YEAR: 2023

SEASON: Winter

MONTH: February

DATE: 9

STATE: Alabama

COUNTY: Cleburne County

LOCATION DETAILS: At the bottom of the woods next to the small cow pasture near our house.

[Investigator (MM) notes: GPS coordinates for where the bigfoot was standing: 33.651749,-85.523357

NEAREST TOWN: Heflin

NEAREST ROAD: Highway 46

OBSERVED: My husband and I heard strange sounds for 2 nights in February 2023 and laughed about how they sounded like the Bigfoot sounds on television shows.

The 3rd night at dusk we were on our carport looking into the woods that border our property in Heflin (Cleburne County) Alabama. We saw what looked like Bigfoot peeking around a tree at us.

We watched it for approximately 5 minutes as it appeared to look at us from the left then the right [of the tree trunk]. I dismissed it as being a distortion with the trees and wind. I turned to go into the house and looked back and distinctly saw what could only be Bigfoot running away. I yelled for my husband and he also saw it running away.

It had our hearts beating wildly and the hair standing up on our arms. There was no mistaking what we saw!

OTHER WITNESSES: 2

TIME AND CONDITIONS: 4:30 PM

ENVIRONMENT: Bottom of woods that sit at base of small mountain.

Follow-up investigation report by BFRO Investigator Matthew Moneymaker:

I spoke with both witnesses. They are very credible seniors who observed this bigfoot in daylight at ~150 feet distance for a few mintues as it peeked around a tree at them. They could not see the whole body at that point.

Right as the couple was turning to walk away the bigfoot began running away. The couple could see the whole body as it ran away back into the stand of trees.

Both the husband and wife said the figure must have stood approximately 8 feet tall, and its fur was very dark.

The intriguing element is the location, near Heflin, which is off Interstate 20, and only a few miles from the Alabama-Georgia state line. This is the third credible report from the vicinity of Heflin.

There is probably still a bigfoot in that area -- Cane Creek roughly 1 mile northwest of the Love's Truck Stop (intersection of Route 46 and Interstate 20).

About BFRO Investigator Matthew Moneymaker:

Matthew Moneymaker is originally from the Los Feliz District of Los Angeles, California.

- Bachelor of Arts in English Literature from the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA).

- Juris Doctorate (Law degree) from University of Akron School of Law

- Founder of the Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization,1995.

- Writer and co-producer of the Discovery Channel documentary "Sasquatch: Legend Meets Science", 2001.

- Co-producer of the TV Series "Mysterious Encounters" for the Outdoor Life Network (OLN Channel), 2002.

- Producer of the "2003 International Bigfoot Symposium" (Willow Creek Symposium) DVD set, 2004.

- Co-host of "Finding Bigfoot" on Animal Planet Channel, 2010 - 2017.

- Current Director of the BFRO

- Available for private bigfoot expeditions and conferences. To inquire please email ContactUS@BFRO.net