1 00:00:05,280 --> 00:00:07,480 Hello and welcome to the program UFO Warning. 2 00:00:07,600 --> 00:00:11,240 In this episode we're talking about Alabama Bigfoot sightings. 3 00:00:11,600 --> 00:00:14,800 That's correct, Alabama Bigfoot sightings. 4 00:00:15,080 --> 00:00:19,760 Now, I found these over at bfro.net, Bigfoot Field Research 5 00:00:19,760 --> 00:00:22,320 Organization. A lot of cool stuff over there. 6 00:00:23,320 --> 00:00:27,360 This first sighting says. Submitted by witness Kim S dated 7 00:00:27,360 --> 00:00:32,360 February 21st, 2023. Daylight sighting 2 witnesses 8 00:00:32,360 --> 00:00:36,600 outside Heflin, approximately 10 miles from the Georgia border 9 00:00:36,600 --> 00:00:38,400 off I-20. Look at a map. 10 00:00:38,400 --> 00:00:41,240 This is pretty much just due east of Birmingham, kind of in 11 00:00:41,240 --> 00:00:42,920 the East Central part of the state there. 12 00:00:43,400 --> 00:00:45,560 It's like they said, pretty close to the Georgia border. 13 00:00:46,240 --> 00:00:47,920 It says February 9th for the date. 14 00:00:48,000 --> 00:00:52,480 State Alabama County. Cleburne County location details 15 00:00:52,840 --> 00:00:56,520 at the bottom of the woods next to a small cow pasture near our 16 00:00:56,520 --> 00:00:58,760 house. Then it goes on and says nearest 17 00:00:58,760 --> 00:01:02,760 town Heflin nearest Rd. Hwy. 46 observed. 18 00:01:03,160 --> 00:01:05,840 My husband and I heard strange sounds for two nights in 19 00:01:05,840 --> 00:01:09,480 February 2023 and joked about how they resemble the Bigfoot 20 00:01:09,480 --> 00:01:11,800 calls we've heard on television shows. 21 00:01:12,400 --> 00:01:16,240 On the third night around dusk, we were standing on our carport 22 00:01:16,320 --> 00:01:19,600 looking into the woods that border our property in Heflin, 23 00:01:19,600 --> 00:01:23,760 AL That's Claiborne County. We saw what looked like a 24 00:01:23,760 --> 00:01:25,760 Bigfoot peeking around a tree at us. 25 00:01:26,280 --> 00:01:29,640 We watched it for approximately 5 minutes as it appeared to look 26 00:01:29,640 --> 00:01:32,840 at us from first to left and the right side of the tree trunk. 27 00:01:33,520 --> 00:01:36,680 At first I dismissed it as an illusion caused by the trees and 28 00:01:36,840 --> 00:01:40,400 the wind, but when I turned to go inside and look back, I 29 00:01:40,400 --> 00:01:43,400 distinctly saw what could only have been a Bigfoot running 30 00:01:43,400 --> 00:01:45,680 away. I yelled for my husband and he 31 00:01:45,680 --> 00:01:47,600 also saw it running through the woods. 32 00:01:48,040 --> 00:01:51,240 Our hearts were pounding and the hair on our arms was standing 33 00:01:51,240 --> 00:01:53,560 straight up. There was no mistaking what we 34 00:01:53,560 --> 00:01:55,760 saw. I guess not. 35 00:01:56,920 --> 00:01:59,840 It says just two witnesses approximately 4:30 PM. 36 00:01:59,840 --> 00:02:02,200 It was daylight out environment at the bottom of a wooded area 37 00:02:02,200 --> 00:02:05,680 at the base of a small mountain. Follow up investigation by 38 00:02:05,680 --> 00:02:09,120 Matthew Waymaker says. I spoke with both witnesses. 39 00:02:09,479 --> 00:02:11,960 They were very credible seniors who observed the Bigfoot in 40 00:02:11,960 --> 00:02:15,080 daylight at an estimated distance of 150 feet for several 41 00:02:15,080 --> 00:02:17,040 minutes as it peeked around a tree. 42 00:02:17,640 --> 00:02:19,640 They could not see the full body at first. 43 00:02:20,120 --> 00:02:23,320 When the couple turned to walk away, the Bigfoot began to run. 44 00:02:23,320 --> 00:02:27,080 At that point, I saw the entire body as it moved back into the 45 00:02:27,080 --> 00:02:30,040 standard trees. Both witnesses estimated the 46 00:02:30,040 --> 00:02:33,640 figures stood approximately 8 feet tall and had very dark fur. 47 00:02:34,240 --> 00:02:37,880 The location is particularly interesting near Heflin off 48 00:02:37,960 --> 00:02:41,200 Interstate 20, just a few miles from the Alabama Georgia State 49 00:02:41,200 --> 00:02:43,560 line. This is the third credible 50 00:02:43,560 --> 00:02:45,440 report from the vicinity of Heflin. 51 00:02:46,000 --> 00:02:49,200 There is likely still a Bigfoot in that area around Crane Creek, 52 00:02:49,520 --> 00:02:52,600 roughly one mile northwest of the Love's Truck Stop 53 00:02:53,160 --> 00:02:56,440 intersection of Route 46 and Interstate 20. 54 00:02:57,240 --> 00:02:59,920 And that's pretty wild. I guess these things don't mind 55 00:02:59,920 --> 00:03:03,560 living in in close proximity to humans, but just imagine looking 56 00:03:03,560 --> 00:03:06,680 at your front yard there and seeing this Bigfoot playing hide 57 00:03:06,680 --> 00:03:09,160 and seek behind a tree. Weird. 58 00:03:10,280 --> 00:03:13,040 Here's another site from that same general area a little while 59 00:03:13,040 --> 00:03:15,240 back. This was dated December 28th, 60 00:03:15,240 --> 00:03:18,120 2020 That says witness Jerry Holcomb. 61 00:03:19,240 --> 00:03:21,600 Wow. I guess I, I got to give these 62 00:03:21,600 --> 00:03:23,120 guys credit. I mean, putting their first and 63 00:03:23,120 --> 00:03:25,120 last name on here, they're not they're not trying to hide from 64 00:03:25,120 --> 00:03:27,480 anybody. I got I have to put a lot of 65 00:03:27,480 --> 00:03:31,600 credit into a public eyewitness. I mean, that's saying something, 66 00:03:31,600 --> 00:03:34,400 man. Summary sighting of a Sasquatch 67 00:03:34,400 --> 00:03:37,480 crossing a forest road off I-20 near the Alabama Georgia State 68 00:03:37,480 --> 00:03:43,280 border says June 2020 Clerburn County. 69 00:03:43,280 --> 00:03:47,000 Again, location details. Take the first Alabama exit 70 00:03:47,240 --> 00:03:50,760 crossing the Georgia Alabama State line on I-20 near the 71 00:03:50,760 --> 00:03:53,680 fireworks store. Turn left, cross back over the 72 00:03:53,680 --> 00:03:55,880 Interstate and take the first road to the right. 73 00:03:56,240 --> 00:03:57,640 That is where the sighting occurred. 74 00:03:58,240 --> 00:04:00,040 And then gives longitude, latitude. 75 00:04:00,080 --> 00:04:02,640 Exact numbers here, but it's like I said, it's just about the 76 00:04:02,640 --> 00:04:06,080 same spot, very close to it. Nearest town Heflin, nearest Rd. 77 00:04:06,560 --> 00:04:09,400 Interstate 20. Observed My wife, two daughters 78 00:04:09,400 --> 00:04:12,120 and I were driving to visit my parents who live in Cleburne 79 00:04:12,120 --> 00:04:15,080 County Alabama. My daughter who had recently 80 00:04:15,080 --> 00:04:16,600 gotten her driver's license for driving. 