Class A First-hand BFRO #993

A teenager witnesses a black, fur covered creature attempt to pull a dog pen out of the ground.

15 July 1997 12:00 noon Neeses, Orangeburg County, South Carolina 2 witnesses

Account

Around midday the witness went to check on barking dogs in a pen behind the home. There he encountered a tall, hair-covered figure pulling at the pen wire, which turned to face him before fleeing toward the forest. A relative who ran outside also saw the figure running away. No physical evidence remained the next day after an overnight thunderstorm.

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What was reported

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Described appearance

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Height src
8-8.5 feet tall
Hair colour src
black
Face src
bald
Eyes src
big and round
Legs src
worn spot on each knee about the size of a 50 cent piece
Apparent sex src
male
Other features src
bald chest with thick-looking brown skin; big block-shaped stained clenched teeth; goat-like smell

Facts & provenance

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Date
15 July 1997
Stated BFRO report #993 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day
12:00 noon
Stated BFRO report #993 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Place
Neeses, Orangeburg County, South Carolina
Stated BFRO report #993 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town
Map point
33.5364, -81.1236 (± 15 km)
Geocoded BFRO report #993 · gazetteer:place · read with 50% confidence
Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Neeses town (GEOID 4549390), matched from nearest town 'Neeses'
Account type
First-hand
Derived BFRO report #993 · BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Witnesses
2
Derived BFRO report #993 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Figures reported
1
Derived BFRO report #993 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was
investigating barking dogs at dog pen
Stated BFRO report #993 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
bigfoot
Stated BFRO report #993 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class A
Stated BFRO report #993 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Follow-up

An investigator contacted the reporter and witnesses to discuss the report and noted their sincerity.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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  1. Published 1997-07-20 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 Hash 7c2415501022
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