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15 April 2025 Sparta, White County, Tennessee Class A #78665

Marine spots two bigfoots in a field in daylight near Sparta

The witness was driving past a cultivated field in the afternoon when they noticed two dark hair-covered figures. One very large figure stood facing the road while a smaller one ran from a fence row toward a stand of trees. The witness turned around to get a photo, but both figures were gone when they drove back.

Full-body sighting
28 December 2015 Bald Knob/Judsonia, White County, Arkansas Class A #50541

Motorist has a close sighting at dusk on AR-258 outside Bald Knob

The witness was driving slowly on a highway at dusk when a large, hairy biped ran from a treeline and leaped across the road about a car length ahead. She braked and watched it cross in one or two steps without looking toward her, noting it appeared to carry a fish. She returned home shaken and later revisited the site with her spouse but found no tracks after overnight rain.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
26 November 2015 Searcy, White County, Arkansas Class A #55410

Deer hunter encounters several Bigfoots, possibly a family unit, near Searcy

The witness was hunting alone at dusk when a rock was thrown from the tree line. He scanned the trees with a gun-mounted light and saw a tall upright creature behind a large oak that growled and screamed, prompting him to fire at the tree. The creature fled bipedally across a meadow toward a valley. Afterwards the witness found hair and blood on the tree where the creature had stood.

Partial sightingFull-body sightingRock throwingGrowlScream +3
March 2009 Sautee Nacoochee, White County, Georgia Class B #25693

Husband and wife hear characteristic vocalizations in the Sautee-Nacoochee Valley

A couple at their home in northeast Georgia reported hearing a loud, unfamiliar howl- or scream-like sound late at night on about four occasions between February and mid-March 2009. The husband, who is often awake at night, first noticed the sounds and woke his wife to listen. They said neighborhood dogs barked as if following something moving quickly through the area and that the sound did not resemble known local wildlife. They did not report seeing an animal.

HowlScream
March 2009 Helen, White County, Georgia Class A #46328

Motorist has daylight sighting on GA-75 between Helen and Cleveland

The witness was driving south in daylight when he saw an erect, brown-haired creature on the shoulder preparing to cross the road. The creature paused, turned to look at him, then turned away and walked into the woods. The witness could not stop due to roadside barriers and traffic, and a later attempt to relocate it from a side road was unsuccessful.

Full-body sighting
27 September 2007 Helen, White County, Georgia Class B #22852

Hiker hears possible vocalizations on Appalachian Trail outside Helen

The witness was camped alone and felt suddenly uneasy, so he left his campsite for a nearby shelter. As he left, he heard a large unseen animal run away through brush and down a slope. After reaching the shelter, he was awakened about 5:30 a.m. by two very loud, high-pitched howls from a nearby ravine that he did not recognize as any known animal.

HowlFootstepsMovement only
25 November 2005 Helen, White County, Georgia Class B #13178

Vacationer hears possible vocalizations late at night southeast of Helen

The witness had just lain down to sleep in a rented cabin around 11pm when a loud, close, high-pitched scream/howl was heard. The sound repeated several more times at 15-25 second intervals, while dogs were heard barking higher up the ridge. The witness estimated the source was within a few hundred feet and said the sound was unlike any known animal and not believed to be human.

ScreamHowl
May 2005 BeBee, White County, Arkansas Class B #11786

Vocalizations and wood knocks heard by fishermen near pond

The witness and a companion were fishing at the farthest of several ponds in the late afternoon. They heard repeated whoop-like vocalizations followed by loud wood-on-wood knocking from a wooded area behind a hill that blocked their view. The sounds lasted about ten minutes, after which fish began biting. The witness later said the sounds matched examples of alleged vocalizations and knocks heard online.

WhoopWood knock
5 October 2004 Helen, White County, Georgia Class A #9465

Witness watches tall biped cross her backyard

The witness was watching TV at home in daylight when a dog reacted to something outside the back door. The witness saw the upper body of a large dark unclothed figure moving rapidly past the house beside the pool area. By the time the witness reached the door, the figure had gone over the fence, and the gate was still latched and locked.