81 00:04:17,120 --> 00:04:19,839 I was in the passenger seat and my wife and other daughter were 82 00:04:19,839 --> 00:04:22,320 in the back. We had just gotten off the 83 00:04:22,320 --> 00:04:24,880 Interstate and we're travelling down the long back Rd. that 84 00:04:24,880 --> 00:04:28,520 leads to my parents house. As we came over a hill something 85 00:04:28,520 --> 00:04:32,880 huge and black darted across the road on 2 legs and disappeared 86 00:04:32,880 --> 00:04:34,680 into the woods about 50 yards ahead. 87 00:04:35,080 --> 00:04:38,920 My daughter said what was that and I replied I have no idea. 88 00:04:39,400 --> 00:04:43,080 It was massive, very wide across the shoulders, and its head 89 00:04:43,080 --> 00:04:44,840 seemed to sit directly on top of them. 90 00:04:45,280 --> 00:04:48,160 This thing was taller and broader than anything I've ever 91 00:04:48,160 --> 00:04:50,640 seen and moved with incredible speed. 92 00:04:51,120 --> 00:04:53,200 My daughter didn't get a good look at it, she only saw 93 00:04:53,240 --> 00:04:56,240 something large except across the road, but I saw it long 94 00:04:56,240 --> 00:04:59,360 enough to notice it was upright on 2 feet and enormous. 95 00:04:59,880 --> 00:05:03,320 What stood out the most was how wide its upper body was, far 96 00:05:03,320 --> 00:05:05,240 wider than any known animal in this area. 97 00:05:05,720 --> 00:05:08,280 It's for a height they can only estimate, but it seemed to be 98 00:05:08,280 --> 00:05:11,960 easily 8 feet tall. I still can't believe something 99 00:05:11,960 --> 00:05:15,520 like that actually exists. How could something that big not 100 00:05:15,520 --> 00:05:19,520 even be seen more often? You hear the stories, but seeing 101 00:05:19,520 --> 00:05:21,880 something that you can't explain, something most people 102 00:05:21,880 --> 00:05:24,160 won't believe. Well I guess now I'm a believer 103 00:05:25,080 --> 00:05:27,520 I guess. Also notice as we passed the 104 00:05:27,520 --> 00:05:31,080 spot where it crossed there was a pack of dogs nearby sniffing 105 00:05:31,080 --> 00:05:34,720 the ground and going crazy is if they smelled it or were 106 00:05:34,840 --> 00:05:37,200 following its trail. But my advice to those dogs 107 00:05:37,200 --> 00:05:40,600 would be to stay away. Other witnesses to my wife and 108 00:05:40,600 --> 00:05:42,600 daughter both riding in the car and listening to the radio. 109 00:05:43,000 --> 00:05:45,120 Other stories none. Terms and times and conditions. 110 00:05:45,120 --> 00:05:46,960 Early afternoon hot with clear skies. 111 00:05:47,320 --> 00:05:49,960 Environment mostly wooded area with river bottoms. 112 00:05:50,440 --> 00:05:54,000 Follow up investigation by BFR investigator Matthew Moneymaker. 113 00:05:54,360 --> 00:05:56,040 I spoke with the father by phone. 114 00:05:57,600 --> 00:06:00,080 Both he and his daughter briefly saw the Sasquatch as it ran 115 00:06:00,080 --> 00:06:02,840 across the road approximately 50 yards in front of the car in 116 00:06:02,840 --> 00:06:06,480 full daylight. There is dense forest on both 117 00:06:06,480 --> 00:06:09,080 sides of the road, so siding didn't last long. 118 00:06:09,440 --> 00:06:12,400 However, it was long enough for the father to clearly observe. 119 00:06:12,400 --> 00:06:16,160 The large top heavy figure was running on 2 legs. 120 00:06:16,560 --> 00:06:20,320 Its fur appeared brown and it was roughly 8 feet tall. 121 00:06:20,640 --> 00:06:22,240 He was certain it was not a bear. 122 00:06:22,720 --> 00:06:25,120 The daughter only noticed something large quickly crossing 123 00:06:25,120 --> 00:06:27,960 the road, but didn't focus on it as closely as her father did. 124 00:06:28,440 --> 00:06:31,200 Location near Abernathy, Alabama. 125 00:06:31,920 --> 00:06:33,600 He got a whole family seeing this thing. 126 00:06:34,120 --> 00:06:37,160 I mean, that's wild. Just imagine this really large 127 00:06:37,160 --> 00:06:39,080 Bigfoot running across the road like that. 128 00:06:40,200 --> 00:06:43,080 Now this sighting was submitted December 14th, 1997, but it 129 00:06:43,080 --> 00:06:47,120 actually happened back in 1985. Says night hunters hear strange 130 00:06:47,120 --> 00:06:50,280 screams in the woods. The events I can describe took 131 00:06:50,280 --> 00:06:54,240 place along the Alabama River and Ottawa County, Alabama 132 00:06:54,560 --> 00:06:59,160 between the city of Prattville and the town of Adagavel within 133 00:06:59,640 --> 00:07:03,280 a 5 or 6 mile radius of a Creek named Rocky Branch. 134 00:07:03,760 --> 00:07:06,520 Nearest town between Prattville and Attagravel. 135 00:07:07,680 --> 00:07:09,000 Nearest Rd. Not available. 136 00:07:09,000 --> 00:07:10,880 Observed from the top of the hill. 137 00:07:10,960 --> 00:07:14,640 The river was almost visible about a mile away through the 138 00:07:14,640 --> 00:07:16,720 darkness. We got out of the truck and 139 00:07:16,720 --> 00:07:18,480 stood looking down towards the river. 140 00:07:18,920 --> 00:07:21,640 I was raised in the outdoors, hunting, fishing, trapping and 141 00:07:21,640 --> 00:07:24,760 observing wildlife. I often like to imitate owls at 142 00:07:24,760 --> 00:07:27,880 night just to hear them respond. As my friend and I stood on the 143 00:07:27,880 --> 00:07:30,880 side of the hill, I began to hoot to see if the owls would 144 00:07:30,880 --> 00:07:34,920 answer from the river bottom. Instead of hearing owls, I was 145 00:07:34,920 --> 00:07:39,360 answered by a scream or moan about 3/4 of a mile away, unlike 146 00:07:39,400 --> 00:07:41,400 anything I had ever heard before. 147 00:07:41,960 --> 00:07:44,080 I asked my friend what in the world was that. 148 00:07:44,680 --> 00:07:48,440 He replied that it was probably what some of the old farmhands 149 00:07:48,440 --> 00:07:51,520 used to call the hairy man, a creature they had claimed to 150 00:07:51,520 --> 00:07:53,840 see. But from time to time, over many 151 00:07:53,840 --> 00:07:58,720 years, I hooted once more, and again the same Scream replied, 152 00:07:59,280 --> 00:08:02,560 this time much closer. We stood there for a moment 153 00:08:02,560 --> 00:08:05,920 longer and could hear something large moving quickly up the hill 154 00:08:05,920 --> 00:08:08,640 toward the woods. By the time we got to the truck 155 00:08:08,640 --> 00:08:12,280 we were treated to another hair raising scream, still in the 156 00:08:12,280 --> 00:08:14,240 woods but getting close to the hay field. 