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1970–1979 Tennessee #gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/TSom5b4VZXPaXcHqhX6Okop_It5_GjCVQMhe6zJwH6s

Sasquatch sighting in Tennessee (1970)

The witness, recently out of the military, was fly-fishing with three relatives in a steep, remote river gorge. He turned to see an upright animal at close range that quickly climbed the steep bank to the ridgeline. The group then heard extremely loud guttural vocalizations and huffs, saw movement on the ridge, and had a large rock land in the water near them. They left at dusk and later agreed among themselves it had not been a bear despite one relative's dismissive explanation.

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1959 Tennessee #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2017/10/08/sc-ep367-is-this-thing-something-more

Sasquatch sighting in Tennessee (1959)

The guest relayed an older brother's account from years earlier of walking back from a store when a hairy man stepped out of the woods. The figure stopped in front of him, looked him over, grunted, and continued into the woods. The brother reportedly told the story for the rest of his life.

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1955 Lawrenceburg, Lawrence County, Tennessee Class B #24547

Witness describes childhood experiences as well as some recent Class B incidents near Ethridge

The witness describes growing up in a remote wooded home where the family routinely encountered a tall white figure with red eyes called Whistling Paddy. She recalls hearing its whistling and screaming sounds as a child, while relatives reported seeing it around the home, especially at dusk when it came for vegetable scraps. The family did not generally fear it but brought children inside after dark.

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BFRO YEAR: '92-'93 Murfreesboro, Rutherford County, Tennessee Class B #11682

Young men have frightening vocalization incident near Stones River

The witness and two companions hiked a horse trail along a river at night. They heard repeated loud branch breaks that seemed to follow them as they tried to leave. At the base of a bluff area they heard an extremely loud scream that echoed down the river, then ran to a nearby house where they heard the scream again from the woods.

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at least two occasions prior to the sighting Coker Creek Tn., Monroe County, Tennessee Related account #3008

Howl near Coker Creek Tn., Tennessee

On at least two occasions before the sighting the companion heard distant howls in the area similar to those on the BFRO website.

Howl
a few nights before Tellico Plains, Monroe County, Tennessee Related account #77933

Door or window contact near Tellico Plains, Tennessee

A few nights before the main sighting, group members in the front yard heard something loudly slap the back of the structure.

Door or window contactUnidentified sound
The next morning Flat Woods, Linden, Perry County, Tennessee Related account #30748

Wood knock near Flat Woods, Linden, Tennessee

The witness returned the next morning, heard rustling and knocks in groups of three, and knocked back with driftwood for about five minutes.

Wood knock
Date unknown Dellrose, Lincoln County, Tennessee Related account #77199

Growl near Dellrose, Tennessee

A family member staying in a camper behind the house heard growling and chortling from the woods and felt a heavy slam against the camper wall.

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with in 3 years of my experience Dellrose, Lincoln County, Tennessee Related account #77199

Vocalization near Dellrose, Tennessee

A family member reported an unseen creature making sucking and grunting sounds in the treeline by the house.

Vocalization
on other camping trips into this area Tellico Plains, Loudon County, Tennessee Related account #16995

Wood knock near Tellico Plains, Tennessee

The witness had previously heard wood knocking on other camping trips in the same area without thinking much of it.

Wood knock
about 5 yrs or so ago Fayetteville / Coldwater, Lincoln County, Tennessee Related account #58593

Scream near Fayetteville / Coldwater, Tennessee

About five years earlier while camping on the same land, the witness was awakened in the middle of the night by screaming from down by the river.

Scream
In 2016 Fayetteville / Coldwater, Lincoln County, Tennessee Related account #58593

Tree break near Fayetteville / Coldwater, Tennessee

In 2016 the witness's young hunting companion, alone at his deer blind, heard a loud wooo, a loud clap-like sound, and a tree being pushed down.

Tree breakUnidentified soundVocalization
About five years earlier Pulaski, Giles County, Tennessee Related account #9254

Vocalization near Pulaski, Tennessee

About five years earlier, the reporter and the reporter's spouse heard loud pain-like calls at the same trailer and felt something heavy run along and strike the walls, prompting them to leave that night.

VocalizationFootstepsProperty disturbance
throughout that summer Dickson, Dickson County, Tennessee Related account #24419

Scream near Dickson, Tennessee

About two dozen other people on the property and in the surrounding area heard loud roaring sounds during that summer.

Scream
several times during summer and fall Dickson, Dickson County, Tennessee Related account #24419

Footsteps near Dickson, Tennessee

The family repeatedly heard splashing footsteps in the creek and loud roaring screams on many nights during that summer and fall.

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over the years Kenton TN, Gibson County, Tennessee Related account #63689

Scream near Kenton TN, Tennessee

The witness states hearing the same noises, including screams and wood knocks, repeatedly at the same property in the years after the main event.

ScreamWood knock
BFRO YEAR: 2000 or 01 Tracy City, Grundy County, Tennessee Class B #19100

Hikers hear characteristic vocalizations on Fiery Gizzard Trail

Two companions were hiking back toward the trailhead through a gorge when the surrounding woods erupted in loud screaming and whooping vocalizations lasting a few seconds. The sounds seemed to come from more than one nearby source, then stopped abruptly into complete silence. The pair had no visual contact with the source and finished the hike without further incident.

ScreamWhoop
BFRO YEAR: 2012` Andersonville/Norris, Anderson County, Tennessee Class B #34260

Two friends get spooked by a possible encounter near Norris Lake

Two companions rode an ATV to a clearing by a lake and built a large fire at night. Over the evening they heard deliberate footfalls, pacing and stick breaks in the treeline about sixty yards away and noticed the woods go silent. After the witness knocked on a tree and made a whoop call, they heard knocks in reply and then a long deep guttural growl. They rode toward the sound without seeing anything, then put out the fire and left feeling watched and frightened.

FootstepsWood knockGrowl
when I was 21 Tennessee #0d307f11-eaea-4d24-9499-39a3c38f8be4

Footsteps in Tennessee

While home alone recovering from a badly rolled ankle, the witness lay on his stomach on the living room couch and became paralyzed yet mentally awake. He felt intensely cold hands forcefully hold his legs and cut under his toes, while hearing movements on the wood floor. Upon fully waking and checking the house, he found no one there but later saw large missing chunks of skin under his toes.

FootstepsAnimal behaviour
same evening before night encounter Tennessee #gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/emxwtZ2Fw-5pmgp2LbbBKp6yQuE0M6VuF9UCVxWFsX0

Sasquatch sighting in Tennessee

Earlier that evening in daylight the ranger saw the creature cross the trail, stared at it, was yelled at and bluff-charged to about fifteen feet before it turned and walked off, dropping his pack in fright.

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