Incident #992905
Luray, Hampton Cty, South Carolina
1964
Account
Doug Sipes, camping out with friends, burst into house saying Bigfoot had scared them. A tall, hairy, manlike creature had appeared at their fire "and ran them off." Next day Sue Johnson saw the camp torn up, stuff scattered and torn, strange footprints in dirt. Footprints not described. Between Estill and Hampton, near the Salkehatchie River. A week later there was a story in the Hampton County Guardian saying that a truck driver had reported an emergency stop to avoid hitting a sasquatch on the road. The creature was said to have either banged on the door or jumped onto the hood.
When
- Year
- 1964
- Time of Day
- night
- Duration
- brief
Where
- State / province
- South Carolina
- County
- Hampton Cty
- Nearest Town
- Luray
- Latitude
- 3250
- Longitude
- 8110
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- wild
- First Seen
- at
- Terrain Object
- camp
- Near or/at
- fire
- Tracks
- found later
Witnesses
- No. of Witnesses
- several
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
Setting
- Terrain
- woods
Weather and light
- Lighting
- firelight
Source
- Source
- BFRO from Sue Johnson CIA, quoting brother, Doug Shipes.
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- large
- Posture
- erect
- Aggressive To
- witness
- Object Handled
- manmade object
- Human Contact
- bluff
- Reaction
- approached
- Evidence Left
- footprints
- Position when first seen
- erect
Witness
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- camping
- Closest horizontal distance
- close
- Action on sighting
- fled