157 00:08:15,000 --> 00:08:17,800 We started the truck and drove as fast as we could through the 158 00:08:17,800 --> 00:08:20,320 bumpy field. When we reached the gate, my 159 00:08:20,320 --> 00:08:23,320 friend asked me to get out and close it so no one would 160 00:08:23,320 --> 00:08:26,600 trespass on the property. The gate was about 1/4 to 1/2 a 161 00:08:26,600 --> 00:08:29,680 mile from where we had been when we fled the area. 162 00:08:30,320 --> 00:08:33,640 As I opened the door to get out, I heard yet another scream 163 00:08:33,640 --> 00:08:36,400 coming from the hay field. Needless to say, the gate did 164 00:08:36,400 --> 00:08:39,400 not get closed that night. I don't know what this creature 165 00:08:39,400 --> 00:08:43,039 was, but I do know that there were no livestock kept in the in 166 00:08:43,039 --> 00:08:46,320 that part of the farm. I also know if this thing were 167 00:08:46,320 --> 00:08:50,000 ever discovered and somehow befriended, it would be a great 168 00:08:50,000 --> 00:08:54,120 asset to the US Olympic team because neither Jesse Owens nor 169 00:08:54,120 --> 00:08:57,440 Carl Lewis could cross the country like this thing could. 170 00:08:57,960 --> 00:09:00,640 This incident happened to me in 1985. 171 00:09:01,200 --> 00:09:03,440 Yeah. Sounds like it was just booking. 172 00:09:04,280 --> 00:09:07,520 Also notice a hairy man has been in this general area before and 173 00:09:07,520 --> 00:09:09,400 after my encounter. Other witnesses. 174 00:09:09,400 --> 00:09:10,680 A friend of mine was with me at the time. 175 00:09:10,680 --> 00:09:12,720 Other stories. Since this incident, I have 176 00:09:12,720 --> 00:09:15,760 spoken with several people who have had experiences in the same 177 00:09:15,760 --> 00:09:19,560 general area, some dating as far back as the 1940s. 178 00:09:19,920 --> 00:09:22,680 A number of these people claimed to have seen the creature and 179 00:09:22,680 --> 00:09:25,560 described it as smelling like a musty wet dog. 180 00:09:26,120 --> 00:09:28,960 They estimate its height to be between 6:00 and 7:00 feet tall. 181 00:09:29,480 --> 00:09:32,000 I've had encounters with this creature since the one described 182 00:09:32,000 --> 00:09:34,480 here. As far as I know, no one has 183 00:09:34,480 --> 00:09:37,800 seen the hairy man on the Attaqua County site of the river 184 00:09:37,800 --> 00:09:41,400 since around 1991. The property near where he was 185 00:09:41,400 --> 00:09:44,720 most often seen has since been sold and divided into 10 or 20 186 00:09:44,720 --> 00:09:48,120 acre home lots. I found this website after 187 00:09:48,400 --> 00:09:51,280 reading an article in Alabama Game of Fish magazine titled the 188 00:09:51,280 --> 00:09:54,560 Dallas County Monster. The article reported sightings 189 00:09:54,560 --> 00:09:57,360 of an ape like creature by deer hunters who claimed they were 190 00:09:57,360 --> 00:09:59,720 followed out of the woods and frightened badly. 191 00:10:00,400 --> 00:10:02,920 These events in Dallas County have been occurring since around 192 00:10:02,920 --> 00:10:06,440 1993 almost directly across the river from where the creature 193 00:10:06,440 --> 00:10:10,920 had been seen in Ottawa County. This is time and conditions 194 00:10:10,920 --> 00:10:14,360 spotlighting at night using the trucks headlights environment. 195 00:10:14,520 --> 00:10:17,520 This property had a long history of similar events being told 196 00:10:17,520 --> 00:10:20,040 over the years. It was owned at the time by a 197 00:10:20,040 --> 00:10:23,440 farming company that had held it for more than 100 years and 198 00:10:23,440 --> 00:10:26,160 owned several 1000 acres near the Alabama River. 199 00:10:26,760 --> 00:10:29,920 The terrain consists of gently rolling hills with old stands of 200 00:10:29,920 --> 00:10:33,200 oak, Hickory and pine, along with dense thickets of old 201 00:10:33,200 --> 00:10:36,480 hedgerows of briars. Some of the lower areas have 202 00:10:36,840 --> 00:10:39,920 pivot irrigated fields. Had gone out one night with a 203 00:10:39,920 --> 00:10:43,120 friend who worked on the farm to look at deer, which were 204 00:10:43,120 --> 00:10:46,240 abundant in the area. We use the trucks headlights to 205 00:10:46,560 --> 00:10:49,400 look for deer, possum, raccoon and owls. 206 00:10:49,720 --> 00:10:52,320 We drove to the top of the hill on a field surrounded on all 207 00:10:52,320 --> 00:10:55,800 sides by woods. What I tell you, I'd be kind of 208 00:10:56,320 --> 00:10:58,760 kind of freaky out there, you know, you think you're calling 209 00:10:58,760 --> 00:11:03,000 for hoot owls and you end up with this raging maniacal 210 00:11:03,000 --> 00:11:06,400 Bigfoot crashing through the timber yelling at you. 211 00:11:06,960 --> 00:11:10,840 Pretty wild stuff. This study was submitted August 212 00:11:10,840 --> 00:11:14,400 30th, 2009. Sunday it says actually happened 213 00:11:14,400 --> 00:11:19,680 on September 1979. It looks like Baldwin County, 214 00:11:19,680 --> 00:11:23,080 Alabama man recalls the sighting after Hurricane Frederick north 215 00:11:23,080 --> 00:11:28,640 of Mobile, traveling South on Hwy. 138 from Bay Minette across 216 00:11:28,920 --> 00:11:34,280 over Hwy. 225 at the crossroads. At the Crossroads you'll now be 217 00:11:34,360 --> 00:11:37,240 on Hurricane Rd. Stay right at the fork and 218 00:11:37,240 --> 00:11:38,920 you'll drive directly to the landing. 219 00:11:39,400 --> 00:11:42,040 The little White House or the sighting of curves has been torn 220 00:11:42,040 --> 00:11:44,560 down and a new house was built in its place. 221 00:11:45,000 --> 00:11:47,960 It stands on the right hand side of the road just before the 222 00:11:47,960 --> 00:11:50,840 curve and hill leading down to the landing. 223 00:11:51,280 --> 00:11:54,120 This is nearest town Hurricane Landing, now Perkins Landing 224 00:11:54,480 --> 00:11:57,520 nearest Rd. Hurricane Rd. observed It was a 225 00:11:57,520 --> 00:11:59,840 few days after Hurricane Frederick. 226 00:12:00,160 --> 00:12:03,920 I was 11 years old at the time. We lived in a trailer on 227 00:12:03,960 --> 00:12:07,680 Hurricane Road and my parents owned the Hurricane Landing and 228 00:12:07,680 --> 00:12:11,480 Fish Camp, now Perkins Landing. We were without power after the 229 00:12:11,480 --> 00:12:14,000 hurricane so all our food was being kept on ice. 230 00:12:14,600 --> 00:12:17,440 Around 11:00 PM my dad asked asked me to walk to my 231 00:12:17,440 --> 00:12:18,960 grandparents store to get more ice. 232 00:12:19,240 --> 00:12:21,320 I grabbed a flashlight and started walking. 233 00:12:21,600 --> 00:12:24,480 It was less than 1/4 of a mile from our house to the store and 234 00:12:24,760 --> 00:12:26,280 I was very familiar with the route. 235 00:12:26,600 --> 00:12:29,800 I walked it daily. As I walked down the left side 236 00:12:29,800 --> 00:12:32,920 of the road, I could hear dogs barking wildly. 