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April 2005 Blaine, Grainger County, Tennessee Class B #12815

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.

Full-body sightingEyeshine
Summer 2005 Crossville Is Closest Town In The County., Cumberland County, Tennessee Class A #31005

Early morning walker witnesses a sasquatch pouncing on a snake east of Crossville

The witness was hiking alone in the morning about four miles from home when she entered a sunny grassy clearing. She watched a large ape-like animal leap from the woods, grab a long snake from the ground, and quickly disappear back into the trees. She immediately ran from the area and did not tell anyone about the encounter for several years.

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14 December 2004 Tallassee, Blount County, Tennessee Class A #10814

Two deer hunters observe upright walking biped near Tallassee

Two companions deer hunting walked toward their vehicle when they heard a low rumble and splashes at a drinking hole. They then watched an upright grayish-brown creature for about a minute as it lingered and walked over a ridge out of sight. They described it as 7 to 8 feet tall, heavily built with very long arms, and insisted it never dropped to all fours like a bear.

Full-body sightingVocalizationUnidentified sound
1 September 2004 Pulaski, Giles County, Tennessee Class A #9254

Man working with wrecker has late night encounter in Tennessee woods

Late at night the eyewitness went outside to work on a trailer and used a flashlight to check a noise. The light reflected off eyes on a nearby bank, revealing a large hair-covered human-like creature squatting a short distance away. The creature turned its head away from the light, and the eyewitness went back inside to call a relative. When the door was reopened, the creature was heard retreating through the woods while vocalizing.

Full-body sightingEyeshineVocalizationFootsteps
16 July 2003 Kelso, Lincoln County, Tennessee Class A #6638

Night time sighting of a white creature near Kelso

Late at night at a wooded residence, a child went outside to tend a car, heard strange vocalizations and saw a white figure, then ran inside. A young man then shone a flashlight toward the woods, saw a large white furry bipedal creature, fired a shot, and the creature stumbled then fled on two legs while others watched from the porch and trees were heard breaking.

Full-body sightingVocalizationGrowlMovement onlyTree break
3 June 2003 Clinton, Anderson County, Tennessee Class A #7215

Young men have encounter in wooded area while camping

Three young men were camping by a pond at night when they heard a loud moaning yell twice, followed by fast bipedal footsteps approaching. They turned on the truck's headlights and saw a six-foot-tall hair-covered creature with long arms about 20 yards away in a hollow. After watching for about 10 seconds, they fled in the truck.

VocalizationFootstepsFull-body sighting
1 July 2002 Gattlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee Class B #16013

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.

Road crossingFull-body sighting
9 September 2000 Reliance, Polk County, Tennessee Class A #1947

Man sees a bigfoot 100' away, hears twigs break as it slowly walks

The witness was sitting at a mountain camp near water around midday when they noticed a bear-like odor and spotted movement on a nearby ridge. A dark, almost black figure initially mistaken for a man stood up from the ground and walked calmly across the ridgetop, close enough for footstep sounds to be heard, before descending out of sight. The witness emphasized the figure was much larger than a bear.

Full-body sightingFootstepsOdor
January 2000 CENTERVILLE, Hickman County, Tennessee Class A #565

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.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
12 December 1997 Near Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee Class A #45665

Memory told of a late night close encounter from a parked vehicle outside Gatlinburg

The witness and a companion were parked in a truck at a mountain road landing late at night and watched a wild boar rooting in snow. After the boar fled, an upright figure appeared at the tree line, stood over the boar's spot, and was then illuminated by high beams. The figure blocked the light, showed glowing eyes, grunted, crossed the road in three strides, grabbed a sapling and disappeared uphill, leaving a strong odor.

Full-body sightingSilhouetteOdorGrowl
May 1992 Halls, Lauderdale County, Tennessee Class A #6419

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.

Full-body sightingRoad crossingEyeshine
Fall 1992 Cannon County, Tennessee Class B #4542

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.

Full-body sightingUnidentified sound
31 August 1990 Dyersburg TN, Dyer County, Tennessee Class A #8060

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.

Road crossingFull-body sighting
August 1989 Palmyra, Montgomery County, Tennessee Class A #6443

Motorist has sighting along road near town of Palmyra

The witness was driving alone on a deserted hilly road shortly before midnight when he saw a brown hairy animal on all fours that he first took for a large deer. When he closed to about a hundred yards, the animal stood on two feet and ran silently into the woods. He noticed roadkill in the road and a foul smell that he said might have come from the roadkill, then drove away quickly.

Full-body sightingOdor
1989 Flintville, Tennessee #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2015/02/10/show-notes-with-shannon-encounter-stories-and-open-phone-lines

Sasquatch sighting near Flintville, Tennessee (1989)

A group of teens reported a large ape-like figure moving across a field at the town edge.

Full-body sighting
October 1988 Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee Class B #29403

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.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
July 1987 Dickson, Dickson County, Tennessee Class A #11765

Teenager frog gigging has nighttime encounter near Dickson

Around 10:30 at night in 1987, the witness was walking home along a tractor path on a ridge after frog gigging. At a gap by the woods line about 12 feet away, a tall black bipedal figure stood up, looked at the witness for about ten seconds, then turned and ran quickly into the woods with audible wide steps. The frightened witness ran home.

Full-body sightingFootsteps
March 1987 Robbinsville, Monroe County, Tennessee Class A #16970

Fly fisherman recalls daylight sighting of a shaggy light haired creature on all-fours in the Cherokee National Forest

Two companions hiking toward a creek to fly-fish watched a large whitish animal cross the trail about 50 yards ahead and remain visible for several seconds while moving on all fours. It was described as bear-sized with shaggy light hair, a flat sparsely haired face with no muzzle or visible ears, and very long legs. Shortly afterward limbs in a nearby tree shook vigorously, but the animal was not seen again.

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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
Fall 1987 Fayetteville TN, Lincoln County, Tennessee Class A #23823

Man recalls seeing a large creature while driving at night near Fayetteville

The witness, then 17, was driving home late at night on a rural road and noticed something on the roadside that was first mistaken for a deer or cow. As the car passed, the figure stood up from a hunched position, and after the witness stopped past it and reversed, it was seen walking into the road behind the car within about 25 to 30 yards. The witness described it as much larger than a person, about 6.5 to 7 feet tall and very wide, and frightened, drove away quickly toward the highway.

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