Footsteps near Dayton, Tennessee (1960)
Account
Family members returning home at night along a dark gravel road heard something moving on the hillside and saw small stones rolling down as it kept pace. The presence mirrored their movements, walking when they walked and running when they ran, then chased them to the house. They barricaded the door with a stove while the handle shook as the creature tried to get in.
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Facts & provenance
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| Date |
1960–1969
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|---|---|
| Time of day |
night
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| Place |
Dayton, Tennessee
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| Map point |
35.4954, -85.0087 (± 15 km)
Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Dayton city (GEOID 4719700), matched from nearest town 'Dayton'
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| Account type |
Second-hand
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| Figures reported |
1
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| Witness was |
walking home down road at night
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| Witness's word for it |
something
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| Creature |
Sasquatch / Bigfoot
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