladega

Late at night at home, the witness heard dogs barking and howling and went to the door with a flashlight to scan the woods. The beam caught two pairs of eyeshine on either side of a tree a short distance inside the treeline at different heights. The eyes looked toward the witness and then toward each other before withdrawing into the woods out of view.

Eyeshine
10 November 2013 Ashland, Clay County, Alabama Class B #42692

Daytime road crossing seen near Ashland

The witness was driving on a paved road through pine forest on a clear afternoon and crested a hill. A tall creature with broad shoulders and reddish-brown matted fur emerged and crossed the road just ahead of the car in a few fast strides. The witness reported a good view of the body but did not get a clear view of the face, as the creature did not look toward the car.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
August 2013 Scottsboro, Jackson County, Alabama Class B #44479

Possible encounter while fishing Lake Guntersville at night

The witness was night fishing from a dock when an otter nearby suddenly fled. The witness then saw a large grey shape move quickly and silently between cover, followed by a large splash near the dock. Frightened, the witness left immediately and found large four-toed footprints on a return visit the next day.

Partial sightingEyeshineObject throwingTracks
27 January 2013 Gadsden, Etowa County, Alabama Class B #39620

Motorist has two possible sightings on the Appalachian Hwy. near Gadsden

The witness was driving to work in the morning when a large black figure appeared about 150 yards ahead. It walked slowly across the highway, stepped over a guardrail without breaking stride, and continued down a ditch into swampy woods. The witness described it as bigger than a man with short legs, a long upper body, long arms nearly to the knees, and no visible clothing.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
1 December 2012 Hytop, Jackson County, Alabama Class B #38022

Large black figure seen on a ridgeline near Hytop

The witness and a companion walked down an old logging road in the early afternoon the day after hearing a knock in the same area. The witness noticed a large dark figure standing partly behind a tree a couple hundred yards away, apparently watching them. When they looked again moments later it was gone, and feeling uneasy they returned to the truck and left.

Partial sighting
February 2012 Uriah, Monroe County, Alabama Class B #40542

Possible vocalization brings attention to a large figure just outside a home near Uriah

Around 1-2 a.m. the witness went to retrieve bags from a car near a carport and heard a snorting grunt. Backlit by a carport light, he saw a large wide shape that vocalized again, circled with him as he retrieved a rifle, then left toward the woods. Next morning he found disturbed ground suggesting large bipedal steps.

Partial sightingSilhouetteVocalizationTracksAnimal behaviour
April 2011 Pinckard, Dale County, Alabama Class B #34224

Possible late night encounter outside a home near Pinckard

Late one evening in April 2011 the witness returned home from dinner next door and walked toward the unfinished garage addition. He saw a very tall dark figure standing behind his SUV at the garage entrance for a few seconds before running back inside for a gun. He and a relative searched the yard and found no one, but noticed several very large wet footprints on the concrete with a wide stride.

Partial sightingTracks
December 2007 Russellville, Franklin County, Alabama Class B #25619

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

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.

WhoopChatterPartial sightingSilhouetteOdor
1 January 2007 Valley, Lee County, Alabama Class B #18376

Couple reports possible stalking near abandoned rural graveyard outside town of Valley

The witness and her husband were sitting in their parked car at an overgrown abandoned graveyard at night. She heard branches breaking, felt watched, and noticed a foul odor, then watched a very tall bulky figure standing between pines and swaying side to side for several minutes before leaving. Her companion in the passenger seat did not see the figure, reportedly because of dashboard light glare.

Full-body sightingEyeshineUnidentified soundOdor
Fall 2003 Maybe 20 Miles, Blount County, Alabama Class B #8921

Possible daylight sighting near freeway outside Birmingham

The witness was driving down an on-ramp to Interstate 59 at Exit 166 toward Birmingham in the afternoon when she noticed a figure beside the trees. She described huge green eyes, a visible shoulder, and an arm leaning on a tree, estimating the figure at 6 to 8 feet tall with dark gray-black coloring. The figure stayed behind the tree without moving and was seen only for a few seconds as she drove past.