237 00:12:33,400 --> 00:12:35,800 They belonged to an older man who lived in a little White 238 00:12:35,800 --> 00:12:38,440 House on the right. He kept them in a pin beside his 239 00:12:38,440 --> 00:12:40,880 house. When I reached the house, I 240 00:12:40,880 --> 00:12:43,320 shined my light across the yard and around the building. 241 00:12:43,800 --> 00:12:46,560 Suddenly I saw something very large run from behind the house 242 00:12:46,560 --> 00:12:49,360 on 2 legs. I followed it with my flashlight 243 00:12:49,360 --> 00:12:52,040 as it ran toward the woods. Then it stopped and turned to 244 00:12:52,040 --> 00:12:54,680 look at me. Its eyes glowed red in the dark. 245 00:12:55,160 --> 00:12:56,880 All of a sudden it ran straight toward me. 246 00:12:57,200 --> 00:13:00,480 It moved incredibly fast, moving about 30 or 40 yards in just a 247 00:13:00,480 --> 00:13:03,160 flash, then stopped right at the edge of the road. 248 00:13:03,680 --> 00:13:06,960 I was frozen with fear. I couldn't scream or run. 249 00:13:07,280 --> 00:13:09,920 We just did their staring at each other for what felt like an 250 00:13:09,920 --> 00:13:12,760 eternity but was probably only a second or two. 251 00:13:13,400 --> 00:13:16,840 Then it let out a loud high pitched growl that broke my 252 00:13:16,840 --> 00:13:19,000 paralysis. I screamed and it turned and 253 00:13:19,000 --> 00:13:21,200 ran. I took off running all the way 254 00:13:21,200 --> 00:13:24,000 home. When I got home I was so upset I 255 00:13:24,000 --> 00:13:26,680 could hardly breathe or talk. My parents finally calmed me 256 00:13:26,680 --> 00:13:29,680 down and I told them what happened but they didn't believe 257 00:13:29,680 --> 00:13:31,840 me. The next day my dad and uncle 258 00:13:32,080 --> 00:13:34,440 went to look for tracks but didn't find any. 259 00:13:34,920 --> 00:13:38,240 My uncle told me I had probably seen a bear, but even then I 260 00:13:38,400 --> 00:13:41,040 knew a bear couldn't run upright on 2 legs. 261 00:13:41,760 --> 00:13:45,520 The creature I saw was extremely large, at least 7 feet tall with 262 00:13:45,840 --> 00:13:48,720 very broad shoulders. It was covered from head to toe 263 00:13:48,720 --> 00:13:52,320 in dark brown or black hair. Its mouth and large square teeth 264 00:13:52,320 --> 00:13:55,240 protruded slightly and its eyes were deeply set. 265 00:13:55,840 --> 00:13:59,200 As a veteran, I can honestly say I've never been so scared in all 266 00:13:59,200 --> 00:14:03,320 my life. I guess not goes on down, it 267 00:14:03,320 --> 00:14:05,640 says no. Other witness walking alone down 268 00:14:05,640 --> 00:14:07,080 the road. Other stories The witnesses 269 00:14:07,080 --> 00:14:10,080 father described an incident that occurred two or three weeks 270 00:14:10,080 --> 00:14:12,360 later. He and another family member 271 00:14:12,360 --> 00:14:15,800 were fishing about 10 miles away in a Bayou at night. 272 00:14:16,560 --> 00:14:19,280 Something was walking up and down the back bank, moving 273 00:14:19,280 --> 00:14:22,320 through the undergrowth while staying just out of sight of 274 00:14:22,320 --> 00:14:24,720 their spotlight. He found it peculiar that the 275 00:14:24,720 --> 00:14:28,600 vegetation was moving not only at the base but also at the top. 276 00:14:28,960 --> 00:14:33,120 Some of the plants stood 8 to 10 feet tall and included bamboo 277 00:14:33,120 --> 00:14:35,480 like stocks. When they decided to leave, the 278 00:14:35,480 --> 00:14:38,040 unseen creature followed them all the way out of the Bayou to 279 00:14:38,040 --> 00:14:40,280 a lake. When they arrived, something 280 00:14:40,280 --> 00:14:42,760 large either hit or landed in the water. 281 00:14:43,280 --> 00:14:45,600 They used a spotlight but saw nothing. 282 00:14:46,320 --> 00:14:48,200 Oh boy. Guess that would kind of give 283 00:14:48,200 --> 00:14:50,720 you the chills, wouldn't it? Approximate time 11:00 PM. 284 00:14:50,720 --> 00:14:53,120 It was dark and I had a flashlight that says environment 285 00:14:53,120 --> 00:14:57,160 dense force down the hills, Hurricane Bayou which runs into 286 00:14:57,160 --> 00:15:00,560 the Tensaw River. The area was very swampy. 287 00:15:01,040 --> 00:15:03,880 And then follow up investigation by investigator Joanne Kuba. 288 00:15:04,360 --> 00:15:05,760 I found the witness to be honest. 289 00:15:06,040 --> 00:15:08,960 He was visibly shaken when counting the event, and other 290 00:15:08,960 --> 00:15:11,400 family members confirmed he was terrified at the time of the 291 00:15:11,400 --> 00:15:14,280 incident, which occurred shortly after Hurricane Frederick hit 292 00:15:14,280 --> 00:15:16,920 the area. His father also verified that 293 00:15:16,920 --> 00:15:19,080 something had definitely frightened his son that evening. 294 00:15:19,800 --> 00:15:25,000 About BFO mostigator Joanna Cuba Joanna, also known as Joy, has 295 00:15:25,000 --> 00:15:27,400 worked as a veterinary technician for over 11 years. 296 00:15:27,400 --> 00:15:30,440 She lives in the Green Swamp area of Central Florida with her 297 00:15:30,440 --> 00:15:32,760 husband and three children. She's very knowledgeable about 298 00:15:32,760 --> 00:15:35,160 local wildlife and spends much of her time outdoors. 299 00:15:35,440 --> 00:15:38,520 Joanna has a strong interest in wildlife and conservation. 300 00:15:38,800 --> 00:15:42,640 She attended the South Florida Expedition O 8 N Florida O 9, 301 00:15:42,640 --> 00:15:45,880 Central Florida O 9, Pennsylvania O 9 and Georgia 302 00:15:45,880 --> 00:15:49,120 Expedition in 2010 and assisted in organizing several Florida 303 00:15:49,120 --> 00:15:51,800 expeditions. Yeah, these investigators, they 304 00:15:51,800 --> 00:15:54,080 seem to me like they're really committed to the topic. 305 00:15:54,400 --> 00:15:56,760 I think BR for OPI does one of the best jobs of any of these 306 00:15:56,760 --> 00:15:59,840 kind of groups investigating the stuff, doing, you know, 307 00:15:59,960 --> 00:16:01,880 interviews with the people that see these things. 308 00:16:02,280 --> 00:16:05,840 Really amazing work. The sightings dated January 309 00:16:05,840 --> 00:16:10,560 12th, 1980 Barbour County Alabama location details County 310 00:16:10,560 --> 00:16:17,600 Road 79 and Hwy. 30 nearest town Clayton nearest road 30 Barbour 311 00:16:17,600 --> 00:16:21,560 County Road 79 S observed. I have been reluctant to share 312 00:16:21,560 --> 00:16:25,120 my story because of my field of works as I do not want people to 313 00:16:25,120 --> 00:16:28,320 think I am crazy. Such a belief could damage my 314 00:16:28,320 --> 00:16:30,840 career. However, as I get older, I feel 315 00:16:30,840 --> 00:16:32,760 this incident needs to be documented. 