Gold dredgers have afternoon encounter in Cherokee National Forest
Account
Two men had finished dredging for gold and were talking when they noticed a large dark creature about 100 feet away partly behind a dead tree and tailings pile. The creature reached up and snapped off a tree limb, looked at them for 10 to 20 seconds while a strong smell was present, then turned and walked into the woods. They stayed in the area for two more weeks with no further sightings but reported smelling it several times.
What was reported
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Described appearance
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- Height src
- between seven and eight feet
- Build src
- enormous, extremely muscular, at least 400 pounds
- Hair colour src
- black over most of the body, but silver on the back
- Hair length src
- three or four inches long on the body, somewhat shorter on the arms
- Face src
- exactly human features, large mouth with full lips, broad chin, slightly flattened nose
- Eyes src
- dark
- Arms src
- appeared to reach to mid thigh
- Hands src
- definitely had a thumb
- Legs src
- seen to mid thigh above tailings pile
- Gait src
- walk like a human
- Posture src
- slight slouch in the shoulders
- Apparent sex src
- assumed to be male
- Other features src
- head pointed but not sharply so, ears black and human shaped, hair well groomed not matted
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
August 2000
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|---|---|
| Time of day |
about 5 pm est
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| Place |
Coker Creek Tn., Monroe County, Tennessee
Stated
BFRO report #3008
· BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
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| Map point |
35.26, -84.28 (± 6 km)
BFRO map layer point for report 3008 with published boundary
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
2
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| Figures reported |
1
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| Witness was |
talking after finishing dredging for gold
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| Witness's word for it |
the creature
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| Source classification |
Class A
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Evidence & investigation
What the source says was found or done. Claimed evidence is listed as claimed; the Anomadex has not examined it.
- Investigated by
- Tony Gerard (BFRO)
limb two to three inches thick snapped off dead tree by creature
Measurements: two or three inches thick
old dirty cork stopper type bottle found beside dredging equipment, not there evening before, suspected placed by creature
An investigator spoke with the witness by phone to document details of the sighting.
The second witness contacted the BFRO after seeing the posted report and confirmed the original account with added details.
Source timeline
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BFRO report #3008 Primary
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BFRO map layer Reference
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