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Field Investigator has night time roadside sighting near Franklin
The witness was driving slowly on a main road through National Forest late at night when headlights illuminated an upright figure behind a guardrail on a steep bank. He observed its back, broad shoulders, and reddish-brown hair for a few seconds before driving past, then turned around but it was gone. He stayed in the area for hours making calls that drew coyote and owl-like responses, and returned the next day with a companion to search for tracks without success.
Early morning traveler recalls roadway sighting near Holly Ridge
The witness was driving north on US-17 near Holly Ridge around 1 a.m. after a day trip when headlights illuminated a large hairy bipedal figure walking south on the shoulder. The witness slowed to near walking speed and observed the upper body and face clearly for about fifteen seconds as it continued forward without reacting to the car. After passing, the witness stopped, looked back in the brake lights, and woke a companion who also looked but thought it was a bear.
Man recalls his 1978 close encounter with a large hair covered creature in Wilkesboro
The witness was walking on dirt roads in the early morning and crouched in a cornfield to avoid oncoming vehicle headlights. While crouched, the witness smelled a bad mildew-like odor and then saw a large hairy figure standing motionless at the mountain edge about 30 to 40 feet away. The two stared at each other before the witness ran to the road, hit a barbed-wire fence, and fled.