1 00:00:04,840 --> 00:00:07,120 Hello and welcome to the program UFO Warning. 2 00:00:07,160 --> 00:00:10,360 In this episode we're talking about Alabama Bigfoot stories. 3 00:00:10,720 --> 00:00:13,160 That's correct, Alabama Bigfoot stories. 4 00:00:13,560 --> 00:00:18,120 Now I found the originals over at bfro.net. 5 00:00:18,120 --> 00:00:21,440 That's Bigfoot research field Operation. 6 00:00:21,840 --> 00:00:24,680 So much good stuff over there. I thought it'd be kind of fun on 7 00:00:24,680 --> 00:00:26,800 Saturdays just to do some of these in story form. 8 00:00:27,400 --> 00:00:31,400 The first one tells us that in the winter of 2013, deep in 9 00:00:31,400 --> 00:00:35,040 Winston County, Alabama, a series of strange occurrences 10 00:00:35,040 --> 00:00:37,560 took place in the small community of Rabbit Town, 11 00:00:38,040 --> 00:00:40,640 nestled near the edge of Bankhead National Forest. 12 00:00:41,320 --> 00:00:45,200 It was December 4th when a local couple discovered unusual 13 00:00:45,200 --> 00:00:49,840 footprints near their home. 3 fresh prints, 2 left and one 14 00:00:49,840 --> 00:00:54,200 right, each measuring 9 inches long and five inches wide. 15 00:00:54,680 --> 00:00:57,360 These prints would mark the climax of months of eerie 16 00:00:57,360 --> 00:00:59,720 activity surrounding their property. 17 00:01:00,440 --> 00:01:03,560 The story began two months prior on a full moon night in October. 18 00:01:04,360 --> 00:01:08,160 Missus X, one of the home owners, was alerted by the 19 00:01:08,160 --> 00:01:10,440 frantic barking of her two small dogs. 20 00:01:11,120 --> 00:01:15,520 Stepping on to her back deck, she watched as the dog darted 21 00:01:15,520 --> 00:01:17,920 toward a pack of others running up the road. 22 00:01:18,520 --> 00:01:21,320 What she saw next was beyond anything she could have 23 00:01:21,320 --> 00:01:25,360 imagined. A massive dark figure, upright 24 00:01:25,360 --> 00:01:30,200 and towering, ran on two legs, thumping heavily down the middle 25 00:01:30,200 --> 00:01:33,800 of the road, keeping just ahead of the barking dogs. 26 00:01:34,600 --> 00:01:37,560 The creature, illuminated faintly by the moonlight, 27 00:01:37,840 --> 00:01:41,840 stopped when it reached a patch of dense woods about 50 yards 28 00:01:42,160 --> 00:01:46,200 from Missus X. As the Crouch low hands touching 29 00:01:46,200 --> 00:01:51,480 the ground, it suddenly sprang up and spun around and released 30 00:01:51,480 --> 00:01:55,080 a terrifying screeching growl, its arms outstretched. 31 00:01:55,640 --> 00:01:58,320 Missus X could only gasp in disbelief. 32 00:01:59,080 --> 00:02:03,080 For a brief moment, the creature locked eyes with her before 33 00:02:03,080 --> 00:02:06,360 turning and vanishing into the woods with a pack of dogs 34 00:02:06,360 --> 00:02:10,080 trailing behind. Her own dogs quickly returned to 35 00:02:10,080 --> 00:02:14,000 the safety of the deck, while her larger Great Dane stood 36 00:02:14,000 --> 00:02:17,200 tense by the gate, refusing to let her approach. 37 00:02:18,880 --> 00:02:22,920 A month later, in early November, Missus X had a second 38 00:02:22,920 --> 00:02:25,160 encounter. As she was closing the barn 39 00:02:25,160 --> 00:02:28,640 doors late in the afternoon, just before sunset, she caught 40 00:02:28,640 --> 00:02:30,320 movement in her peripheral vision. 41 00:02:30,960 --> 00:02:34,880 Turning to face the woods, she saw it again, a creature 42 00:02:35,080 --> 00:02:39,960 standing roughly 7 1/2 to 8 feet tall, staring back at her from 43 00:02:39,960 --> 00:02:43,920 about 110 feet away. Its body was covered in dark 44 00:02:43,920 --> 00:02:48,160 brown hair with an orange tent and it had a massive frame. 45 00:02:48,680 --> 00:02:51,240 She estimated it weighed around £450. 46 00:02:51,800 --> 00:02:55,400 The creature, with its human like hands hanging at his side, 47 00:02:55,800 --> 00:02:59,400 quickly turned and leapt down the hillside, disappearing into 48 00:02:59,400 --> 00:03:02,400 the inner growth. Beyond these sightings, the 49 00:03:02,400 --> 00:03:04,760 couple had experienced other unsettling events. 50 00:03:05,120 --> 00:03:07,920 Their chicken coop had been disturbed with two chickens 51 00:03:07,920 --> 00:03:12,080 found dead, their necks broken and caged quill mysteriously 52 00:03:12,080 --> 00:03:15,360 disappearing at night. The cage, which required hands 53 00:03:15,360 --> 00:03:19,240 to open, was always found securely shut the following 54 00:03:19,240 --> 00:03:22,440 morning. And then there was the smell, a 55 00:03:22,440 --> 00:03:26,080 strong wet animal order that lingered outside their home at 56 00:03:26,080 --> 00:03:29,520 night around 1:00 AM. By the time they discovered the 57 00:03:29,520 --> 00:03:32,400 footprints in December, the couple had grown accustomed to 58 00:03:32,400 --> 00:03:35,680 these strange occurrences as the cast of Prince and Plaster. 