316 00:16:33,360 --> 00:16:36,720 The event occurred in the winter of 1980 a few miles east of 317 00:16:36,720 --> 00:16:40,680 Clayton, AL and Barbara County. I was traveling with my aunt, 318 00:16:40,680 --> 00:16:43,440 grandmother, and four younger cousins to a relative's house. 319 00:16:43,960 --> 00:16:47,840 It was dark, probably around 9:00 PM from what I can recall. 320 00:16:48,120 --> 00:16:51,440 For some reason my aunt needed to turn around and pulled off 321 00:16:51,440 --> 00:16:53,320 the roadway into a small clearing. 322 00:16:54,160 --> 00:16:56,240 I was in the front seat of the car with my aunt who was 323 00:16:56,240 --> 00:16:59,760 driving, and my grandmother. As we turned off the road, the 324 00:16:59,760 --> 00:17:01,920 headlights caught a figure mid stride. 325 00:17:01,920 --> 00:17:05,200 It immediately froze and did not move again. 326 00:17:05,680 --> 00:17:08,640 It was about 30 yards from the car, very close. 327 00:17:09,079 --> 00:17:12,200 I could see the entire side view of the creature and its body was 328 00:17:12,200 --> 00:17:14,240 slightly turned as if it was looking at us. 329 00:17:14,920 --> 00:17:18,440 The most terrifying thing I remember were its huge eyes 330 00:17:18,440 --> 00:17:21,000 glaring at us. The best way I can describe its 331 00:17:21,000 --> 00:17:23,920 expression is stunned. His face was covered in hair 332 00:17:23,920 --> 00:17:28,160 except for the eyes. The hair was dark, appearing 333 00:17:28,160 --> 00:17:30,400 longer and WAVY on its arms and legs. 334 00:17:30,400 --> 00:17:33,680 It was very tall and massive, yet lean looking. 335 00:17:34,480 --> 00:17:37,440 I would estimate it to be at least 7 feet tall, if not more. 336 00:17:37,760 --> 00:17:40,920 When it froze in the headlights, one arm was slightly extended 337 00:17:40,920 --> 00:17:43,400 behind it and it held that position. 338 00:17:44,080 --> 00:17:47,160 At this point, my grandmother was crying and begging my aunt 339 00:17:47,160 --> 00:17:49,840 to drive away. Two of my younger cousins were 340 00:17:49,840 --> 00:17:52,560 huddled on the floorboard in the back seat crying. 341 00:17:53,240 --> 00:17:55,640 I was terrified but couldn't look away. 342 00:17:56,240 --> 00:17:59,120 My aunt kept telling my grandmother there's no way he 343 00:17:59,120 --> 00:18:02,840 can get in this car, and she kept the vehicle still as we 344 00:18:02,840 --> 00:18:06,120 watched the motionless creature for about two to three minutes, 345 00:18:06,120 --> 00:18:09,600 it was almost completely still, as if it believed we couldn't 346 00:18:09,600 --> 00:18:12,720 see it if it didn't move. I don't know how it managed to 347 00:18:12,720 --> 00:18:16,040 stand so rigidly. Even as I typed this, the hair 348 00:18:16,040 --> 00:18:19,360 on my neck stands on end. It scared me terribly. 349 00:18:19,800 --> 00:18:23,000 He kept staring at us with his eyes stretched wide. 350 00:18:23,520 --> 00:18:26,800 I'll never forget that look. Finally, my aunt decided to 351 00:18:26,920 --> 00:18:30,160 flash the headlights on and off. The instant she did, the 352 00:18:30,160 --> 00:18:32,360 creature jumped toward the woods and it was gone. 353 00:18:32,880 --> 00:18:36,160 It was about 10 yards from the tree line but reached it in less 354 00:18:36,160 --> 00:18:38,920 than a second. I couldn't believe how fast such 355 00:18:38,920 --> 00:18:42,520 a massive creature could move. This event traumatized me. 356 00:18:42,520 --> 00:18:45,320 I have never been able to go into the woods alone or enjoy 357 00:18:45,320 --> 00:18:48,920 camping since I tried deer hunting but couldn't enjoy it 358 00:18:48,920 --> 00:18:51,840 and eventually quit. I can't sit alone in a tree 359 00:18:51,840 --> 00:18:54,800 stand without thinking of this creature and becoming tense. 360 00:18:55,440 --> 00:18:58,160 I can't imagine encountering one alone in the wilderness. 361 00:18:58,480 --> 00:19:01,640 I know these creatures exist. There's no doubt in my mind I 362 00:19:01,640 --> 00:19:04,920 saw one up close and personal. We never saw it again. 363 00:19:05,840 --> 00:19:08,680 Wow, that is an intense, intense society. 364 00:19:09,040 --> 00:19:13,360 Also notice nothing unusual. It says total witnesses 7 of the 365 00:19:13,360 --> 00:19:15,200 stories. My grandmother, the same person 366 00:19:15,200 --> 00:19:17,960 from this report, once told me she and my late grandfather saw 367 00:19:17,960 --> 00:19:21,560 a strange creature near their home in the early 1950's. 368 00:19:22,000 --> 00:19:26,560 The home was about four miles from the 1980 sighting location. 369 00:19:27,360 --> 00:19:30,800 She said they went out on the front porch late one night and 370 00:19:30,800 --> 00:19:33,320 saw a creature standing at the center of the woods near their 371 00:19:33,320 --> 00:19:36,000 house. They could only see its chest 372 00:19:36,000 --> 00:19:38,560 and arms in the shadows. She described it as tall and 373 00:19:38,560 --> 00:19:41,200 hairy. My grandfather yelled at it and 374 00:19:41,200 --> 00:19:45,400 the creature ran back into the woods toward a stream, making a 375 00:19:45,440 --> 00:19:48,240 great deal of noise thrashing through the trees and brush. 376 00:19:49,000 --> 00:19:52,480 The next day they found a strange 3 toed footprint near 377 00:19:52,480 --> 00:19:57,320 the area, but never had another encounter after that night. 3 378 00:19:57,320 --> 00:19:58,400 toes. That's weird. 379 00:19:58,720 --> 00:20:00,880 Time and condition. Around 9:00 PM it was dark, 380 00:20:00,880 --> 00:20:02,520 clear and crisp on a winter evening. 381 00:20:03,040 --> 00:20:04,800 Environment. The area was thick with pine 382 00:20:04,800 --> 00:20:07,320 woods at the time, close to Martin Pond. 383 00:20:07,680 --> 00:20:10,920 In 1980 it was a very rural area and remains heavily wooded 384 00:20:10,920 --> 00:20:13,440 today. There's also a little known body 385 00:20:13,440 --> 00:20:16,760 of water nearby called Indian Lake, less than a mile from the 386 00:20:16,840 --> 00:20:20,480 sighting location. Follow up investigation by BFL 387 00:20:20,480 --> 00:20:23,840 investigator Mary Mallon. When I spoke to the gentleman 388 00:20:23,840 --> 00:20:26,160 about the sighting he and his family experienced many years 389 00:20:26,160 --> 00:20:29,560 ago, I was impressed with the detail he was able to recall. 390 00:20:29,960 --> 00:20:33,560 The sighting took place in a sparsely populated rural area. 391 00:20:34,280 --> 00:20:37,520 The witness stated that the creature was over 7 feet tall, 392 00:20:37,520 --> 00:20:39,480 covered in dark brown to black hair. 393 00:20:39,840 --> 00:20:43,200 It appeared to have already crossed the road and was heading 394 00:20:43,200 --> 00:20:45,720 toward the woods when caught in the headlights. 