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Mother and daughter observe a sasquatch in daylight on railroad south of Cleveland
Two witnesses driving across railroad tracks in the afternoon saw a very tall, dark, lanky being emerge from trees to cross the tracks. It paused on the tracks and stared toward them before continuing toward trees on the other side. When they turned around to look again, it was gone.
Mother and son witness a daytime road crossing near Harriman
A driver and a relative reported seeing a tall, dark-haired bipedal figure cross a two-lane road in daylight while driving. The figure reportedly paused in their lane to look at their vehicle before continuing into grass and forest. The witnesses reported a strong sulfur-like odor as they passed and later provided additional size and appearance details during a phone interview.
Nighttime road crossing seen by a couple near Sale Creek
The witness and her husband were driving home on a rainy night when their headlights illuminated a creature standing in the middle of the road. The creature crossed the road in one step and disappeared into roadside brush without looking at the car. Both occupants witnessed it and talked about it for days.
Activity including a dawn sighting at a home outside Tullahoma
Early one morning the witness was leaving for work from the driveway and noticed movement on an embankment by the road. A very large dark hairy figure moved into the middle of the road, stood watching the witness for a short time, then walked into brush by a creek and did not reappear. Follow-up added size, hair and movement details and noted the sighting distance.
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.
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.
Man witnesses creature running across road in January, and hears vocalization in October
The witness was traveling into town in the early morning when an animal about six to seven feet tall ran out of the woods in front of them. The witness first thought it was a bear but dismissed that idea because local bears were not that tall and did not run upright on their hind legs.
Motorists view 7' bi-pedal creature cross Hwy 88W in Hailspoint Bottoms, near Halls.
The witness was riding as a passenger in a car at night when the headlights illuminated a hair-covered biped on the roadside. The creature stood briefly facing the car, then ran across the road at unusual speed. A companion in the car said he saw something cross but thought it might have been a deer.
Brief predawn encounter with a smaller creature near the Obion River
Two people driving to a hunting area in the early morning darkness saw a creature run across the road in their headlights. It crossed from one cow pasture to another toward a bluff and river. The encounter was very brief, with the car coming close to hitting the creature.
Motorists have nighttime sighting near Pulaski.
The witness was riding home at night with two relatives during high winds and approaching rain when a large hairy figure ran upright across the road ahead of the car. The witness and one relative saw it briefly, while the other relative missed it. They first thought it was a bear but concluded it was something else because it stayed upright and looked more human.
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.
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.
Man recalls a close daylight encounter when a bigfoot ran out in front of their truck near Chapel Hill
The witness was riding in a work truck with two relatives returning to a construction site when a tall, slender, dark-furred biped ran into the dirt road about 50 feet ahead and stopped. The creature appeared startled and was holding material that looked like clothing, then bounded across the road, jumped a 4.5-foot fence, and disappeared up a hill. The occupants screamed and the driver braked hard.
Sighting by motorist in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, not far from the park entrance
In late spring 1970, two people sightseeing by car on Highway 441 near the Tennessee-North Carolina state line claimed a tall, slender hair-covered biped crossed the road in front of them. The creature walked upright on two legs from the right side to the left without looking at them, then continued into roadside bushes where only its head remained briefly visible. The witnesses estimated its height at about seven feet and noted clean straight walnut-brown hair, long arms, and lack of a visible neck.
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.
Dogman sighting near Benton, Tennessee
A friend told the guest that while driving toward town, a hairy biped ran across the road on two legs and crashed through a barbed wire fence. The next day the farmer was repairing a fence at that spot, and the guest later heard a news report of another sighting in the county where someone shot at it.
Sasquatch sighting in Tennessee
Driving near home by Norris Lake with her young son after an ER visit, a woman nearly hit a creature crossing the road that then stood at the front of the car while the boy pointed and said monster. She reported a rotten-egg skunk-like smell and prior signs it had looked in windows at the boy. She later moved to Knoxville feeling unsafe.
Sasquatch sighting in Tennessee
The witness was driving a van with a friend and two daughters through mountains in Tennessee at night. A tall hairy creature carrying a black trash bag stepped over a guardrail into the headlights and stood watching the van for 30 to 40 seconds. It then crossed the road in a few long steps, went over the far guardrail into the woods, leaving a putrid odor.
Sasquatch sighting in Tennessee
While the guest's parent was driving a load south, another driver behind reported a hairy biped running behind the parent's truck and crossing the interstate. The other driver radioed northbound traffic about the animal. The two drivers later met at an exit where the reporting driver appeared shaken and insisted it was not a bear.