59 00:03:35,680 --> 00:03:38,680 That evening, strange things continued to happen. 60 00:03:39,200 --> 00:03:42,320 A rock was thrown, landing less than 10 feet from where they 61 00:03:42,320 --> 00:03:45,840 stood, and loud banging echoed from back of the barn. 62 00:03:46,520 --> 00:03:49,000 Even their chickens, normally calm, seemed on edge. 63 00:03:49,440 --> 00:03:52,560 One had taken to roosting, high end of rafters and unusual 64 00:03:52,560 --> 00:03:55,680 behavior. The couple lived in a rural area 65 00:03:56,040 --> 00:03:59,520 surrounded by miles of dense woods, some of which stretched 66 00:03:59,560 --> 00:04:02,840 unbroken to the nearby Bankhead National Forest. 67 00:04:03,080 --> 00:04:06,160 The area was quiet, and while some locals dismissed their 68 00:04:06,160 --> 00:04:09,760 experiences as far fetched, the couple knew what they had seen. 69 00:04:10,320 --> 00:04:14,920 The investigator who visited in in December, spent over 4 hours 70 00:04:14,920 --> 00:04:17,800 at their home, carefully listening to their accounts. 71 00:04:18,399 --> 00:04:20,920 He found the couple to be sincere and their story 72 00:04:20,920 --> 00:04:24,240 consistent. After months of sightings, 73 00:04:24,400 --> 00:04:28,120 strange sounds and mysterious footprints, the investigator 74 00:04:28,120 --> 00:04:31,160 concluded that the couple had likely encountered a Sasquatch, 75 00:04:31,520 --> 00:04:34,000 possibly with a juvenile leaving tracks. 76 00:04:34,520 --> 00:04:36,960 It was his belief that the creature had been observing 77 00:04:36,960 --> 00:04:39,000 them. It may have been nearby. 78 00:04:39,280 --> 00:04:41,320 Is it cast a Prince that fateful night. 79 00:04:41,760 --> 00:04:44,480 Really cool sighting. Just think about being that 80 00:04:44,480 --> 00:04:46,400 close to that thing. Let's go ahead and take a look 81 00:04:46,400 --> 00:04:52,120 at another one here. In the summer of 1953, in the 82 00:04:52,120 --> 00:04:56,120 quiet rural area of Screamer, Alabama, a young girl named Mary 83 00:04:56,400 --> 00:04:58,240 had an encounter she would never forget. 84 00:04:58,760 --> 00:05:02,280 At the time, she was around 11 or 12 years old, helping her 85 00:05:02,280 --> 00:05:05,800 older cousin Jerry tend to the cornfield on her aunt's property 86 00:05:05,800 --> 00:05:08,000 in Henry County, not far from Abbeville. 87 00:05:08,480 --> 00:05:12,360 It was a sweltering afternoon and Jerry, feeling parched from 88 00:05:12,360 --> 00:05:15,160 the heat, asked Mary to fetch him a glass of water from the 89 00:05:15,160 --> 00:05:17,320 house. Obediently, she made her way 90 00:05:17,320 --> 00:05:20,240 through the field toward the dirt Rd. that led up to the 91 00:05:20,240 --> 00:05:22,480 house. As she approached the road, 92 00:05:22,800 --> 00:05:24,480 something unusual caught her eye. 93 00:05:25,000 --> 00:05:28,840 On the other side of the dirt path, 2 creatures stood silently 94 00:05:28,920 --> 00:05:31,640 watching her. Startled, Mary stopped in her 95 00:05:31,640 --> 00:05:34,800 tracks, slowly backing up, then pausing again. 96 00:05:35,600 --> 00:05:39,240 The creatures were only about 10 feet away from her, separated by 97 00:05:39,240 --> 00:05:42,960 the narrow country Rd. She stood frozen, staring at 98 00:05:42,960 --> 00:05:47,000 them while they stood still, blinking as they gazed back at 99 00:05:47,000 --> 00:05:49,440 her. The creatures were striking in 100 00:05:49,440 --> 00:05:52,880 appearance. One stood about 5 feet tall, the 101 00:05:52,880 --> 00:05:55,080 other slightly shorter at 4 feet. 102 00:05:55,520 --> 00:05:59,440 They were covered in thick, dark brandished black hair resembling 103 00:05:59,440 --> 00:06:02,440 gorillas, yet their faces were distinctly human. 104 00:06:03,040 --> 00:06:07,320 Their noses, hands and feet were free hair with dark brown or 105 00:06:07,320 --> 00:06:10,720 black skin. Their eyes, set deep in their 106 00:06:10,720 --> 00:06:14,160 hairy faces, seemed almost curious as they looked at her. 107 00:06:15,200 --> 00:06:18,800 Mary got the impression that the creatures were young, perhaps 108 00:06:18,800 --> 00:06:22,560 juveniles. Their long arms hung at their 109 00:06:22,560 --> 00:06:26,200 sides, and though they were slightly stooped, their posture 110 00:06:26,200 --> 00:06:29,440 was otherwise still. Other than blinking, they made 111 00:06:29,440 --> 00:06:32,360 no movements, no sounds, just stood there watching her. 112 00:06:33,160 --> 00:06:35,400 After what felt like an eternity, Mary's instincts 113 00:06:35,400 --> 00:06:37,760 kicked in. She turned and sprinted up the 114 00:06:37,760 --> 00:06:41,480 road as fast as she could, not daring to look back until she 115 00:06:41,480 --> 00:06:44,200 reached the house. She quickly grabbed the water 116 00:06:44,200 --> 00:06:46,920 for Jerry and, after catching her breath, started walking back 117 00:06:46,920 --> 00:06:49,360 toward the field. When she reached the spot where 118 00:06:49,360 --> 00:06:52,680 the creatures had stood, they were gone, vanished as silently 119 00:06:52,680 --> 00:06:55,320 as they had appeared. For years, Mary kept the 120 00:06:55,320 --> 00:06:58,600 encounter to herself. She was afraid that if she told 121 00:06:58,600 --> 00:07:02,080 anyone, they would mock her or dismiss her story as nonsense. 