Class B First-hand BFRO #19926

Incidents and followup near Lake Hartwell Dam

1 June 2007 9:30pm, dark Hartwell, Anderson County, South Carolina 1 witness

Account

The witness was night-fishing along a river trail when heavy footsteps approached on the wooded hillside. Shining a headlamp toward the sound caused it to stop, and it resumed after the light was removed. The footsteps paralleled the witness back to the parking area without ever emerging, and a search with a brighter light revealed nothing seen or smelled.

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What was reported

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Facts & provenance

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Date
1 June 2007
Stated BFRO report #19926 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day
9:30pm, dark
Stated BFRO report #19926 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Hartwell, Anderson County, South Carolina
Stated BFRO report #19926 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
34.36, -82.82 (± 9 km)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 19926 with published boundary
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #19926 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
1
Stated BFRO report #19926 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Witness was
fishing at night along river trail
Stated BFRO report #19926 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class B
Stated BFRO report #19926 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by
Don Tart (BFRO)
Tracks

An investigator found a wide humanlike footprint with large toes in mud, photographed it, and sent it for review with split opinions.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Photograph

An investigator found a wide humanlike footprint with large toes in mud, photographed it, and sent it for review with split opinions.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Follow-up

An investigator found a wide humanlike footprint with large toes in mud, photographed it, and sent it for review with split opinions.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Follow-up

An investigator scouted a hunt-club tract and placed game cameras and an audio recorder for a week.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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  1. Published 2007-06-27 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 6 images at source Hash aba9cb94d3ed
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  2. BFRO map layer Reference
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