395 00:20:46,040 --> 00:20:48,760 As witnesses reported, When the lights hit it, the creature 396 00:20:48,760 --> 00:20:51,320 froze and froze mid stride for several minutes. 397 00:20:51,720 --> 00:20:54,240 The witness seemed very credible and sincere. 398 00:20:55,600 --> 00:20:58,400 Yeah, this is as a witness mentioned. 399 00:20:58,400 --> 00:21:01,480 This area remains heavily forested, as can be seen in 400 00:21:01,480 --> 00:21:04,160 Google map imagery east of Clayton, AL. 401 00:21:04,600 --> 00:21:08,040 The instant location appears to be classic Sasquatch habitat in 402 00:21:08,040 --> 00:21:10,840 the eastern United States based on aerial images. 403 00:21:11,160 --> 00:21:14,080 The landscape is largely forested, interspersed with 404 00:21:14,080 --> 00:21:15,880 cultivated fields that attract deer herds. 405 00:21:16,200 --> 00:21:19,440 There are multiple water sources nearby, as well as a power line 406 00:21:19,440 --> 00:21:22,680 corridor connecting various fields, an area often used by 407 00:21:22,680 --> 00:21:25,280 deer. Sightings and encounters near 408 00:21:25,280 --> 00:21:28,480 Martin Pond could still occur today as it provides an 409 00:21:28,560 --> 00:21:32,520 unexposed water source near a power line route through heavily 410 00:21:32,520 --> 00:21:34,640 wooded terrain dotted with grazing fields. 411 00:21:35,080 --> 00:21:37,720 Transit deer would likely travel along this route, offering 412 00:21:37,720 --> 00:21:40,880 consistent hunting opportunities for a large predator, especially 413 00:21:40,880 --> 00:21:46,440 in late summer and early fall. May, that is really something, 414 00:21:46,440 --> 00:21:47,960 isn't it? Very cool sighting. 415 00:21:48,240 --> 00:21:49,720 We'll do three more here and wrap this up. 416 00:21:50,680 --> 00:21:55,680 The sighting goes all the way back to 1975 summer Blount 417 00:21:55,680 --> 00:21:58,160 County Alabama. Location details says. 418 00:21:58,160 --> 00:22:01,040 I believe it was exit 287 off Interstate 65. 419 00:22:01,040 --> 00:22:04,480 At that time I think there was only one exit at the location in 420 00:22:04,480 --> 00:22:07,080 One Direction. I saw the creature on a curve 421 00:22:07,120 --> 00:22:11,600 near the Interstate nearest town between Coleman and Warrior near 422 00:22:11,680 --> 00:22:15,600 Blount Springs, Interstate 65 nearest Rd. 423 00:22:15,920 --> 00:22:18,280 I was driving the VW bus so I had a good view of my 424 00:22:18,280 --> 00:22:20,680 surroundings. As I rounded the first corner of 425 00:22:20,680 --> 00:22:23,360 the exit, I noticed what I finally thought was a large 426 00:22:23,360 --> 00:22:26,600 white dog, something like an Afghan, running on all fours 427 00:22:26,600 --> 00:22:28,560 toward the road and up in embankment. 428 00:22:29,200 --> 00:22:32,000 We both reached the same point at the same time, and I thought 429 00:22:32,000 --> 00:22:34,480 I was going to hit the dog. It seemed the creature didn't 430 00:22:34,480 --> 00:22:37,560 notice my vehicle until it was right at the side of the road, 431 00:22:37,960 --> 00:22:41,280 only a few feet away. I don't remember slowing down 432 00:22:41,280 --> 00:22:44,960 much, but I wasn't going very fast to begin with because the 433 00:22:44,960 --> 00:22:48,120 curb was fairly tight. As the creature reached the 434 00:22:48,120 --> 00:22:51,320 road, it suddenly stood up on its hind legs. 435 00:22:51,680 --> 00:22:56,040 It was covered with long white hair, maybe 8 inches long. 436 00:22:56,360 --> 00:22:59,600 The hair wasn't thick, but stringy and dirty looking. 437 00:22:59,600 --> 00:23:02,720 It had a roundhead, definitely not that of a dog. 438 00:23:03,200 --> 00:23:05,760 I passed the creature and didn't see it again in my mirror 439 00:23:05,760 --> 00:23:09,000 because it was dark. The experience scared me badly. 440 00:23:09,400 --> 00:23:12,520 I didn't get much detail of his face, but I did notice a fairly 441 00:23:12,520 --> 00:23:17,360 large mouth or prominent lips. Its head wasn't perfectly wasn't 442 00:23:17,360 --> 00:23:21,080 particularly large, and his body appeared fairly slender when it 443 00:23:21,080 --> 00:23:23,200 stood upright. It was probably about as tall as 444 00:23:23,200 --> 00:23:26,880 AVW over 6 feet. Oh man. 445 00:23:27,400 --> 00:23:31,640 Now I've done some research and Alabama does have kind of almost 446 00:23:32,440 --> 00:23:35,560 a a separate subspecies, I guess you would call a Bigfoot that 447 00:23:35,560 --> 00:23:39,640 are that are white and you know, referred to sometimes as 448 00:23:39,640 --> 00:23:41,080 different types of monsters or whatever. 449 00:23:41,080 --> 00:23:43,720 But it does look like there's something going on there. 450 00:23:44,280 --> 00:23:46,200 Other stories. At the time I had never heard of 451 00:23:46,200 --> 00:23:48,640 any such creatures in the area. However, it was very It was a 452 00:23:48,640 --> 00:23:52,320 very rural place and a friend of mine who raised pigs used to 453 00:23:52,320 --> 00:23:55,440 hear screams in the area about 5 miles away. 454 00:23:56,080 --> 00:23:59,680 Says the time and conditions Night time around 9 or 10 PMI 455 00:24:00,160 --> 00:24:02,200 saw the creature in my headlights and nearly hit it. 456 00:24:02,600 --> 00:24:05,240 Environment mixed forest with hardwood and pine. 457 00:24:05,560 --> 00:24:08,440 There were some houses but they were few and far apart. 458 00:24:09,320 --> 00:24:11,720 And then it has a follow up. Investigation says this is a 459 00:24:11,720 --> 00:24:15,000 very credible witness. He is a decorated veteran who 460 00:24:15,000 --> 00:24:17,200 held top secret clearance in the military. 461 00:24:17,760 --> 00:24:21,120 Oh boy. OK, and I'll take your word for 462 00:24:21,120 --> 00:24:25,000 it, he has, no, he has no doubt about what he saw and the 463 00:24:25,000 --> 00:24:27,920 encounter frightened him badly. After an extensive interview 464 00:24:27,920 --> 00:24:30,560 with the witness, the following details were added to his 465 00:24:30,560 --> 00:24:32,920 report. The van's headlights remained on 466 00:24:32,920 --> 00:24:37,000 the creature for an extended time due to the left hand curve 467 00:24:37,000 --> 00:24:40,400 in the road. The creature was loping uphill 468 00:24:40,400 --> 00:24:43,680 on all fours with an awkward galloping motion from right to 469 00:24:43,680 --> 00:24:45,320 left. When it reached the edge of the 470 00:24:45,320 --> 00:24:50,880 road, it stood upright and appeared to be hominid, close to 471 00:24:50,920 --> 00:24:53,720 7 feet tall. It had long arms and was only a 472 00:24:53,720 --> 00:24:57,160 few feet away from the witness. It was massive with a smaller 473 00:24:57,160 --> 00:24:59,760 upper body compared to its large hips and legs. 474 00:25:00,680 --> 00:25:03,840 That's strange man, I have no explanation. 