Class A First-hand BFRO #417

Family's daylight encounter near Inman

15 August 1993 bright moonlit night Inman, Spartanburg County, South Carolina 6 witnesses

Account

The witness and a relative were on their deck at night when their dog barked persistently at the woods edge. The witness approached and found a crouched hairy animal that then stood upright on two feet and ran into the woods, knocking down trees amid screaming. The group fled inside with children, and the next day found hair, footprints, and disturbed garden produce in the woods.

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What was reported

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Described appearance

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Height src
6ft tall
Build src
large gorilla shoulders
Hair colour src
light gray
Face src
flat face
Gait src
running into the woods
Posture src
stood up like a human on two feet
Other features src
hair all over its body, no neck

Facts & provenance

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Date
15 August 1993
Stated BFRO report #417 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day
bright moonlit night
Stated BFRO report #417 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Place
Inman, Spartanburg County, South Carolina
Stated BFRO report #417 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Nearest Road
Map point
35.0458, -82.0885 (± 15 km)
Geocoded BFRO report #417 · gazetteer:place · read with 50% confidence
Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Inman city (GEOID 4535755), matched from nearest town 'Inman'
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #417 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
6
Stated BFRO report #417 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported
1
Derived BFRO report #417 · BFRO report, “Observed” section · read with 85% confidence
Witness was
trying out a new telescope on deck
Stated BFRO report #417 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
large hairy animal
Stated BFRO report #417 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class A
Stated BFRO report #417 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

What the source says was found or done. Claimed evidence is listed as claimed; the Anomadex has not examined it.

Hair

Gray hair found on trees the next day

BFRO report, “Observed” section
Tracks

Large footprints found in woods the next day

BFRO report, “Observed” section
Tree damage

Small trees cracked down like matchsticks

BFRO report, “Observed” section
Other

Piles of squash with large bites found in woods

BFRO report, “Observed” section

Source timeline

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