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Class B First-hand BFRO #49148

Appalachian Trail Hikers find possible tracks and hear a late night howl near Franklin

29 June 2015 shortly after midnight Franklin, Macon County, North Carolina 2 witnesses

Account

Two people on a backpacking trip camped for the night and heard a long two-toned howl after midnight, followed by distant whoops over about two hours. The next day while hiking they found large deep human-like footprints crossing the trail at two gaps, with about five-foot stride, plus piled limbs in tree forks and overturned mushrooms nearby. They photographed the prints and noted a bloody stick but did not keep it.

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What was reported

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Sounds

Howl Whoop

Physical traces

Tracks Tree break

Facts & provenance

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Date
29 June 2015
Stated BFRO report #49148 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day
shortly after midnight
Stated BFRO report #49148 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Franklin, Macon County, North Carolina
Stated BFRO report #49148 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
35.1794, -83.3807 (± 15 km)
Geocoded BFRO report #49148 · gazetteer:place · read with 50% confidence
Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Franklin town (GEOID 3724640), matched from nearest town 'Franklin'
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #49148 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
2
Stated BFRO report #49148 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Witness was
backpacking, camping overnight and hiking
Stated BFRO report #49148 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class B
Stated BFRO report #49148 · 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.

Investigated by
Jeff Carpenter (BFRO)
Tracks

deep heel impressions larger than witness foot, consistent in both directions for about 150 yards at two crossing trails

Measurements: stride approximately 5 feet on average; heel depth 3 plus inches

BFRO report, “Observed” section
Photograph

photos taken to show depth and length of prints

BFRO report, “Observed” section
Tree damage

unusually high amount of limbs and trees wedged in tree forks at both trail locations

BFRO report, “Observed” section
Blood / tissue

blood seen on stick found on trail but not kept for analysis

BFRO report, “Observed” section
Tracks

An investigator contacted the witness by phone and email and hiked to the remote area on July 7th, noting high weeds, possible tracks and a tree break before a storm cut the visit short.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Tree damage

An investigator contacted the witness by phone and email and hiked to the remote area on July 7th, noting high weeds, possible tracks and a tree break before a storm cut the visit short.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Follow-up

An investigator contacted the witness by phone and email and hiked to the remote area on July 7th, noting high weeds, possible tracks and a tree break before a storm cut the visit short.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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  1. BFRO report #49148 Primary
    Published 2015-06-30 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 1 image at source Hash c379c66bfd15
    BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization

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