Motorist has nighttime sighting of animal near Smyrna
Account
The witness was driving home from work at night in heavy ground fog when a creature stepped onto the road ahead and walked across to a partly cleared lot. The witness watched it disappear into fog and darkness, then after calming down drove home, ran inside, and locked up. The witness described the encounter as terrifying and reported sleeplessness for weeks afterward.
What was reported
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Sightings
Described appearance
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- Height src
- no more than about 6' tall
- Build src
- more slender and manlike, not apish
- Hair colour src
- reddish brown
- Hair length src
- long in genital area
- Face src
- covered in fur, facial features not visible
- Gait src
- similar to a human's
- Apparent sex src
- assumed male
- Other features src
- fully covered all over with hair, very humanlike in general appearance
Facts & provenance
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| Time of day |
around 8:50 PM
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|---|---|
| Place |
Smyrna, Rutherford County, Tennessee
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| Map point |
35.99, -86.51 (± 1000 m)
BFRO map layer point for report 10783 with published boundary
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
1
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| Figures reported |
1
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| Witness was |
driving home from work
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| Witness's word for it |
a Bigfoot / 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
- Stan Courtney (BFRO)
An investigator spoke with the witness by phone to clarify appearance and gait.
Source timeline
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BFRO report #10783 Primary
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BFRO map layer Reference