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3 March 1991 Bat Cave N.c., Rutherford County, North Carolina Class A #14801

Daylight sighting by fishermen on Broad River

The witness and a relative were trout fishing in a river in the morning, with the witness on a rock mid-river. The witness saw a hair-covered bipedal figure across the river watching them for several seconds. The figure then turned and walked uphill into a thicket where it could be heard but not seen again. The relative downstream reportedly saw the same figure.

Full-body sighting
Summer 1987 Rutherford County, Tennessee Class A #6449

Sighting by friends walking in woods near Percy Priest Lake

Two people were walking through the woods when they came to a clearing. They saw a sasquatch-like figure walking across the far side of the clearing that did not look toward them. The witnesses quickly fled the scene.

Full-body sighting
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.

Tree breakUnidentified soundScreamOdor
BFRO YEAR: 1988 or 89 Smyrna, Rutherford County, Tennessee Class A #10783

Motorist has nighttime sighting of animal near Smyrna

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.

Road crossingPartial sighting