Memory told of a late night close encounter from a parked vehicle outside Gatlinburg
Account
The witness and a companion were parked in a truck at a mountain road landing late at night and watched a wild boar rooting in snow. After the boar fled, an upright figure appeared at the tree line, stood over the boar's spot, and was then illuminated by high beams. The figure blocked the light, showed glowing eyes, grunted, crossed the road in three strides, grabbed a sapling and disappeared uphill, leaving a strong odor.
What was reported
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Described appearance
In the source's own words, field by field. Hover a field's marker to see where it was read.
- Height src
- 8 to 8.5 feet tall
- Build src
- very muscular across the chest, shoulder width approximately four feet wide with tapered torso
- Face src
- wide nose, skin slightly lighter than body hair with leather like appearance
- Eyes src
- glowing amber red color, like two red hot coals, entire eye lit up to a glow
- Arms src
- long arms that swung at its side
- Hands src
- four distinct fingers and a thumb, right hand formed into a fist position
- Gait src
- walked 20 to 25 yards on two legs, took three strides to cover approximately 20 feet
- Posture src
- standing upright
- Other features src
- steam of breath visible as great billow
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
12 December 1997
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|---|---|
| Time of day |
past midnight
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| Place |
Near Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee
Stated
BFRO report #45665
· BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
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| Map point |
35.7250, -83.4938 (± 15 km)
Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Gatlinburg city (GEOID 4728800), matched from nearest town 'Near Gatlinburg'
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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 |
parked in truck at roadside landing observing moonlit view
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| Witness's word for it |
the Sasquatch
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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
- Gregory Craddock (BFRO)
snowed-in divots marking where the figure walked, spaced about three strides apart
Measurements: easily 3 of my strides between snowed in divots
photographs taken of the snow divots the next day that showed nothing conclusive when developed
small sapling the figure grabbed to propel itself uphill, found broken at the base the next day
The following day the witness returned to the site, searched the trails, found only snow divots and a broken sapling, and took inconclusive photographs.
The following day the witness returned to the site, searched the trails, found only snow divots and a broken sapling, and took inconclusive photographs.
The following day the witness returned to the site, searched the trails, found only snow divots and a broken sapling, and took inconclusive photographs.
The following day the witness returned to the site, searched the trails, found only snow divots and a broken sapling, and took inconclusive photographs.
An investigator interviewed the witness at length, visited the site and confirmed the description, noted a game trail and a strong urine odor, and during later night visits reported possible wood knocks and bipedal footsteps.
Source timeline
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BFRO report #45665 Primary
The report refers to
- “His story is posted on here.”Not in the Anomadex yet