Partial sighting
September 2002 Chance, Al And Packers Bend, Clarke County, Alabama Class B #43402

Possible ongoing activty in a rural community near Chance

The witness claims to have seen a single dark biped twice, in 1992 and 2002, at the same bridge on a highway in the Chance, Alabama area. The creature was described as about nine feet tall with very wide shoulders and crossed the road in about three strides. The sightings are said to have occurred at dusk on clear nights.

Road crossing
5 May 2002 Opelika, Lee County, Alabama Class B #18033

Possible stalking of couple parked at power line cut outside Opelika

The witness and his wife sat on his truck tailgate at a power-line clearing late at night when they heard snorting, brush breaking, and a loud growl/grunt moving up a steep hill toward them. The witness saw a large shadow moving on the slope in moonlight, heard breathing and stomping, and smelled a musky sour odor. After revving the truck engine the sounds crashed rapidly downhill, and the pair left, seeing deer run across the road as they drove out.

GrowlSilhouetteOdorFootstepsUnidentified sound +1
October 2001 Carlton, Clarke County, Alabama Class B #24451

Two friends have a possible nighttime sighting on a rural road outside Madison

Two companions were riding on a dirt road at night when their headlights illuminated a tall, dark bipedal figure standing in the road. The figure dropped what it was holding and leapt into the adjacent woods. The witnesses stopped and found a half-eaten rabbit at the spot, noticed a musky odor, and found no tracks on the hard-packed ground before leaving.

Full-body sightingOdor
Fall 1998 Blountsville, Blount County, Alabama Class B #43963

Two large hairy figures spottied at dawn outside Blountsville

Early one morning the witness was on the porch seeing a companion off to work when she noticed two large hair-covered creatures sitting by a stump between properties. She screamed, and before the companion could turn around both creatures sprang up and fled into the woods in a fraction of a second. She described them as light to medium brown and very broad-shouldered with arms reaching the ground while seated, but she could not discern faces or standing height.

Partial sighting
Summer 1997 Grand Bay AL, Mobile County, Alabama Class B #17168

Nighttime sighting by motorists outside Grand Bay

The witness and a relative were driving at night when headlights illuminated a reddish-brown hair-covered creature sitting on its haunches in the opposite lane. As they passed within a few feet it remained unconcerned but turned its head to watch them, revealing a human-like face with dark eyes and skin. The witness compared its seated height to that of an average man and noted a slender build.

Full-body sighting
April 1992 Ft Rucker, Dale County, Alabama Class B #22899

Possible daylight encounter on Fort Rucker Army Base

The witness was walking alone during a work break to look for arrowheads when he heard movement and grunts near a creek. He briefly saw a large dark man-shaped figure about 6 to 7 feet tall standing in dense woods before it turned and crashed away. He left quickly and initially tried to explain it as a stray horse.

Partial sightingSilhouetteVocalizationMovement onlyPossible misidentification
July 1988 Nauvoo, Walker County, Alabama Class B #43217

Memory of 3 hairy fingers sliding under the front door outside Nauvoo

The witness was watching television in the living room at night while a relative worked outside. The unused front door began to move and its knob turned, and three long hairy fingers with long black nails slid under the gap at the bottom for several minutes. When the fingers withdrew the movement stopped, and the relative later said he had not touched the door.

Partial sightingDoor or window contact
April 1988 Waterloo, Lauderdale County, Alabama Class B #28326

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

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.

Full-body sighting
August 1987 Montevallo, Bibb County, Alabama Class B #21714

Rescue workers describes possible stalking on the Cahaba River outside Montevallo

The witness and a companion were waiting on a riverbank at night to help pull rescue canoes from the water. After hearing brush-breaking and grunting sounds for some time, the witness was rushed by a large upright figure that came within about 10 feet while making loud vocalizations. Both individuals fled and the figure did not pursue further.

SilhouetteVocalizationGrowlMovement onlyAnimal behaviour