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Two witnesses recount a close daytime encounter with a very curious creature near Lebanon
Two witnesses walking a logging road heard loud approaching sounds and then saw a tall dark upright figure watching them from behind a tree. The figure leaned out curiously and later followed them to within close range before they ran back to a relative working a nearby field. The relative later visited the spot but found no tracks or odor.
Motorists view light shaggy figure on railroad tracks near Ft. Loudon Lake
The witness was crossing railroad tracks by car with a relative in Monroe County, Tennessee, during the day. They noticed a tall, shaggy, light-brown figure standing on two legs in the middle of the tracks ahead. They stopped to watch it for several minutes as it faced them motionlessly from about 150-200 feet away, then drove on when another vehicle approached.
Daylight sighting of a large bipedal animal near Sunbright
Three people were glassing for deer when they noticed a large dark animal about 75 yards away in the woods. The animal stood on two legs and moved away through a hollow with swinging arms, described as having a flat face and long brown-black hair. The witnesses were startled and tried to track it, but found no prints due to ground cover.
Possible howl heard on the Duck River while camping
The witness and a companion were camping overnight along a river at around 2 a.m. under a full moon. They heard dogs barking across the river, then a loud deep howl lasting nearly ten seconds. Afterwards all animal sounds stopped and remained silent for hours, and the howl was not heard again.
Possible track and wood knocks heard near Greenville
The witness returned to the campground with a companion and camped overnight. After turning in for the night, while drifting in and out of sleep in his tent, he heard two wood knocks from the east and a few minutes later one wood knock from the west. He told his companion about the sounds in the morning and suggested returning to investigate.
Sasquatch sighting near Hawkins County (2009)
The witness was driving home from a funeral at dusk over a mountain highway when a tall, dark-haired biped ran across the road in front of the car. The witness braked hard as an oncoming van also stopped, and the figure ran straight up the mountainside and disappeared. The witness later learned the van occupants reported the same sighting.
Deer Hunter hears possible wood knocks in the Cheatham Wildlife Management Area
The witness was sitting on the ground deer hunting overlooking a creek when the woods became unusually quiet. He heard distinct wood knocks to his right, then a fainter distant response to his left, felt uncomfortable with hair standing up, and left the area quickly. He later filed the report after hearing similar wood knocking discussed on a TV program.
Father & son use a spotlight to observe a Bigfoot behind their home near Kodak
Late at night the witness was summoned to the back porch by a relative and shone a spotlight toward a large oak about 30 yards away. A tall hair-covered upright figure stood partly behind the tree, repeatedly peeking out as the light moved, then stepped fully into view facing them before retreating behind the tree and fleeing through the woods. The next morning the witness found two large footprints behind the tree and another unclear print nearby.
Family vacationing in Pigeon Forge has two sightings on two consecutive nights driving down a mountain road
A family driving back to their mountain cabin at night rounded a turn and saw a tall, dark-haired biped walking on the roadside. All four family members watched it take several strides on the pavement before it left the shoulder and went down toward a creek without acknowledging them. The parents had glimpsed a similar figure in nearly the same spot the previous night. The next day the family found slide marks and a broken branch near the creek and learned another family had also seen the creature.
Family records possible vocalizations in daylight near Mt. Zion Cemetery
A group visiting a remote cemetery heard an extremely loud, unearthly yell-like sound coming from about 1000 yards away past a fallen tree across Sugar Creek. The witnesses said it was not a known farm animal and captured it on a camcorder, though quieter on playback. They also noticed a dank, musty odor on the breeze apparently coming from the direction of the sound.
Possible activity (smell, branch twist) around residence outside Atoka
The witness stepped out of the garage around midnight and noticed a strong musky odor while dogs barked across the road. The next morning the witness found a yard tree limb twisted and split despite calm weather the prior day. The witness searched for footprints and other traces but found none, and cut out the twisted section to keep for study.
Group of children spot a Bigfoot emerging from cornfield between Kenton and Rutherford
The witness and six companions were sitting outside talking in a relative's front yard around midnight. After hearing odd noises and corn stalks breaking for some time while dogs reacted defensively, they heard a loud scream and saw a tall hair-covered humanoid emerge from the cornfield across the road. The group fled inside and did not tell the adults at the time.
Witness describes possible call-and-answer vocalizations near Cleveland (Tennessee)
Four family members were talking on the back porch of a home at night when they heard an extremely loud scream from woods a few hundred yards away. The initial scream was answered by a second similar call from farther down the road, with calls going back and forth several times. The witness, who grew up in the country, said he had never heard anything like it and did not believe it was a mule or donkey.
Hunter hears loud uknown vocalizations near Greenvale
The witness was deer hunting alone on a ridge in dense woods on a cold overcast mid-morning when the woods became silent. He heard three loud bellowing screams from one end of the valley that vibrated through the trees. After they faded, three nearly identical loud screams answered from the opposite end of the valley, which he interpreted as two creatures communicating.
Deer hunter experiences possible vocalizations and tree shaking near Mooresburg
The witness was bow hunting for deer from a tree stand in the morning and then walked out through a dry lake/river bed. While walking below a brushy shelf, he heard grunting and growling from the tree line and observed trees being shaken. The unseen animal kept pace with him as he hurried away, and he never saw what made the sounds.
Man in the Citico Creek area has an unknown animal circle his camp for several hours
The witness was camping alone in a hammock in the Citico Creek area late at night when he heard heavy movement coming down a steep overgrown hillside across the trail. The source moved parallel to the trail, crossed to his side, and circled his camp intermittently for several hours despite a fire being built to scare it off. He never saw the source because vegetation made a flashlight useless, but judged from the heaviness of the sounds that it was not a known animal. He left at sunrise.
Camper (active duty Marine from Cmp. Lejune) shoots at possible sasquatch and later hears moaning screams
Three companions were gathered at a pond bonfire late at night when one walked back toward the house alone with a shotgun. He reportedly saw eyes staring down at him off the trail, shouted, then fired all six rounds at close range before fleeing in fear. Later the reporter heard a single very loud prolonged scream from that area followed by total forest silence, and a brief morning search found almost no blood and no clear prints.
Possible vocalizations heard near Pigeon Forge
The witness and her husband were relaxing on the back porch of a mountain cabin in the evening when they heard prolonged loud howling from across the mountain to the southeast. The vocalizations lasted several minutes and did not match any wildlife known to them. About 15-30 minutes later they heard large rocks crashing downhill from a closer position on their side of the mountain.
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.
Couple finds tracks in backyard pond
The husband noticed large barefoot-like impressions in mud and shallow water while working near the pond and called his wife to see them. They described three size groupings with five toes and arches, all larger than his shod foot. No photographs were taken and the print area was later underwater.