Class A First-hand BFRO #6421

Teenage boy witnesses a large blond or tan bigfoot at his door and hears whistling vocalizations.

1987 night Calhoun, Mcminn County, Tennessee 1 witness

Account

The witness was reading late at home while dogs barked outside in the rain. A large hairy figure passed the back door making whistling and other sounds, and the porch light went out. The witness opened the door to a strong odor and saw the figure standing about 30 feet away before it left toward the woods amid crashing sounds and a distant answering whistle.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Partial sighting

Sounds

Vocalization Whistle

Physical traces

Tree break

Interaction

Property disturbance

Other senses

Odor Movement only

Context & caveats

Animal behaviour

Described appearance

In the source's own words, field by field. Hover a field's marker to see where it was read.

Height src: taller than my door which was seven feet high
Build src: huge, very broad
Hair colour src: tan or dark blond
Arms src: part of its left arm
Gait src: walking away
Posture src: standing
Other features src: very hairy

Facts & provenance

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Date	1987 Stated BFRO report #6421 · BFRO report, labelled field: Year
Time of day	night Stated BFRO report #6421 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Place	Calhoun, Mcminn County, Tennessee Stated BFRO report #6421 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details
Map point	35.3018, -84.7415 (± 15 km) Geocoded BFRO report #6421 · gazetteer:place · read with 50% confidence Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Calhoun town (GEOID 4710440), matched from nearest town 'Calhoun'
Account type	First-hand Stated BFRO report #6421 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses	1 Stated BFRO report #6421 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported	1 Derived BFRO report #6421 · BFRO report, “Observed” section · read with 80% confidence
Witness was	reading late at night at home Stated BFRO report #6421 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it	a figure Stated BFRO report #6421 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification	Class A Stated BFRO report #6421 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

What the source says was found or done. Claimed evidence is listed as claimed; the Anomadex has not examined it.

Tree damage

broken trees and branches found when later able to investigate

BFRO report, “Observed” section

Other

porch light found knocked out

BFRO report, “Observed” section

Follow-up

An investigator checked a map and noted a nearby creek named Big Foot Branch.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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BFRO report #6421 Primary

Published 1998-05-22 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 1 image at source Hash 7bad0127b700

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