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15 May 2026 Kenansville, Duplin County, North Carolina Class A #81362

Daylight sighting by hunter in swampy riverbed 58 miles east of Fayetteville

The witness was scouting for a deer stand site in a swampy pine forest in the early afternoon. After hearing a distant splash and nearby snapping limbs, the witness saw a massive ape-like animal running away while grunting. The animal disappeared into the swamp, leaving a strong musk smell. The witness left, unsure what had been seen.

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30 July 2025 Highlands, Macon County, North Carolina Class A #78967

Sasquatch sighting near Highlands, North Carolina (2025)

The witness and a companion were driving in daylight when the vehicle ahead braked suddenly. They reported seeing a large dark hairy creature cross the road and jump over a guardrail with ease. The encounter lasted only a few seconds and the face was not made out.

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31 July 2021 Curry, Pender County, North Carolina #a9c5aa7d-c6b9-4a04-a998-8725da833d4b

Paranormal encounter near Curry, North Carolina (2021)

While driving at night from Florida, the driver glimpsed a blood-covered man in old uniform standing in a ditch and called 911 to report an injured person. During the call something heavy hit the truck bed, a pale face appeared at the rear window, and pounding and scratching hit the cab roof. The driver accelerated then braked hard, throwing a tall scrawny long-limbed figure over the hood into the road, which stood and ran to the woods. Officers later saw scratch marks on the cab roof.

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18 June 2020 Mt. Gilead, Montgomery County, North Carolina Class A #65677

Road crossing sighting on Hwy 109 near Mt. Gilead and Uwharrie National Forest

The witness was riding in a car north of Mt. Gilead around noon when an entity appeared about 200 feet ahead. It crossed the highway in two bounds within five to six seconds and headed toward railroad tracks, disappearing before the car reached the spot. The driver did not see it because he was looking in the side mirror at a car behind.

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31 January 2020 Bryson City, Swain County, North Carolina Class A #64024

YESTERDAY motorists in Smoky Mts. observe a Bigfoot along Little Tennessee River

A couple driving home along a river road passed a strange figure on the roadside, then saw it standing and watching them as they drove away. They turned around and drove back to the same stretch of road, stopping about 100 yards away to watch the large black-haired figure standing at the road edge. The husband briefly got out of the vehicle for a better look before they left the area.

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January 2017 Jacksonville, North Carolina #gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/lyh6Q5ehMqbfY7uVOBR9MrGdYBz8OG9LiDuVOKhL5is

Sasquatch sighting near Jacksonville, North Carolina (2017)

The witness lived with children in a rental trailer near woods where toys disappeared, trash was disturbed, and the children felt watched. Returning late at night to find the front door open, the witness stepped onto the deck and saw a huge hairy figure emerge and growl. The witness fled inside and later moved away within weeks.

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July 2016 North Carolina #d3f321e5-d856-4ba2-a32d-0b5a98248803

Sasquatch sighting in North Carolina (2016)

The witness and his wife were hiking to Crabtree Falls in July 2016 when they left the main trail to follow a creek uphill through boulders. Near the top of a 25-30 foot cascade the witness saw a tall lanky hairy figure crouched above the water with its arm in the falls. After his wife screamed the creature stood, grunted, stared briefly, then crossed the creek in one step and climbed out of sight, after which the couple left and avoided hiking for months.

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2016 North Carolina #gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/O7-H8TrBj7Q4Qh7EOep5XI9Zp_KPr8MBcGYKoH8Wi4o

UFO sighting in North Carolina (2016)

The guest drove at night on the highway toward the airport when the radio cut out and two dancing lights appeared ahead. One light descended close, revealing a silent rectangular craft with a container-like underside that crossed the highway over the treeline. Both he and the driver ahead slowed and exchanged light flashes afterward.

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13 October 2015 Rowland, Robeson County, North Carolina Class A #49977

Motorist has a nighttime sighting on I-95 near Rowland

While driving south on I-95 near the South Carolina border around midnight, the witness noticed the taillights of a tractor-trailer ahead briefly go dark as if something crossed behind it. The witness slowed, straddled the center line, and turned on high beams. As the witness passed the spot, a large hairy bipedal creature was standing by the median about 10-15 feet away and took two long steps down the embankment into the median during an encounter lasting about 10 seconds.

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18 October 2013 Taylorsville, Alexander County, North Carolina Class B #43204

Possible early evening sighting while driving by a vineyard near Taylorsville

The witness was driving along a rural road in the early evening when he spotted a dark figure sitting in a vineyard beside the road. He continued a short distance, turned around in a church lot, and returned to find another driver stopped at the same spot. Both then watched the figure walk upright on two legs into the adjacent treeline, which convinced the witness it was not a bear.

