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Bigfoot sighting near Sumter County, Alabama

1981 · Sumter County, Alabama, United States

In November 1981 a 13-year-old hunter near York, Alabama, walking a dirt road at night, smelled and heard a creature follow him, then saw a huge dark shape cross in front of him.

Facts

Reported as
Bigfoot in Sumter County Alabama, York 1981
Date
1981
Place
Sumter County, Alabama, United States
Evidence
visual
Point
32.555, -88.201
Located within
3.0 km
Light
night
Witness was
walking
Witnesses
1
Creatures
1
Distance
2.3 m (8 ft)
Described as
biped
Behaviour
approaching, crossing road, running, vocalizing
Sounds
footsteps
In the account
alone, bipedal footsteps, childhood memory, crossed road, felt fear, firearm present, flashlight, followed or paced, growl, hunting season, leaped, on or by road, only silhouette, reported years later, searched after, smell, told no one, walked upright, witness fled
Account
firsthand
Sources
2 independent

Sources

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