Class A First-hand BFRO #13170

Daylight sighting by motorists on Hwy 24 near Seneca

July 1987 early evening Seneca, Oconee County, South Carolina 2 witnesses

Account

The witness was riding as a passenger with a relative on a familiar road to visit friends when both noticed an animal in the road near a bridge over a swampy pond. After the driver slowed and sounded the horn, the animal stood upright, looked toward the car, then sprinted quickly across the swamp toward the woods. The witness stated familiarity with bears and claimed this was not a bear. When they returned shortly after, they saw remains of a small animal in the road that it may have been eating.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Full-body sighting

Described appearance

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Height src: at least 6 to 7 foot tall
Build src: broad shoulders, muscular, smaller hips compared to shoulders
Hair colour src: dark brown
Face src: no good look at face
Gait src: sprinted very quickly, covering 60 to 70 yards
Posture src: stood up
Other features src: hairy, large back with no neck

Facts & provenance

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Date	July 1987 Stated BFRO report #13170 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day	early evening Stated BFRO report #13170 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place	Seneca, Oconee County, South Carolina Stated BFRO report #13170 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point	34.65, -83.12 (± 12 km) Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence BFRO map layer point for report 13170 with published boundary
Account type	First-hand Stated BFRO report #13170 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses	2 Stated BFRO report #13170 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported	1 Derived BFRO report #13170 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was	driving to visit friends Stated BFRO report #13170 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it	what i believe to be a bigfoot Stated BFRO report #13170 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification	Class A Stated BFRO report #13170 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by: Rex B. (BFRO)

Source timeline

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BFRO report #13170 Primary

Published 2005-11-30 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 Hash 2ae7156c2abc

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BFRO map layer Reference

Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash cfb8a3d423b7

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The report refers to

“the footage; where the men on horses record it walking away”
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