122 00:07:02,600 --> 00:07:06,200 It wasn't until decades later, just a few months ago in fact, 123 00:07:06,440 --> 00:07:09,280 that she finally revealed what had happened that summer 124 00:07:09,280 --> 00:07:12,040 afternoon. The area around Screamer, 125 00:07:12,040 --> 00:07:15,240 Alabama where this encounter took place was sparsely 126 00:07:15,240 --> 00:07:19,280 populated at the time, with only one house along the Dirt Rd. 127 00:07:19,560 --> 00:07:21,200 where Mary had seen the creatures. 128 00:07:21,720 --> 00:07:24,200 On one side of the road stretched a vast cornfield where 129 00:07:24,200 --> 00:07:27,560 she and Jerry had been working. On the other side lay dense, 130 00:07:27,560 --> 00:07:30,640 untouched forest, miles and miles of thick woodland, 131 00:07:30,880 --> 00:07:34,760 seemingly impenetrable and wild. When asked about the encounter 132 00:07:34,760 --> 00:07:38,080 later on, Mary confirmed the details of her story. 133 00:07:38,520 --> 00:07:41,800 She added that both creatures had unusually long arms and 134 00:07:41,800 --> 00:07:45,800 stood with a slight stoop. The land around Screamer remains 135 00:07:45,800 --> 00:07:49,400 largely unchanged to this day, with vast tracts of Woodlands 136 00:07:49,400 --> 00:07:52,480 and very few homes. The nearby Chattahoochee River 137 00:07:52,480 --> 00:07:55,560 and Walter F George Reservoir, just 5 miles to the east, 138 00:07:55,920 --> 00:08:00,040 provide an abundance of wildlife and water sources, a perfect 139 00:08:00,040 --> 00:08:01,680 habitat for creatures of the wild. 140 00:08:02,320 --> 00:08:05,120 As Mary grew older and began hearing stories about Bigfoot, 141 00:08:05,520 --> 00:08:08,280 she started to wonder if the creatures she had seen that day 142 00:08:08,560 --> 00:08:11,800 were in fact the elusive beings known for their mysterious house 143 00:08:11,800 --> 00:08:14,800 in the night. Screamer, after all, hadn't long 144 00:08:14,800 --> 00:08:18,040 been known for eerie, unexplained noises, perhaps the 145 00:08:18,040 --> 00:08:20,880 origin of the town's name. When she finally asked her 146 00:08:20,880 --> 00:08:24,000 cousin Jerry about the name Screamer and whether he had ever 147 00:08:24,000 --> 00:08:27,800 seen or heard anything unusual, his response was brief but 148 00:08:27,800 --> 00:08:31,160 telling. He simply replied that he had, 149 00:08:31,160 --> 00:08:34,799 but he wasn't talking about it. Jerry has since passed away, 150 00:08:34,799 --> 00:08:38,440 taking his secrets with him, but Mary's encounter remains vivid, 151 00:08:38,799 --> 00:08:42,600 a chilling reminder of what she saw on that hot summer day in 152 00:08:42,600 --> 00:08:46,120 1953. Wow, that's incredible. 153 00:08:48,680 --> 00:08:52,360 The story says it was late afternoon, either December 25th 154 00:08:52,360 --> 00:08:56,200 or 26th, 2002, when Jacob set out for a hunt in Franklin 155 00:08:56,200 --> 00:08:59,160 County, Alabama. The winter sun was low in the 156 00:08:59,160 --> 00:09:02,320 sky, casting long shadows over the landscape as he walked along 157 00:09:02,320 --> 00:09:04,800 the fence line. Near his house, pine and 158 00:09:04,800 --> 00:09:08,760 hardwood forest boarded an open field with a Ridge sloping down 159 00:09:08,760 --> 00:09:13,000 into a Creek and hollow below. Around four or five PMA group of 160 00:09:13,000 --> 00:09:16,200 deer suddenly burst out of the pine thicket and bolted down the 161 00:09:16,200 --> 00:09:19,080 fence row. Jacob was about 75 feet from the 162 00:09:19,080 --> 00:09:22,640 fence when his Jack Russell terrier, who often accompanied 163 00:09:22,640 --> 00:09:26,320 him, took off in a hot pursuit. For about 10 minutes, the dog 164 00:09:26,320 --> 00:09:28,960 gave chase, weaving through the trees before turning back. 165 00:09:29,360 --> 00:09:32,560 But something was off. As the dog neared Jacob, it 166 00:09:32,560 --> 00:09:35,720 froze, laying on an odd Yelp before spreading back toward the 167 00:09:35,720 --> 00:09:39,360 house, Tail between his legs. Jacob's brow furrowed in 168 00:09:39,360 --> 00:09:41,600 confusion. He stood still, listening. 169 00:09:42,000 --> 00:09:44,840 Moments later, the deer returned, running back up the 170 00:09:44,840 --> 00:09:46,480 hills if something had spooked them. 171 00:09:46,960 --> 00:09:49,560 Then, from the thicket, Jacob heard the sound of a large 172 00:09:49,600 --> 00:09:52,320 animal approaching. Expecting to see another deer 173 00:09:52,320 --> 00:09:55,400 that had been separated from the herd, he kept watching the fence 174 00:09:55,400 --> 00:09:57,680 line. But what emerged from the woods 175 00:09:57,680 --> 00:10:00,680 was no deer. To his shock, a creature on two 176 00:10:00,680 --> 00:10:03,840 legs appeared roughly 100 feet from where he stood. 