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Brief night time sighting near Blaine
The witness was driving home with a companion at night when headlights revealed eye-shine ahead. As the car got closer he saw a dark, furry biped with human-like limbs standing by the road. The creature used a hand on a barbed-wire fence to jump it from a standing start and disappeared into a field. The driver stopped and looked but saw nothing further, and found only a loose fence post the next day.
Vacationers see large, upright figure near Newfound Gap
The witness and three companions were driving north on Highway 441/71 into Tennessee toward Gatlinburg around dusk. From a distance they saw a very tall, large, hairy, ape-like figure crossing the highway from left to right on two feet, illuminated by street lights ahead. They reported a clear view from the shadow side but could see nothing at the crossing point when they drove up due to darkness.
Two hunters witness a 7 foot tall creature walk across an old logging trail
Two witnesses hunting from tree stands heard something moving noisily in brush about 50 yards away. They then watched a large hairy creature walk across an old logging trail before it ran off through the forest, possibly after smelling them. After climbing down after dark they found no footprints but noted damaged undergrowth.
Witness recalls a possible daytime sighting while 4-wheeling as a youth west of Nashville
The witness was riding an ATV on a logging road with his stepbrother riding behind him when a tall hair-covered biped dashed across the road directly in front of them. The figure cleared the logging road in about two steps and disappeared into thick brush on the other side. The witness sped away in fear and the passenger did not see the figure. The witness later returned to the spot but found no tracks or odor, only a seldom-used path through the brush.
Recollection of spotting a tall figure cross a trail at dusk near Norris Lake
At dusk the witness and her young son were leading family members back along a wooded trail after fishing when a tall dark hairy figure crossed the trail just ahead of them and vanished into dense vegetation. The witness described it as very tall and bulky with long hair and long arms swinging as it moved quickly in a slumped posture. Her son also glimpsed the figure, but relatives behind a bend saw nothing, and the group heard no further sounds and did not search for tracks.
Brief sighting by motorsist near Shelby Forest
The witness was a passenger in a car with five companions driving at night. A large dark hair-covered figure on two feet ran across the divided highway in front of the car, crossing multiple lanes in a few seconds. Only the witness and the driver saw it, and the driver stopped briefly before reversing to a turnaround and leaving.
Brief dusk sighting near Pillowville
The witness and a companion were walking along a road after sundown when the witness heard movement on an elevated fence row. The witness climbed up to look across a cut corn field and saw a tall slender brown shaggy figure walking along a ditch, which stepped into a ditch bank after being shouted at. They ran back to the companion's house, and the witness returned the next day to find large human-like footprints in lime dust.
Memory told of seeing a tall figure on a rock embankment at night near Crossville
The witness had pulled over at night and was outside the vehicle with a companion when movement on a rock cliff across the road caught attention. The witness watched a tall, dark, hair-covered upright figure with a broad torso for several seconds before it turned and disappeared silently. The companion reportedly saw only a brief shadowy movement, and a next-day check of the spot found nothing unusual.