Two friends get spooked by a possible encounter near Norris Lake
Account
Two companions rode an ATV to a clearing by a lake and built a large fire at night. Over the evening they heard deliberate footfalls, pacing and stick breaks in the treeline about sixty yards away and noticed the woods go silent. After the witness knocked on a tree and made a whoop call, they heard knocks in reply and then a long deep guttural growl. They rode toward the sound without seeing anything, then put out the fire and left feeling watched and frightened.
What was reported
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Sounds
Facts & provenance
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| Time of day |
around 11 pm to midnight
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|---|---|
| Place |
Andersonville/Norris, Anderson County, Tennessee
Stated
BFRO report #34260
· BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
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| Map point |
36.1970, -84.0331 (± 15 km)
Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Andersonville CDP (GEOID 4701220), matched from nearest town 'Andersonville/Norris'
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
2
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| Witness was |
sitting around a campfire after riding ATV to a clearing
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| Witness's word for it |
the creature
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| Source classification |
Class B
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Evidence & investigation
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- Investigated by
- Ashlan Yost (BFRO)
large bare footprint found in muddy bank around pond close to clearing several days later
cast made of the large footprint, witness not in possession of the cast
unclear photo of the track that was not added to the report
Several days later the witness returned with others and found and cast a large bare footprint in mud near a pond by the clearing.
Several days later the witness returned with others and found and cast a large bare footprint in mud near a pond by the clearing.
Several days later the witness returned with others and found and cast a large bare footprint in mud near a pond by the clearing.
An investigator spoke with the witness by phone and recorded additional details about the night.
Several days later the witness returned with others and found and cast a large bare footprint in mud near a pond by the clearing.
Source timeline
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BFRO report #34260 Primary
The report refers to
- “incident in Clinton Tennessee in 2003”Not in the Anomadex yet