177 00:10:04,720 --> 00:10:07,880 It moved swiftly along the fence, jumping over it with 178 00:10:07,880 --> 00:10:10,680 ease, and continued in the direction of the deer. 179 00:10:11,240 --> 00:10:15,240 Jacob watched in disbelief as a figure, tall, powerfully built, 180 00:10:15,640 --> 00:10:19,320 and covered in dark brown or black matted hair, disappeared 181 00:10:19,320 --> 00:10:22,120 down the hill. It never once glanced in his 182 00:10:22,120 --> 00:10:25,880 direction, seemingly unaware of his presence, even though he was 183 00:10:25,880 --> 00:10:28,240 standing on high ground in full view. 184 00:10:28,840 --> 00:10:32,200 The encounter lasted less than a minute, but the image of the 185 00:10:32,200 --> 00:10:34,760 creature remained vivid in Jacob's mind. 186 00:10:35,320 --> 00:10:38,680 He had heard stories from other hunters in the area who claimed 187 00:10:38,680 --> 00:10:42,480 to have seen something strange, but this was the first time he 188 00:10:42,480 --> 00:10:45,840 had witnessed it himself. Years passed, and on July 1st, 189 00:10:45,840 --> 00:10:48,640 2006, Jacob had a second encounter. 190 00:10:49,120 --> 00:10:52,360 It was late, between 11:00 PM and midnight, when he stepped 191 00:10:52,360 --> 00:10:54,680 out onto his porch to get some fresh air. 192 00:10:55,200 --> 00:10:58,640 The night was still until a strange series of sounds echoed 193 00:10:58,640 --> 00:11:00,440 from a hollow on his neighbor's land. 194 00:11:01,240 --> 00:11:05,040 The noises were unlike anything he had heard before, eerie, 195 00:11:05,080 --> 00:11:08,440 unearthly cries that lasted for 3 or 4 minutes. 196 00:11:08,880 --> 00:11:12,120 His three dogs, usually fearless, became agitated, 197 00:11:12,480 --> 00:11:16,360 pacing nervously and whining as the sounds filled the air. 198 00:11:17,640 --> 00:11:21,360 Jacob stood frozen on the porch, feeling a chill creep up his 199 00:11:21,360 --> 00:11:23,880 spine. The hairs on the back of his 200 00:11:23,880 --> 00:11:26,760 neck stood up, and for the first time in a long time, he felt 201 00:11:26,760 --> 00:11:29,920 afraid. Without hesitating, he retreated 202 00:11:29,920 --> 00:11:32,520 back into the house, locking the door behind him. 203 00:11:33,200 --> 00:11:37,400 After the second incident, Jacob recalled other odd occurrences 204 00:11:37,400 --> 00:11:39,920 near his home. He had lost several dogs over 205 00:11:39,920 --> 00:11:43,280 the years, and on more than one occasion, some of his goats had 206 00:11:43,280 --> 00:11:46,480 gone missing. Once, after a search, he found 207 00:11:46,480 --> 00:11:48,360 the remains of a goat deep in the woods. 208 00:11:48,760 --> 00:11:52,480 His hip had been broken and parts of its internal organs 209 00:11:52,680 --> 00:11:54,800 appear to have been violently torn out. 210 00:11:55,560 --> 00:11:58,560 The memory of that grizzly discovery added to his growing 211 00:11:58,560 --> 00:12:02,520 sense that something strange was lurking in the woods nearby, and 212 00:12:02,520 --> 00:12:05,720 a follow up investigation conducted by BFRO investigator 213 00:12:06,160 --> 00:12:10,840 Kevin Smichel Jacob described the creature in greater detail. 214 00:12:11,400 --> 00:12:15,720 He estimated it to be over 7 feet tall based on its height 215 00:12:15,720 --> 00:12:19,720 compared to a fence. Its long arms swung powerfully 216 00:12:19,720 --> 00:12:23,320 as it ran, and though Jacob never got a clear look at its 217 00:12:23,320 --> 00:12:26,600 face, he remembered his speed and strength vividly. 218 00:12:27,040 --> 00:12:31,360 It ran with a slight forward lean, its arms pumping in rhythm 219 00:12:31,480 --> 00:12:34,680 as it chased the deer. Despite the creature's 220 00:12:34,680 --> 00:12:39,200 proximity, Jacob later realized he had been even closer to it 221 00:12:39,560 --> 00:12:43,240 than originally thought, possibly within 50 to 75 feet. 222 00:12:43,840 --> 00:12:46,840 It never seemed to notice him. This, along with the other 223 00:12:46,840 --> 00:12:50,000 strange events around his property, left Jacob convinced 224 00:12:50,000 --> 00:12:53,440 that something extraordinary roamed the woods near his home 225 00:12:53,800 --> 00:12:56,440 on the Alabama, Mississippi State line. 226 00:12:57,280 --> 00:12:59,920 Fascinating encounter. It's almost like maybe these 227 00:12:59,920 --> 00:13:02,400 things are just existing in their own world, that they're 228 00:13:02,400 --> 00:13:04,520 not able to see us. That's what it seems like 229 00:13:04,520 --> 00:13:06,640 sometimes. Very cool story. 