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12 June 2013 Taylorsville, Alexander County, North Carolina Class A #41508

Motorist observes large hairy biped in the late afternoon near Taylorsville

The witness was driving with relatives in the late afternoon when he glanced toward a ridge-top power-line clearing and saw a tall, hair-covered biped. He watched for several seconds as it moved quickly toward the woods with a hunched posture and long arm swings. He turned the vehicle around to look again, but it had gone into the woods, and none of the other occupants had seen it.

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April 2013 Fletcher, North Carolina #gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/nsTAt9pgvtvJvp25FFYeuo8SjZIXbgS8aoLa1k6x0gQ

UFO sighting near Fletcher, North Carolina (2013)

About 25 minutes after the charge, while standing in the parking lot, the two noticed a purplish-orange light at treetop level on the sparse ridgeline. It turned pure white, expanded into a tall tower and then a full-moon sized circle behind the trees without sound or illumination of surroundings, then slowly shrank to a point and blinked out. They stayed out until about 5 a.m. and searched the ridge the next morning finding no human sign.

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28 December 2012 Castalia, Nash County, North Carolina Class A #39855

Morning hunter is startled by a silent bipedal figure near Castalia

While walking to his deer-hunting position in the morning, the witness saw a tall hairy biped moving parallel to him about 20 yards away. The figure walked steadily without looking at him, took leisurely long steps, and disappeared into dense tree cover after about five seconds, with only branch sounds heard afterward. The witness froze during the sighting, then felt watched and left the area quickly.

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17 August 2012 Seagrove, Randolph County, North Carolina Class B #42580

Motorists have a possible late night sighting outside Seagrove

In mid-August 2012 around 1-2 a.m., the witness and a companion were driving on a rural wooded road when headlights illuminated a very large dark bipedal animal moving into the woods. The animal was described as much taller and wider than a tall adult man, with long swinging arms, and disappeared within seconds. Both occupants first thought it could be a bear before concluding it was walking on two legs.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
19 November 2011 Pin Hook, Duplin County, North Carolina Class A #42999

Law Enforcement Officer observes large figure along river bank while hunting for deer near Pin Hook

The witness was deer hunting on foot along a riverbank in the late afternoon when they noticed a musky odor and then saw a reddish figure crouched at the water's edge apparently drinking or scooping. The figure stood rapidly, emitted a deep guttural grunt, and walked away bipedally into brush and over a hill. The frightened witness left the area quickly, running several miles back to their vehicle, and has not returned.

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10 September 2011 Pisgah National Forest, Transylvania County, North Carolina Class A #58022

Mother and daughter see 9' tall white-furred creature while camping in Pisgah NF outside Brevard

The witness and the witness's young daughter left their tent at a campground around 1 a.m. to use the restroom after hearing rustling behind the tent. They saw a tall white-furred figure standing beside a pine tree looking at them. They went back into the tent without speaking, confirmed they had seen the same thing, stayed awake, and heard more rustling and distant dogs through the night.

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21 August 2011 Busick, Yancey County, North Carolina Class A #30860

Daylight sighting by camper at Black Mountain Campground near Blue Ridge Parkway

The witness stayed in camp alone while companions left on a long hike. During an afternoon walk on a game trail a few hundred yards from camp, the witness encountered a large hairy biped and stared at it briefly before it walked away. The witness returned to camp and later concluded it was likely the same figure a companion had seen near camp the previous night.

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August 2011 Jacksonville, Pender County, North Carolina Class A #30438

Near collision during an early morning sighting on Hwy. 53 outside Jacksonville

Early on a mid-August morning the witness was traveling north on Highway 53 when a tall, muscular bipedal figure ran across the road in front of the vehicle without looking toward it. The witness described it crossing in about four strides and continuing into the woods while a trailing car slowed behind.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
September 2009 Spruce Pine, Mcdowell County, North Carolina Class A #30757

Driver & passenger observe late night road crossing near Spruce Pine

The witness and a companion were driving home from a late-night shopping trip when their headlights revealed an animal in the road ahead. They watched it move on two legs in a sideways manner from one side of the road to the other while looking toward their vehicle, then disappear into a field. They slowed to look into the field but saw no further sign of it and later concluded it must have lain down in the grass.

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7 July 2009 ROSE HILL,NC 7 MILES AWAY, Duplin County, North Carolina Class A #26299

Deer Hunter has sighting of large creature while checking his corn pile near Rose Hill

The witness was checking a corn pile behind his home when he came upon a tall hairy creature eating corn. The creature was first seen sitting with its back to him, then stood and faced him from about 25 yards away. After regarding him briefly it walked away into deeper woods. The sighting lasted about a minute in clear morning light.

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