BFRO #5381: Solider describes late night encounter on Fort Jackson

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📝 Description

I just read a report from South Carolina and not far from where this happened is Fort Jackson, near Columbia, South Carolina. Fort Jackson is an Army base. While I was serving in the Army on Fort Jackson something happened that might be related. We were on a training mission for escape and evasion. I was supposed to escape through the enemy lines and make it back on my own. This was about seven or eight miles to walk through the woods, alone. As I remember the incident happened at seven pm just after dark. There was no moon. It was the darkest night I ever spent in the woods alone. Being from West Virginia and hunting all of my life, this did not bother me too much. As I made my way down a fire lane at around two am I come to a crossing of fire lanes and stopped to rest for a minute and get my bearings. Back then there was no lights coming from Columbia or Fort Jackson to direct your way. I was about one step passed the crossing resting trying to decide on the way to go when I heard something coming. Immediately I thought another person was coming. I was happy that I would have someone to be with this dark night. I could not see my watch or my hand in front of my face only a faint white sand line path. I waited until this thing (or maybe two things) was within a few steps of me. Then I said who goes there. This thing went to its left in a flash. It went about fifty to seventy-five feet away and just stood there. Then I heard what sounded like someone talking backwards in a sort of growl as I was standing their confused about what was going on. In about a minute a two I heard this thing coming back toward me so I took one step to my left an kneeled down as it rounded the corner. Then I stood up and said I got you now. That's when all hell brook loose. It took off running, crashing through the brush like a train. This is when I got really scared. The hair on my neck raised and I started to speak but was unable to. I said to myself boy you get out of here. I must have run a half mile or so to my left and stopped to see if this thing was coming. I only stopped for a second and started running again luckily in the right direction. I run up on an airport sergeant who had a fire built and a truck waiting. I never wanted to see a person so bad before.

🔍 Circumstances

none just myself

🌤️ Weather Conditions

time around two am lighting no moon very very dark could not my hand in front of my face

ℹ️ Additional Details

time around two am lighting no moon very very dark could not my hand in front of my face

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