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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Vocalization near Dellrose, Tennessee
A family member reported an unseen creature making sucking and grunting sounds in the treeline by the house.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Scream near Dickson, Tennessee
About two dozen other people on the property and in the surrounding area heard loud roaring sounds during that summer.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.