Bigfoot sighting near Holly Ridge, North Carolina
2 Oct 1983 · Holly Ridge, NC, North Carolina, United States
Driving on US-17 near Holly Ridge, NC, around 1 AM, the witness saw a massive upright figure walking on the shoulder that did not react to the headlights.
The account itself raises a hoax or a misidentification.
Facts
- Reported as
- Early morning traveler recalls roadway sighting near Holly Ridge
- Date
- 2 Oct 1983
- Place
- Holly Ridge, NC, North Carolina, United States
- Evidence
- visual
- Point
- 34.509, -77.534
- Time
- about 01:00, night
- Witness was
- driving
- Witnesses
- 2
- Creatures
- 1
- Height
- 2.3 m (8 ft)
- Described as
- massive, brown hair, long length, biped
- Behaviour
- walking
- In the account
- bare face, face seen, headlights, in vehicle, on or by road, reported years later, ruled out bear, seen through window, stopped vehicle, thought bear first, told no one, very tall, walked away calmly, walked upright
- Account
- firsthand
- Sources
- 2 independent (5 listings)
Sources
- BFRORead the report
- BFRO (full-text copy)Read the report
- BFRO (KML copy)Read the report
- ManganiRead the report
- BFRO (Renner copy)Read the report
Nearby sightings
- Motorist observes bipedal animal shaking a pecan tree near Camp LeJeune
- While training a U.S. Marine witnesses a large creature near Camp LeJuene
- Person awakes to a 'howling' or 'wailing' sound just outside the house; he compares the sound to a recorded howl of a bigfoot
- Near collision during an early morning sighting on Hwy. 53 outside Jacksonville
- Youth's presence startles unknown animal
- Growl heard outside of house on military base
Facts and links only. Each report belongs to its witness and the site that published it; read it there.