230 00:13:08,360 --> 00:13:12,960 It was a cold, rainy night in December of 2012 when I had my 231 00:13:12,960 --> 00:13:16,960 first strange encounter. Driving home at around midnight, 232 00:13:17,360 --> 00:13:20,520 I navigated the wet, quiet roads of the countryside near Gatson, 233 00:13:20,520 --> 00:13:23,000 Alabama. My headlights cut through the 234 00:13:23,000 --> 00:13:26,680 steady rain, illuminating the reflectors on the guardrails 235 00:13:26,680 --> 00:13:30,040 ahead as I approached a stretch of road near the Coosa River, 236 00:13:30,400 --> 00:13:33,000 bordered by swampy woods on either side. 237 00:13:33,720 --> 00:13:38,320 As I drove, something unusual caught my eye, an odd, dark gap 238 00:13:38,320 --> 00:13:40,560 in the row of reflectors along the guardrail. 239 00:13:41,360 --> 00:13:44,840 I slowed down, squinting into the rain, trying to make sense 240 00:13:44,840 --> 00:13:48,000 of what I was seeing. It wasn't long before I realized 241 00:13:48,000 --> 00:13:51,440 it was some kind of creature. It appeared to be standing over 242 00:13:51,440 --> 00:13:53,800 the guardrail, as though crossing the road. 243 00:13:54,320 --> 00:13:57,480 But before I could get close enough for a better look, it 244 00:13:57,480 --> 00:14:00,600 disappeared into the woods, swallowed by the darkness. 245 00:14:01,160 --> 00:14:03,840 Whatever it was, it was large, hairy, and moved quickly. 246 00:14:04,560 --> 00:14:08,440 At the time, I brushed it off, unsure of what I had just seen. 247 00:14:09,080 --> 00:14:11,920 It was odd, but I didn't think much of it until a few weeks 248 00:14:11,920 --> 00:14:15,320 later. It was now January 27th, 2013, 249 00:14:15,320 --> 00:14:17,760 and I was leaving for work early that morning. 250 00:14:18,480 --> 00:14:22,640 It was around 8:30 or 9:00 and there was a light drizzle in the 251 00:14:22,640 --> 00:14:24,960 air. The temperature hovered around 252 00:14:24,960 --> 00:14:28,160 30°. As I was pulled out onto the 253 00:14:28,160 --> 00:14:32,480 same highway where I'd seen the strange figure weeks before, 254 00:14:33,040 --> 00:14:35,120 something once again caught my attention. 255 00:14:35,840 --> 00:14:41,200 About 200 to 300 yards ahead on the side of the road, I saw 256 00:14:41,200 --> 00:14:44,480 something unusual. At first glance, it looked like 257 00:14:44,480 --> 00:14:48,120 a person, but as I got closer, I realized how out of place it 258 00:14:48,120 --> 00:14:50,960 seemed. The figure slowly walked out 259 00:14:50,960 --> 00:14:54,920 from the side of the road and onto the highway, taking its 260 00:14:54,920 --> 00:14:56,560 time. As it crossed in front of me 261 00:14:57,120 --> 00:15:00,920 with long, measured strides, it stepped over the same guardrail 262 00:15:00,920 --> 00:15:04,640 I had seen before, only this time I could see it clearly. 263 00:15:05,240 --> 00:15:09,160 It did so effortlessly, without any sign of struggle or 264 00:15:09,160 --> 00:15:13,280 hesitation, as if the three foot high rail was nothing more than 265 00:15:13,280 --> 00:15:17,200 a small obstacle. I slowed down to take in every 266 00:15:17,200 --> 00:15:20,160 detail. The creature was about 150 yards 267 00:15:20,160 --> 00:15:23,440 in front of me, and though it was still far, I could see 268 00:15:23,440 --> 00:15:25,400 enough to tell that it wasn't human. 269 00:15:26,240 --> 00:15:29,880 It was tall, with a long upper body and shorter legs, its 270 00:15:29,880 --> 00:15:33,000 headset slightly forward, almost hunching over its shoulders with 271 00:15:33,040 --> 00:15:36,760 no visible neck. The arms hung low, nearly 272 00:15:36,760 --> 00:15:40,400 touching its knees, and the entire figure was covered in 273 00:15:40,400 --> 00:15:43,640 slick black hair. Despite the rain and cold, there 274 00:15:43,640 --> 00:15:47,560 were no clothes or any sign of human gear, just one smooth, 275 00:15:47,560 --> 00:15:51,360 solid, hairy figure. At first I thought it was a man, 276 00:15:51,360 --> 00:15:55,720 but as I got closer it became clear that this was no ordinary 277 00:15:55,720 --> 00:15:58,440 person. It was much bigger and moved 278 00:15:58,440 --> 00:16:01,320 differently. The size alone made my hair 279 00:16:01,320 --> 00:16:04,560 stand on end. It walked calmly, almost 280 00:16:04,560 --> 00:16:07,920 leisurely, across the highway and then down into a ditch, 281 00:16:08,000 --> 00:16:10,120 disappearing into the swampy woods beyond. 