Partial sighting
November 1999 Cleveland And Helen, White County, Georgia Class A #7237

Evening sighting by motorist on Hwy 75 near Duke's Creek

On Thanksgiving night in 1999 the witness was driving north on a highway just after sundown when headlights illuminated a large bipedal figure crossing the road. She braked to a stop within a few yards as the figure paused mid-stride, turned its head to look toward her vehicle, then walked on and leapt down an embankment toward a creek and woods. She described it as much taller than a person, lean and muscular, covered in dark hair with little facial hair and wearing no clothes.

Road crossingFull-body sighting
September 1998 Carmi, White County, Illinois Class B #29360

Couple hears possible vocalizations a few miles outside of Carmi

While smoking outside under a tree late at night, the witness and companion heard prolonged loud moaning howls coming from behind a neighboring house. The sound lasted at least two minutes and was unlike any familiar local animal. Frightened, they ran inside, after which the sound could no longer be heard.

Howl
15 June 1997 Helen, White County, Georgia Class B #8880

Possible vocalization and camp stalking in Raven Cliffs Wilderness Area

The witness and two companions made a late-night camp in a forest clearing. While trying to sleep the witness heard movement in the treeline followed by a grunt and a loud unfamiliar scream estimated 50 to 100 yards away. In the morning the group found unfamiliar prints beside the fire pit and then left the area.

Movement onlyVocalizationScreamTracks
May 1993 Helen, White County, Georgia Class A #28637

Two fisherman recall a daylight encounter north of Helen

Two companions trout fishing walked up an old roadbed paralleling the river and stopped where a gully crossed the road. They heard a loud thud and found a large log across the path behind them, then heard leaves shuffling upslope and saw a very large hair-covered figure standing close by. They fled back to their other companions, then the witness returned with two companions, found a large barefoot-like footprint in mud, but saw nothing else.

Full-body sightingTracksMovement onlyUnidentified sound
1990–2006 Helen, White County, Georgia Class B #23978

Possible encounters near the Upper Chattahoochee River Recreation Area

Late at night in 1990, the witness and five companions were walking to their camp in the mountains when they saw a distant moonlit silhouette on a nearby ridge. The figure stood, jumped a great distance, then strode over the far side of the ridge without audible sound, frightening the group. The witness later estimated from memory that the animal was at least eight feet tall.

Silhouette
1979–1980 Cleveland, White County, Georgia Class A #21402

Daylight sighting by artifact hunter northwest of Cleveland

While driving out of a clear-cut on a forestry road after searching for artifacts, the witness spotted a large dark animal about 200 yards away moving downhill toward a creek. He stopped to watch it walk upright with a stooped posture for about 75 yards, swinging its arms, until it entered the treeline along the creek. He drove across the creek to look for it on the other side, but it never emerged, and he did not leave his vehicle to search.

Full-body sighting
Spring 1945 Eldorado, White County, Illinois Class A #49954

Memory told of encounter at a remote cabin at Sandy Run

The main witness was sleeping in the front room of a remote lakeside cabin with a relative when she awoke at night to the porch screen door opening and footsteps. She watched a large, red-haired, bipedal figure pass three front windows and pause at the door to peer inside, bending down to look in. Frightened, she fled to sleep with her grandparents and did not speak of the incident for years.

Partial sightingFootstepsDoor or window contact
about five years ago White County, Georgia #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2014/11/10/sc-ep60-bigfoot-charged-my-car

Footsteps near White County

The witness and a companion camped separately in the North Georgia mountains after spilling bacon grease near a creek. At night the companion reported heavy footsteps, a large outline at the treeline, and large hairy bodies passing the tent while the tent was shaken violently. In the morning they found concentrated large footprints at the grease spill and the witness's own camp trashed.

FootstepsSilhouetteTracksProperty disturbance