Recollection of a twilight encounter on Lake Keowee
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.
What was reported
Every kind of observation in the account. Select one to find other encounters with it.
Sightings
Described appearance
In the source's own words, field by field. Hover a field's marker to see where it was read.
- 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
Each value names where it came from.
| Date |
July 1975
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|---|---|
| Time of day |
twilight
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| Place |
Seneca, Oconee County, South Carolina
Stated
BFRO report #26029
· BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
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| Map point |
34.45, -82.57 (± 1407 m)
BFRO map layer point for report 26029 with published boundary
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
1
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| Figures reported |
1
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| Witness was |
walking through remote forest
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| Witness's word for it |
a very large shape
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| Source classification |
Class A
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Evidence & investigation
What the source says was found or done. Claimed evidence is listed as claimed; the Anomadex has not examined it.
- Investigated by
- Don Tart (BFRO)
An investigator interviewed the witness multiple times and visited the reported location and confirmed the description of the area.
Source timeline
Every record this entry is built from, earliest known first. Records are versioned and never edited in place.
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BFRO report #26029 Primary
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BFRO map layer Reference
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