282 00:16:10,880 --> 00:16:14,800 It never once turned to look at me, walking straight ahead as if 283 00:16:14,800 --> 00:16:17,720 it wasn't even there. The sight of this thing left me 284 00:16:17,720 --> 00:16:20,560 chill to the bone. I've haunted in these woods all 285 00:16:20,560 --> 00:16:23,000 my life, and I've never seen anything like it. 286 00:16:23,680 --> 00:16:26,360 Not a bear, not an animal I know of. 287 00:16:26,880 --> 00:16:29,960 The ease with which it crossed the guard whale was what struck 288 00:16:29,960 --> 00:16:32,760 me the most. I went back later to test it 289 00:16:32,760 --> 00:16:35,680 myself and found it difficult to step over, but this creature did 290 00:16:35,680 --> 00:16:38,680 it in one smooth motion. I couldn't shake the feeling 291 00:16:38,680 --> 00:16:42,360 that what I had seen was real, some kind of creature that I had 292 00:16:42,360 --> 00:16:45,920 never encountered before. The memory of its massive form, 293 00:16:46,200 --> 00:16:49,920 the way it moved, and the eerie chill it gave me stayed with me 294 00:16:49,920 --> 00:16:52,040 long after it had disappeared into the woods. 295 00:16:52,800 --> 00:16:55,120 I'm going back tomorrow to see if I can find any evidence, 296 00:16:55,120 --> 00:16:59,000 hair, tracks, anything to prove what I saw wasn't just my 297 00:16:59,000 --> 00:17:01,760 imagination. I believe they're really out 298 00:17:01,760 --> 00:17:06,000 there and witnessing it first hand was an experience I'll 299 00:17:06,000 --> 00:17:09,400 never forget. Man, that must have just been so 300 00:17:10,240 --> 00:17:13,319 amazing just to see this thing crossing over that guard rail 301 00:17:13,319 --> 00:17:17,760 just like nothing there. I mean, the movement being so 302 00:17:17,760 --> 00:17:21,720 fluid, really something. So we'll do this story and then 303 00:17:21,720 --> 00:17:23,560 we'll do one more before we wrap this up. 304 00:17:23,839 --> 00:17:28,640 This one tells us it was a warm, humid April day in 1992, and I 305 00:17:28,640 --> 00:17:32,400 had been stationed at Fort Rucker, AL for about a year as a 306 00:17:32,400 --> 00:17:35,640 military firefighter. On that day, I was assigned to 307 00:17:35,640 --> 00:17:40,320 Tabernacle Stage Field, which bordered a vast impact area used 308 00:17:40,320 --> 00:17:44,360 for aerial gunnery training. During the midday lull when no 309 00:17:44,360 --> 00:17:47,920 aircraft were flying, I decided to make use of the downtime to 310 00:17:47,920 --> 00:17:51,200 indulge in one of my hobbies, hunting for Native American 311 00:17:51,200 --> 00:17:53,680 relics. A quiet stretch of rural land 312 00:17:53,760 --> 00:17:56,440 offered the perfect opportunity for exploration. 313 00:17:57,120 --> 00:18:01,240 At around 11, AMI left the stage field, heading eastward along an 314 00:18:01,240 --> 00:18:03,800 asphalt Rd. that boarded the impact zone. 315 00:18:03,960 --> 00:18:07,760 Dressed in cargo shorts, boots, and armed with a walking stick 316 00:18:08,040 --> 00:18:11,960 and my canteen, I ventured deep into the woods, hoping to find 317 00:18:11,960 --> 00:18:15,720 arrowheads or other artifacts. At about a mile and 1/2 into my 318 00:18:15,720 --> 00:18:19,600 hike, I turned on to a narrow dirt path that wound through the 319 00:18:19,600 --> 00:18:23,960 dense, overgrown vegetation. The trail was seldom used, and I 320 00:18:23,960 --> 00:18:27,080 was completely alone. As I neared a small Creek about 321 00:18:27,080 --> 00:18:30,920 50 feet away, I suddenly heard movement off to my left, coming 322 00:18:30,920 --> 00:18:32,640 from the direction of the Creek bank. 323 00:18:33,160 --> 00:18:36,400 It was loud, like something large shifting through the 324 00:18:36,440 --> 00:18:39,160 underbrush. I froze, my senses on high 325 00:18:39,160 --> 00:18:42,040 alert. The first sound I made out was a 326 00:18:42,040 --> 00:18:45,080 low grunt. My immediate thought was a wild 327 00:18:45,080 --> 00:18:49,960 pig, common enough in the area. But as the sound grew louder, an 328 00:18:49,960 --> 00:18:53,560 overwhelming feeling of dread washed over me, goosebumps 329 00:18:53,600 --> 00:18:57,440 prickling across my skin. I had the unnerving sense that I 330 00:18:57,440 --> 00:18:59,160 was no longer alone in the woods. 331 00:18:59,680 --> 00:19:03,680 Then I saw it. Through the trees, about 150 to 332 00:19:03,680 --> 00:19:08,520 200 feet away, a massive figure rose up from the Creek bed. 333 00:19:09,240 --> 00:19:13,480 It stood easily six to seven feet tall, dark and shadowy in 334 00:19:13,480 --> 00:19:16,440 the thick vegetation. At first glance, I thought it 335 00:19:16,440 --> 00:19:20,080 was a man, perhaps a large, very dirty man. 336 00:19:20,560 --> 00:19:22,640 But there was something distinctly different about it. 337 00:19:23,160 --> 00:19:25,800 It had the shape of a man, but it was massive, and its 338 00:19:25,800 --> 00:19:28,960 movements were far too smooth for a person crashing through 339 00:19:28,960 --> 00:19:31,920 the underbrush. We locked eyes for just a 340 00:19:31,920 --> 00:19:34,400 second. The figure saw me as clearly as 341 00:19:34,400 --> 00:19:38,920 I saw it, but before I could make out any more details, it 342 00:19:38,920 --> 00:19:41,840 turned and crashed through the woods, disappearing into the 343 00:19:41,840 --> 00:19:45,280 thick foliage. My body reacted before my mind 344 00:19:45,280 --> 00:19:48,560 could catch up. I quickly turned my walk into a 345 00:19:48,560 --> 00:19:51,240 brisk trot, heading back toward the airfield. 