475 00:25:04,920 --> 00:25:10,800 The settings dated August of 1987, Bibb County, Alabama, says 476 00:25:10,800 --> 00:25:14,320 the creature smelled like a wet goat as it as it charged and I 477 00:25:14,480 --> 00:25:16,800 couldn't see clearly but it towered over me. 478 00:25:17,960 --> 00:25:21,000 Nearest town Monticello, nearest Rd. 479 00:25:21,240 --> 00:25:25,320 County Road 65. It was a hot afternoon in 480 00:25:25,320 --> 00:25:28,080 August. I heard sirens in the distance. 481 00:25:28,720 --> 00:25:31,240 The local Rescue Squad was responding to an incident. 482 00:25:31,600 --> 00:25:34,040 Curious about what was going on, I decided to go see. 483 00:25:34,720 --> 00:25:37,720 When we arrived, I learned that 2 Birmingham men had gone 484 00:25:37,720 --> 00:25:40,480 canoeing and had not been seen since. 485 00:25:40,840 --> 00:25:43,320 The sheriff wanted to call for a helicopter to search the river, 486 00:25:43,320 --> 00:25:45,880 but I told him that wasn't a good idea. 487 00:25:46,280 --> 00:25:49,320 The trees form a tunnel effect over the river and the 488 00:25:49,320 --> 00:25:51,720 helicopter wouldn't be able to see under the canopy. 489 00:25:52,240 --> 00:25:54,520 On top of that, the sun was starting to go down. 490 00:25:55,200 --> 00:25:59,280 He agreed and sent six men into canoes down the river instead. 491 00:25:59,560 --> 00:26:01,880 Now, it says here in the description, this guy's a rescue 492 00:26:01,880 --> 00:26:05,200 worker, so I'm assuming that he knew the sheriff and This is why 493 00:26:05,200 --> 00:26:06,960 the sheriff paid attention to him and whatnot. 494 00:26:07,840 --> 00:26:11,240 So after 5, after about 30 to 45 minutes, we were told the 495 00:26:11,240 --> 00:26:14,480 missing men had been found at a local bar in Birmingham. 496 00:26:15,000 --> 00:26:17,400 Oh boy. My friend and I volunteered to 497 00:26:17,400 --> 00:26:20,720 pull the rescuers out of the river at a midpoint near the 498 00:26:20,720 --> 00:26:22,360 road. So we set off. 499 00:26:23,240 --> 00:26:26,360 The light was almost gone. As we made our way down the 500 00:26:26,360 --> 00:26:30,840 trail to where the stream and the Cahaba River meet, my friend 501 00:26:30,840 --> 00:26:34,080 took off ahead of me. He knew the area better and I 502 00:26:34,080 --> 00:26:36,720 could see his light moving ahead. 503 00:26:37,240 --> 00:26:40,040 As I entered the bottoms where a bamboo thicket grew, I heard 504 00:26:40,080 --> 00:26:43,240 brush breaking and grunting noises to my left. 505 00:26:43,800 --> 00:26:46,800 I quickly made my way across the stream and felt much safer once 506 00:26:46,800 --> 00:26:49,760 I crossed. When rejoining my friend at the 507 00:26:49,760 --> 00:26:52,800 intersection of the stream in the river, I told him when I'd 508 00:26:52,800 --> 00:26:55,080 heard. He said it was probably a boar 509 00:26:55,080 --> 00:26:57,760 rooting for for acorns. We sat for about an hour 510 00:26:57,760 --> 00:27:00,600 waiting. The moon was out, quarter wax, 511 00:27:01,040 --> 00:27:06,640 quarter waxing and it was hot as heck, 100% humidity around 90°. 512 00:27:07,240 --> 00:27:10,000 After waiting I told my friend we must have missed the rescue 513 00:27:10,000 --> 00:27:13,080 team in the dark. He went to find out and left me 514 00:27:13,080 --> 00:27:16,520 on the bank to make sure they're they weren't just slow coming 515 00:27:16,520 --> 00:27:19,480 down the river. About 30 minutes later I saw a 516 00:27:19,480 --> 00:27:21,800 light up the bank approaching my position. 517 00:27:22,400 --> 00:27:25,840 I pulled myself up into the foliage to camouflage myself in 518 00:27:25,840 --> 00:27:29,680 case the light belonged to moonshiners or pot growers, both 519 00:27:29,680 --> 00:27:33,240 common at Bibb County. Minutes passed and then I heard 520 00:27:33,240 --> 00:27:36,520 my name being called. I made my way back across the 521 00:27:36,520 --> 00:27:39,800 stream and through the thicket. The grunting and brush snapping 522 00:27:39,800 --> 00:27:43,840 sounds were still happening as I climbed up the hill toward a 523 00:27:43,840 --> 00:27:47,320 large overhanging rock. I paused to catch my breath, 524 00:27:47,800 --> 00:27:50,880 holding onto a tree. Suddenly, something much larger 525 00:27:50,880 --> 00:27:55,840 and taller than me, 6 feet 8 inches tall, rushed at me. 526 00:27:56,440 --> 00:28:00,920 There were loud snapping limbs and a vocalization that sounded 527 00:28:00,920 --> 00:28:04,760 like an excited baboon mixed with fierce growl. 528 00:28:05,240 --> 00:28:07,280 My friend was about 10 feet in front of me. 529 00:28:07,720 --> 00:28:10,080 We ran as fast as we could to get away. 530 00:28:10,560 --> 00:28:13,120 Even I jumped across a 10 foot ravine of panic. 531 00:28:13,640 --> 00:28:16,000 The creature did not, did not pursue us any further. 532 00:28:16,480 --> 00:28:19,920 Wow, another witness, yes one standing about 10 feet from me. 533 00:28:20,000 --> 00:28:23,840 I have told Kevin about it. Time and conditions about 7:00 534 00:28:23,840 --> 00:28:27,240 to 9:00 PM. Environment, River bottoms with 535 00:28:27,240 --> 00:28:31,320 bamboo thickets and dense woods. Follow up investigation by Kevin 536 00:28:31,400 --> 00:28:34,000 Simkel. The witness stated that although 537 00:28:34,000 --> 00:28:36,480 it was dark, he could see the creature's silhouette. 538 00:28:37,000 --> 00:28:39,920 It was approximately 7 feet tall and ran upright. 539 00:28:40,440 --> 00:28:44,520 The actual confrontation and chase lasted about 5 minutes. 540 00:28:45,000 --> 00:28:47,560 He had been hearing twigs snapping and grunts for quite 541 00:28:47,560 --> 00:28:51,360 some time before the encounter. He also stated that the creature 542 00:28:51,360 --> 00:28:55,040 was about 50 to 60 feet away from the chase when the chase 543 00:28:55,040 --> 00:28:57,880 began and that it got as close as 10 feet. 544 00:28:58,360 --> 00:29:01,680 The creature could have E like caught him if it had wanted to. 545 00:29:02,280 --> 00:29:04,920 This was clearly meant as an intimidation only. 546 00:29:06,560 --> 00:29:10,440 That's well I guess. Mission accomplished. 