Class B First-hand BFRO #5381

Solider describes late night encounter on Fort Jackson

Fall 1964 around 2 a.m., very dark with no moon Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina 1 witness

Account

While on a solo night escape-and-evasion march at Fort Jackson, the witness stopped at a fire-lane crossing around 2 a.m. in total darkness. Something approached, moved away after being challenged, made growling talk-like sounds, then approached again before crashing away through brush. Startled, the witness ran and eventually reached another soldier with a fire and truck.

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What was reported

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Facts & provenance

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Date
Fall 1964
Stated BFRO report #5381 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Season
Time of day
around 2 a.m., very dark with no moon
Stated BFRO report #5381 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Place
Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina
Stated BFRO report #5381 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
34.04, -80.81 (± 9 km)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 5381 with published boundary
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #5381 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
1
Derived BFRO report #5381 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Witness was
on solo escape-and-evasion training march
Stated BFRO report #5381 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
this thing (or maybe two things)
Stated BFRO report #5381 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class B
Stated BFRO report #5381 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by
Don Tart (BFRO)
Follow-up

An investigator spoke with the witness about the night-maneuver experience and deemed the account credible.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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  1. Published 2002-11-28 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 Hash c94b64f1d4fb
    BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization
  2. BFRO map layer Reference
    Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash cfb8a3d423b7
    BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization

The report refers to

  • “the one just north in lancaster south carolina”
    Not in the Anomadex yet
  • “other related sightings in the Fort Jackson area of Lexington County, SC”
    Not in the Anomadex yet
  • “"Lizard Man" sightings”
    Not in the Anomadex yet