Incident #991002
Red Bay, Franklin Cty, Alabama
1880's
Account
Jade Davis, fishing in Bear Creek at the lower end of the big bluff near where the Haithcock branch enters, became aware of being watched, turned and saw a creature that looked like a man covered with reddish brown hair, but with head and shoulders grey. It seemed very old. He reached for his gun and as he moved it jumped in the creek, disappearing under the rocky bank. A few winters later humanlike tracks were found in new snow, entering the creek at the same place.
When
- Year
- 1880's
- Time of Day
- day
- Duration
- brief
Where
- State / province
- Alabama
- County
- Franklin Cty
- Nearest Town
- Red Bay
- Latitude
- 3426
- Longitude
- 8807
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- wild
- Near or/at
- water
- Tracks
- found later
Witnesses
- No. of Witnesses
- 1
- No. of Track Witnesses
- several
Setting
- Terrain
- valley
- Nearby Water
- creek
Weather and light
- Lighting
- daylight
Source
- Source
- Red Bay, Alabama, News, May 6, 1976. Fred Collum quoting Jade Davis.
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- medium
- Posture
- erect
- Hair Colour
- red brown
- Movement
- staying still
- Later Movement
- watched observerýjumpedýdived
- Reaction
- watchedýfled from
- Water Activity
- dive in
- Use of Water
- escape
- Second Colour
- grey
- Position when first seen
- erect
Footprints
- Set of Tracks
- 1
- Number of Tracks
- many
- Material Tracks Made in
- snow
- Tracks Came From
- high bank
- Tracks Went to
- water
Witness
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- fishing, shore
- Closest horizontal distance
- 25 feet
- Action on sighting
- studied