547 00:29:10,800 --> 00:29:14,520 We'll do one last one here. The sightings dated January 548 00:29:14,520 --> 00:29:18,400 19th, 2008. Clay County, Alabama, says 549 00:29:18,400 --> 00:29:22,160 camper awakened by loud wood knocks in Talladega National 550 00:29:22,160 --> 00:29:26,040 Forest nearest town unknown. Talladega National Forest 551 00:29:26,040 --> 00:29:29,120 nearest Rd. State Road 281 observed January 552 00:29:29,120 --> 00:29:33,480 19th, 2008 Suspicious knocking was heard at around 3:00 AM 553 00:29:33,480 --> 00:29:36,760 while my husband was camping with Boy Scouts on the side of a 554 00:29:36,760 --> 00:29:40,400 Ridge southeast of Henderson Park, approximately 200 yards 555 00:29:40,400 --> 00:29:45,880 from State Road 281. It was about 14°F with 556 00:29:46,000 --> 00:29:48,560 intermittent howling wind. Pretty chilly. 557 00:29:48,960 --> 00:29:52,920 There were three sets of two knocks each about 100 yards 558 00:29:52,920 --> 00:29:56,120 north of the campsite. The sounds were described as a 559 00:29:56,560 --> 00:29:58,560 piece of firewood hitting another. 560 00:29:58,720 --> 00:30:01,960 They were very loud, and the knocks, though rhythmic, were 561 00:30:01,960 --> 00:30:05,240 spaced so that the wind died down before they occurred again. 562 00:30:05,880 --> 00:30:09,040 These were not small limbs striking each other, and he was 563 00:30:09,040 --> 00:30:12,200 unable to determine if there were any responses because of 564 00:30:12,200 --> 00:30:14,800 the wind. There were no campers north of 565 00:30:14,800 --> 00:30:16,960 them. The only other campers on the 566 00:30:16,960 --> 00:30:20,680 mountain were another Boy Scout troop located about four miles 567 00:30:20,680 --> 00:30:25,240 away at Lake Shinobi. My husband is an avid bfro.net 568 00:30:25,240 --> 00:30:29,480 reader and a hopeful future Expedition member who 569 00:30:29,480 --> 00:30:33,000 immediately recognized that the sounds were consistent with the 570 00:30:33,000 --> 00:30:34,560 other reported knocking activity. 571 00:30:35,080 --> 00:30:37,880 Due to the inclement weather and not wanting to alarm the younger 572 00:30:37,880 --> 00:30:41,120 scouts, he did not follow up that night, although he did not. 573 00:30:41,320 --> 00:30:44,240 Although he did not mention the sounds the next morning, another 574 00:30:44,240 --> 00:30:47,280 adult did. Through careful questioning, all 575 00:30:47,280 --> 00:30:49,880 other possible explanations, such as falling trees, winter 576 00:30:49,880 --> 00:30:52,680 branches striking together, were ruled out. 577 00:30:53,200 --> 00:30:57,000 I'm typing this report on his behalf as he was unsure of the 578 00:30:57,000 --> 00:31:00,280 cause of the sounds and hesitant to report something that might 579 00:31:00,280 --> 00:31:03,960 not have been genuine since he was unable to search for tracks. 580 00:31:04,120 --> 00:31:07,080 Pretty cool. Although nothing was observed, 581 00:31:07,560 --> 00:31:10,440 he did look for tracks, broken branches, limbs, formations, 582 00:31:10,440 --> 00:31:12,880 caves, etcetera within the sight of the trail during a hike north 583 00:31:12,880 --> 00:31:16,560 of camp earlier in the day. Coyotes visited the camp during 584 00:31:16,560 --> 00:31:19,760 the night sniffing around and one of the adults thought he 585 00:31:19,760 --> 00:31:23,400 heard deer moving north of camp while knocking. 586 00:31:23,440 --> 00:31:25,960 Woke him up. Other witnesses. 587 00:31:25,960 --> 00:31:29,640 Two other adults were weakened and participated in a discussion 588 00:31:29,640 --> 00:31:32,280 about what could have been, what could have caused the sound. 589 00:31:32,760 --> 00:31:35,200 Yeah, pretty spooky stuff. Other stories. 590 00:31:35,200 --> 00:31:37,840 There have been other reports of Bigfoot activity in Talladega 591 00:31:38,320 --> 00:31:41,400 play in Saint Clair County areas, and we knew of 1 592 00:31:41,520 --> 00:31:43,400 unreported incident in Perry County. 593 00:31:43,840 --> 00:31:46,720 A sighting in July of 2007 occurred about an hour's drive 594 00:31:47,120 --> 00:31:49,800 shorter as a crow flies from this location. 595 00:31:50,080 --> 00:31:53,080 My husband also recalls suspicious activity from his 596 00:31:53,080 --> 00:31:54,880 youth. Around ages 12 to 14. 597 00:31:54,880 --> 00:31:58,240 While hiking with his uncle near Vincent or Harpersville in 598 00:31:58,240 --> 00:32:03,160 Shelby County, they heard a huge noise about 40 yards away while 599 00:32:03,160 --> 00:32:05,520 standing in a Creek. When they climbed out, they 600 00:32:05,520 --> 00:32:09,160 found twisted branches about two inches thick and uprooted 601 00:32:09,160 --> 00:32:11,800 bushes, likely the source of the loud noise. 602 00:32:12,200 --> 00:32:15,360 At that time he had no knowledge of Bigfoot, but the event left a 603 00:32:15,360 --> 00:32:18,320 strong impression caused them to immediately leave the area. 604 00:32:18,800 --> 00:32:22,920 I guess Time and conditions says 3:00 AM full moon, recent 605 00:32:22,920 --> 00:32:26,480 snowfall about two inches, howling wind temperature 14°. 606 00:32:27,040 --> 00:32:29,960 Doesn't sound like very good camping weather environment. 607 00:32:29,960 --> 00:32:33,120 Heavily wooded area with numerous lakes and very few 608 00:32:33,120 --> 00:32:37,000 people, especially in winter. There are several hiking trails 609 00:32:37,000 --> 00:32:39,400 throughout the area. And then a follow up 610 00:32:39,400 --> 00:32:41,880 investigation by Morris Collins, the witness for counties 611 00:32:41,880 --> 00:32:45,000 experienced in detail. He stated that the sounds were 612 00:32:45,160 --> 00:32:48,840 three very distinct, extremely loud knocks of wood on wood. 613 00:32:49,240 --> 00:32:52,680 They did not correspond with wind gust and were clearly 614 00:32:52,680 --> 00:32:54,800 audible over the wind and background noise. 615 00:32:55,120 --> 00:32:58,640 He described the sound as similar to two to four foot 616 00:32:58,640 --> 00:33:00,840 fence post being struck together. 617 00:33:01,200 --> 00:33:04,320 He did not mention the sounds to the other adults at breakfast, 618 00:33:04,320 --> 00:33:07,960 but one of the two others brought up that he had also been 619 00:33:07,960 --> 00:33:10,400 awakened by the noise. They were unable to agree on a 620 00:33:10,400 --> 00:33:13,840 natural explanation. This area of Talladega National 621 00:33:14,080 --> 00:33:18,240 Forest and Cheaha Mountain has a history of unexplained noises 622 00:33:18,240 --> 00:33:21,920 and sightings. Oh man, very cool stuff. 623 00:33:22,160 --> 00:33:23,320 Well, I hope you liked the program. 624 00:33:23,320 --> 00:33:25,960 If you did, don't forget to hit like follow, subscribe. 625 00:33:25,960 --> 00:33:27,000 Doesn't cost a dime.