Incident #991832
Port Royal, Beaufort Cty, South Carolina
1960's
Account
Dean Poucher says that residents of Port Royal and Fripp Island have told of seeing hairy creatures like the traditional black Bigfoot, and that Marine polots have routinely reported seeing "large gorillas" on uninhabited islands in the flight path to their runway.
When
- Year
- 1960's
- Time of Day
- day
Where
- State / province
- South Carolina
- County
- Beaufort Cty
- Nearest Town
- Port Royal
- Latitude
- 3220
- Longitude
- 8045
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large male
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- wild
- First Seen
- on
- Terrain Object
- shore
- Multiple Sightings Y/N
- Yes
Witnesses
- No. of Witnesses
- several
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
Setting
- Terrain
- island
- Nearby Water
- ocean
Weather and light
- Lighting
- daylight
Source
- Source
- Columbia, SC, State, Aug. 15, 1988, quoting Dean Poucher quoting US Marine Corps pilots.
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- large
Witness
- Observer Was
- flying