Horry County, South Carolina

Near Myrtle Beach

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Horry County South Carolina (Class A) BFRO

April 1974

At the time of the sighting I was on duty as a Security Police officer in the U.S. Air Force at the Myrtle Beach AFB, SC. I was patrolling on a security road called the Serpintine at about 9 pm. The temperature was pleasant at about 69-73 degrees. The Serpintine is in a restricted area zone within the base and lies in a heavily wooded area. There was a full moon that night so I turned off my headlights to see if I could follow the road with just the moonlight... it was very bright and this was easy to do once my eyes adjusted to the darkness. I remember driving around a curve when I decided to turn my headlights back on. Much to my surprise I saw a creature in mid-stride just as it was about to leap over a ditch by the roadside. It made the jump with ease and disapeard into the tree line in about 3 seconds. The creature had light brown fur covering all of its body that was not long but it was not short either. As I had been trained to report situations of any nature as correctly as pos...

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Horry County South Carolina (Class B) BFRO

Possible evening sighting by pedestrian on the outskirts of Little River and N. Myrtle Beach

I recently told a story of an encounter that happened to me when I was 11 in cortland NY. I am now 30 and live in little river SC. About 2 weeks ago I was walking on highway 17 at about 9:00pm to the ...

April 2007

Horry County South Carolina (Class A) BFRO

Late night roadside sighting by motorist on Hwy. 917 south of Mullins

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September 1998

Gogebic County Michigan (Class A) BFRO

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August 2016

Marinette County Wisconsin (Class A) BFRO

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June 2004

Shenandoah County Virginia (Class A) BFRO

Early morning road crossing near Woodstock

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April 2014

Polk County Iowa (Class A) BFRO

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February 2000

Clackamas County Oregon (Class A) BFRO

Family is approached near their forest cabin

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June 1993

Marquette County Michigan (Class A) BFRO

Daylight sighting by hunters near Gwinn (Upper Peninsula)

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January 1990

Tattnall County Georgia (Class A) BFRO

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Oswego County New York (Class A) BFRO

Nighttime sighting by motorist near Sandy Creek

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September 1996