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Bigfoot sighting near Clayton, Alabama

12 Jan 1980 · Clayton, Alabama, United States

Occupants of a car on a rural road near Clayton, Alabama saw a tall hairy creature in headlights on a winter night in 1980; it froze, stared at them, then fled into woods.

Facts

Reported as
Motorists pulled over on a rural highway at night describe standoff in headlights east of Clayton
Date
12 Jan 1980
Place
Clayton, Alabama, United States
Evidence
visual
Point
31.868, -85.360
Located within
623 m
Time
about 21:00, night
Witness was
other
Witnesses
7
Creatures
1
Distance
27 m (90 ft)
Duration
2 min
Height
2.1 m (7 ft)
Described as
massive, biped
Behaviour
fleeing, standing, watching
In the account
eyes seen, face seen, family lore, felt fear, field or clearing, headlights, in vehicle, leaped, looked at witness, near water, on or by road, physical symptoms, reported years later, stopped vehicle, told no one, vanished, very fast, very tall
Account
firsthand
Sources
2 independent (5 listings)

Sources

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