346 00:19:52,160 --> 00:19:55,400 Whatever that thing was, it had scared the heck out of me, and I 347 00:19:55,400 --> 00:19:57,560 wasn't about to stick around to find out more. 348 00:19:58,080 --> 00:20:01,880 As I made my way back, I tried to rationalize what I'd seen. 349 00:20:02,400 --> 00:20:05,520 The only explanation I could come up with was that it might 350 00:20:05,520 --> 00:20:09,240 have been a stray horse in the woods, though even that seemed 351 00:20:09,240 --> 00:20:11,320 far fetched. I didn't want to believe I 352 00:20:11,320 --> 00:20:13,480 encountered something unexplainable, so I clung to the 353 00:20:13,480 --> 00:20:15,080 idea that it must have been a horse. 354 00:20:15,720 --> 00:20:18,720 It made enough sense to me to put my mind at ease. 355 00:20:19,320 --> 00:20:22,040 And it never ventured back into that part of the woods again. 356 00:20:22,960 --> 00:20:26,320 Years later, in 2000, my perspective on that encounter 357 00:20:26,680 --> 00:20:29,720 began to shift. I was living in Kansas and 358 00:20:29,720 --> 00:20:33,800 serving in the Army Reserve when I met a fellow soldier, a former 359 00:20:33,800 --> 00:20:37,040 Ranger sniper team leader from Fort Lewis, WA. 360 00:20:37,560 --> 00:20:40,760 We became close friends, sharing stories from our time in the 361 00:20:40,760 --> 00:20:43,520 military. One day I mentioned my strange 362 00:20:43,520 --> 00:20:47,000 experience in Alabama in the woods, half expecting him to 363 00:20:47,120 --> 00:20:49,640 laugh it off. To my surprise, he didn't. 364 00:20:50,080 --> 00:20:53,280 In fact, he took my story seriously and shared his own 365 00:20:53,280 --> 00:20:56,600 experience from his time in the dense forest of Washington. 366 00:20:57,200 --> 00:21:00,480 He told me about nights in the woods alone, where he often felt 367 00:21:00,480 --> 00:21:04,040 like he was being watched. On several occasions he even saw 368 00:21:04,040 --> 00:21:08,320 large man like figures moving through the trees, visible only 369 00:21:08,320 --> 00:21:10,000 through his night vision goggles. 370 00:21:11,160 --> 00:21:14,680 He never felt threatened, but their presence was unmistakable. 371 00:21:15,080 --> 00:21:19,640 He believed these creatures were real and spoke to them calmly 372 00:21:19,880 --> 00:21:23,640 when they came close to him. His stories made me rethink my 373 00:21:23,640 --> 00:21:26,240 own experience that day in the Alabama woods. 374 00:21:26,920 --> 00:21:30,440 As I reflected on it, I realized that what I had seen couldn't 375 00:21:30,440 --> 00:21:33,280 have been a horse. The shape, the way it moved, and 376 00:21:33,280 --> 00:21:37,000 the sheer size of it, none of that fit with the ideas of a 377 00:21:37,000 --> 00:21:39,840 horse. Then, after discussing reports 378 00:21:39,840 --> 00:21:44,120 of similar sightings in Alabama on the BFRL website, I became 379 00:21:44,120 --> 00:21:46,720 convinced that what I had seen was real. 380 00:21:46,960 --> 00:21:51,360 I wasn't alone, and my encounter was not as impossible as I had 381 00:21:51,360 --> 00:21:53,960 once thought. Looking back, I now believe that 382 00:21:53,960 --> 00:21:57,480 I had come face to face with something unexplainable, 383 00:21:57,880 --> 00:22:00,360 something very much alive in those Alabama woods. 384 00:22:00,720 --> 00:22:03,520 Though I seldom speak about it now, this seems like the right 385 00:22:03,520 --> 00:22:07,760 time to finally share my story. Definitely the right time to 386 00:22:07,760 --> 00:22:09,680 Share your story. Man, that was incredible. 387 00:22:09,880 --> 00:22:12,040 OK, we'll take a look at one more here. 388 00:22:12,880 --> 00:22:14,920 OK, we'll take a look at one more here and then we'll go 389 00:22:14,920 --> 00:22:18,320 ahead and wrap this up. So we'll do this last one here. 390 00:22:18,560 --> 00:22:20,600 I just want to say thanks to everybody that supports the 391 00:22:20,600 --> 00:22:22,480 program over at Kofi and Spotify. 392 00:22:22,480 --> 00:22:25,480 And also don't forget to like, follow, subscribe. 393 00:22:25,480 --> 00:22:27,240 That doesn't cost anything and it really helps out the 394 00:22:27,240 --> 00:22:30,440 algorithm to the program. Now, this story tells us on a 395 00:22:30,440 --> 00:22:34,800 clear moonlit night in February of 2002, teenagers found 396 00:22:34,800 --> 00:22:40,080 themselves on a dirt Rd. in the southern woods of Konica County, 397 00:22:40,080 --> 00:22:43,960 Alabama. It was around 1:30 AM and the 398 00:22:43,960 --> 00:22:47,280 boys had planned a covert visit to a girl's house nearby. 