Class A First-hand BFRO #23645

Sighting by motorist in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, not far from the park entrance

April 1970 Mid Morning Smokemont, Sevier County, Tennessee 2 witnesses

Account

In late spring 1970, two people sightseeing by car on Highway 441 near the Tennessee-North Carolina state line claimed a tall, slender hair-covered biped crossed the road in front of them. The creature walked upright on two legs from the right side to the left without looking at them, then continued into roadside bushes where only its head remained briefly visible. The witnesses estimated its height at about seven feet and noted clean straight walnut-brown hair, long arms, and lack of a visible neck.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Full-body sighting Road crossing

Described appearance

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Height src: about 7 ft tall
Build src: tall, slender
Hair colour src: somewhat lighter than walnut brown
Hair length src: about 3" in length and uniform
Face src: no facial features seen
Arms src: long, reaching towards the knees
Hands src: folded up slightly, palms facing backwards
Gait src: walked like a human with very long stride
Posture src: broad shoulders back
Other features src: no noticeable neck, head appearing to come directly out of body

Facts & provenance

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Date	April 1970 Stated BFRO report #23645 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day	Mid Morning Stated BFRO report #23645 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place	Smokemont, Sevier County, Tennessee Stated BFRO report #23645 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point	35.68, -83.54 (± 1000 m) Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence BFRO map layer point for report 23645 with published boundary
Account type	First-hand Stated BFRO report #23645 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses	2 Stated BFRO report #23645 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported	1 Derived BFRO report #23645 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was	sightseeing while driving Stated BFRO report #23645 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Witness's word for it	very tall hairy creature Stated BFRO report #23645 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification	Class A Stated BFRO report #23645 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by: MB Pope (BFRO)

Follow-up

An investigator interviewed the witness by phone and recorded additional descriptive details.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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BFRO report #23645 Primary

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