Class A First-hand BFRO #26029

Recollection of a twilight encounter on Lake Keowee

July 1975 twilight Seneca, Oconee County, South Carolina 1 witness

Account

While walking in a remote forested area near a lake at twilight, the witness saw a large reddish figure cross a dirt road and enter dense forest. The figure reportedly noticed the witness, then ran uphill paralleling the road while emitting a loud distress-like scream with heavy footfalls. The frightened witness fled the area.

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What was reported

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Described appearance

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Height src
at least 7 to 8 ft tall
Build src
450, lbs
Hair colour src
reddish
Gait src
walked then ran
Other features src
no neck

Facts & provenance

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Date
July 1975
Stated BFRO report #26029 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day
twilight
Stated BFRO report #26029 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Seneca, Oconee County, South Carolina
Stated BFRO report #26029 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
34.45, -82.57 (± 1407 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 26029 with published boundary
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #26029 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
1
Derived BFRO report #26029 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported
1
Derived BFRO report #26029 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was
walking through remote forest
Stated BFRO report #26029 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
a very large shape
Stated BFRO report #26029 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class A
Stated BFRO report #26029 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by
Don Tart (BFRO)
Follow-up

An investigator interviewed the witness multiple times and visited the reported location and confirmed the description of the area.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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  1. Published 2009-05-24 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 4 images at source Hash 6998eab3e364
    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

  • “one other on the highway, near Seneca”
    Not in the Anomadex yet
  • “recordings from the upstate area”
    Not in the Anomadex yet