399 00:22:47,880 --> 00:22:50,920 Knowing that their loud motorcycle would give them away, 400 00:22:51,440 --> 00:22:54,600 they decided to park it by the road and approach on foot. 401 00:22:55,360 --> 00:22:58,520 As they begin their walk, an eerie sound echoed from the 402 00:22:58,520 --> 00:23:02,680 swamp to the northeast. Heavy stomping footsteps, as if 403 00:23:02,680 --> 00:23:04,720 something very large was approaching. 404 00:23:05,200 --> 00:23:08,800 The sound grew closer with every second, resembling a massive 405 00:23:08,800 --> 00:23:12,080 person walking or a galloping horse on two legs. 406 00:23:12,480 --> 00:23:16,320 The boys squatted in the bushes, trying to stay hidden, but the 407 00:23:16,320 --> 00:23:20,400 noise got louder and faster. Panic set in and they bolted 408 00:23:20,400 --> 00:23:23,520 back toward the motorcycle. The witness who was trailing 409 00:23:23,520 --> 00:23:27,280 behind was struck by a branch that his friend had accidentally 410 00:23:27,280 --> 00:23:31,080 knocked loose. Dazed and nearly knocked out, he 411 00:23:31,080 --> 00:23:34,240 scrambled back to his feet, hearing the thudding footsteps 412 00:23:34,240 --> 00:23:35,720 getting closer with every second. 413 00:23:36,360 --> 00:23:39,480 When he reached the motorcycle, his friend was already pushing 414 00:23:39,480 --> 00:23:41,800 it out on the road, their escape route. 415 00:23:42,360 --> 00:23:45,840 Heavy breathing and sync with each footfall filled the air 416 00:23:45,840 --> 00:23:48,280 behind them. Just as they got the bike 417 00:23:48,280 --> 00:23:51,960 started, the witness glanced back to his horror. 418 00:23:52,400 --> 00:23:55,960 A massive creature leaped from the woods, covering a distance 419 00:23:55,960 --> 00:23:59,200 of 12 to 15 feet before landing on the road. 420 00:23:59,880 --> 00:24:04,080 It hit the ground on all fours, then rose to stand fully erect. 421 00:24:04,480 --> 00:24:07,920 The creature was silhouetted by the near full moon, which cast a 422 00:24:07,920 --> 00:24:12,480 long shadow as it stood tall. Its outline revealed broad 423 00:24:12,480 --> 00:24:16,680 shoulders, long arms, and a thick, fluffy coat of hair. 424 00:24:17,120 --> 00:24:20,240 Though the witness couldn't make out the creature's facial 425 00:24:20,240 --> 00:24:23,360 features, he was certain it was not a bear. 426 00:24:23,840 --> 00:24:28,240 Its stance was different, and its size was far greater, 427 00:24:28,560 --> 00:24:33,600 standing at least 7 feet tall. As the motorcycle roared down 428 00:24:33,600 --> 00:24:37,960 the road, the creature LED a grunt, audible even over the 429 00:24:37,960 --> 00:24:41,320 engine's noise. The boys speed away, too 430 00:24:41,320 --> 00:24:44,920 terrified to look back again. In the days that followed, the 431 00:24:44,920 --> 00:24:48,560 boys stayed away from the area. When asked if they had returned 432 00:24:48,560 --> 00:24:50,720 to look for tracks, the witness's response was 433 00:24:50,720 --> 00:24:52,320 immediate. Heck no. 434 00:24:52,880 --> 00:24:56,360 It took them weeks to muster the courage to even go near the spot 435 00:24:56,360 --> 00:24:58,960 again. The experience left the lasting 436 00:24:58,960 --> 00:25:03,040 mark on the witness, and his story was later investigated by 437 00:25:03,040 --> 00:25:06,800 Tim Collin and Vince Luria, members of the Bigfoot Field 438 00:25:06,800 --> 00:25:10,240 Research Organization. Both investigators found the 439 00:25:10,240 --> 00:25:14,080 boy's account to be genuine, his visible emotional response 440 00:25:14,440 --> 00:25:18,000 during the retelling. Locals who knew the boy vouched 441 00:25:18,000 --> 00:25:21,200 for his honesty, further solidifying the credibility of 442 00:25:21,200 --> 00:25:23,960 the encounter. Interestingly, this was not the 443 00:25:23,960 --> 00:25:26,280 first strange sighting in the area. 444 00:25:26,760 --> 00:25:31,080 The family of Investigator Colin had also reported hearing long, 445 00:25:31,080 --> 00:25:35,280 deep bellowing sounds from the woods, noises unlike anything 446 00:25:35,280 --> 00:25:38,520 they had ever encountered, even among local wildlife. 447 00:25:39,040 --> 00:25:43,000 And in a separate story dating back to the 1930s, a relative 448 00:25:43,000 --> 00:25:46,680 had once witnessed what he described as a hairy woman 449 00:25:47,000 --> 00:25:49,960 drinking from an artesian well before running off into the 450 00:25:49,960 --> 00:25:53,120 woods. The Kunik County forest, with 451 00:25:53,240 --> 00:25:58,160 their dense Pines, deciduous trees and swamps, held many 452 00:25:58,160 --> 00:26:00,360 secrets. Whatever the boys encountered 453 00:26:00,360 --> 00:26:04,760 that February night was unlike anything they or anyone else had 454 00:26:04,760 --> 00:26:06,880 ever seen. Amazing. 455 00:26:07,000 --> 00:26:10,040 Just really cool how many up close and personal sites we have 456 00:26:10,360 --> 00:26:13,880 from down there in Alabama. Until next time, this is UFO 457 00:26:13,880 --> 00:26:15,120 warning over and out.