Class B First-hand BFRO #20231

Camper Awakens and Sees Two Creatures in the Laurel Snow Pocket Wilderness

March 2004 about 3-4am Sunday morning Dayton, Rhea County, Tennessee 1 witness

Account

The witness was sleeping alone in a tent on the Cumberland Plateau when he awoke with a feeling that someone was approaching. He saw two tall, very wide-shouldered bipedal silhouettes stopped at the top of the trail to his campsite, with the second moving left as if to flank him. He found his handgun and flashlight and shone it toward the trail, but the figures were gone. He stayed in the tent, later concluded they were Bigfoot, and left the area that morning.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Described appearance

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Height src
6 1/2 to 7 foot tall
Build src
widest shoulders ever seen, torso much greater width and thickness than a person
Hair colour src
uniformly dark color
Arms src
outline of arms visible
Posture src
bi-pedal, stood still and silent
Other features src
definitely simian in shape and outline

Facts & provenance

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Date
March 2004
Stated BFRO report #20231 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day
about 3-4am Sunday morning
Stated BFRO report #20231 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Dayton, Rhea County, Tennessee
Stated BFRO report #20231 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
35.55, -85.03 (± 1000 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 20231 with published boundary
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #20231 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
1
Derived BFRO report #20231 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Figures reported
2
Stated BFRO report #20231 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was
solo camping and sleeping in tent
Stated BFRO report #20231 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
2 Bigfoot creatures
Stated BFRO report #20231 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class B
Stated BFRO report #20231 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by
Morris Collins (BFRO)
Follow-up

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BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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