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24 May 1986 Portland, Sumner County, Tennessee Class A #25592

Man recalls a vivid daytime encounter as a youth near Portland

In May/June 1986, the witness was helping a companion gather firewood on a farm when they found trees stripped of bark with snapped branches. Later, while sitting by a pond, the witness saw a very tall, muscular, reddish-brown upright creature about 100 feet away at an electric fence near tobacco trailers. The creature sniffed the air and grunted while a dog barked, then ran back into the woods. The companion's father arrived with a shotgun and found footprints larger than his boot where the creature had stood.

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Winter 1979 Springfield, Robertson County, Tennessee Class A #6445

Late afternoon sighting by siblings on family farm along New Cut Road

Two siblings were playing in a wooded valley by a stream on a family farm in late afternoon when they felt uneasy and heard a loud stick break. As they tried to leave over a fence, the reporter came face-to-face with a huge black hairy figure crouched behind a tree and screamed. The sibling also saw the figure standing fully erect and heard it pursuing him as both fled out of the woods to the farmhouse.

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Spring 1974 Atwood, Gibson County, Tennessee Class B #11328

Young girl has sighting near Milan

The witness and an older sibling took a vehicle to a burn site at the woods edge to burn household trash. While watching the fire, the witness heard a loud growl and saw a black, hairy, man-shaped figure walking into the woods over a slight rise. The pair fled to the house, where penned dogs were barking excitedly.

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1970–1979 Tennessee #gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/TSom5b4VZXPaXcHqhX6Okop_It5_GjCVQMhe6zJwH6s

Sasquatch sighting in Tennessee (1970)

The witness, recently out of the military, was fly-fishing with three relatives in a steep, remote river gorge. He turned to see an upright animal at close range that quickly climbed the steep bank to the ridgeline. The group then heard extremely loud guttural vocalizations and huffs, saw movement on the ridge, and had a large rock land in the water near them. They left at dusk and later agreed among themselves it had not been a bear despite one relative's dismissive explanation.

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1964 Tennessee #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2017/10/08/sc-ep367-is-this-thing-something-more

Sasquatch sighting in Tennessee (1964)

The guest recalled playing with other children in a barn loft in the summer and staying behind to tie a shoe. After the others left down the ladder, something jumped down in the loft and moved to a hay door. The guest saw only its back and later concluded it was not human.

Partial sighting
Summer 1905 Dollar And Buena Vista, Carroll County, Tennessee Class C #4543

Sighting along side of road by teens walking home from a party

The witness's great-aunt recounted that as a young girl around 1905 she and two siblings were walking home from a party at night when they saw a dark-haired, man-like thing sitting in a field beside the road. The entity silently watched them and turned its head as they passed, its eyes reflecting the moonlight. The three walked home arm in arm, with one looking back to check if it was following.

Partial sightingEyeshine
about the same time Pidgon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee Related account #24667

Sasquatch sighting near Pidgon Forge, Tennessee

Another family parked in the same area reported seeing the same creature about the same time, saying it came within five feet of their car.

Partial sighting
around 11:30 PM CST Pidgon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee Related account #24667

Sasquatch sighting near Pidgon Forge, Tennessee

On the previous night, the parents briefly glimpsed a large hair-covered biped moving into brush by the road and initially thought it might be a bear.

Partial sighting
BFRO YEAR: 1988 or 89 Smyrna, Rutherford County, Tennessee Class A #10783

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.

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when I was a small child Lawrenceburg, Lawrence County, Tennessee Related account #24547

Sasquatch sighting near Lawrenceburg, Tennessee

The witness's grandparents reportedly saw the figure many times without fearing it.

Partial sighting
around 2am Tellico Plains, Loudon County, Tennessee Related account #16995

Sasquatch sighting near Tellico Plains, Tennessee

A friend of the witness reportedly saw a large upright figure standing in the trail around 2 a.m. while camping in the same area and now refuses to return or discuss it.

Partial sighting
when I was about eight or nine Tennessee #0d307f11-eaea-4d24-9499-39a3c38f8be4

Partial sighting in Tennessee

While watching television in bed with his mother, the witness noticed movement in the dark hallway outside the bedroom door. A large, bulky blue form crossed the doorway briefly. The sight frightened him, especially coming immediately after a program about abductions.

Partial sightingMovement only
Date unknown Tennessee #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2017/10/08/sc-ep367-is-this-thing-something-more

Sasquatch sighting in Tennessee

The guest relayed that a younger brother went down to another house at night to borrow tobacco and returned muddy, breathing hard, and smelling bad. He said something with black hairy arms grabbed him by the pear trees and threw him in mud. The guest was not present.

Partial sightingAnimal behaviour
about two years later Tennessee #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2017/10/08/sc-ep367-is-this-thing-something-more

Sasquatch sighting in Tennessee

The guest and a brother were walking back from a store at midday when they saw rust-colored hairy legs and feet ahead on the roadside. They approached to see more and glimpsed part of a face. The creature jumped down off the road over a fence and crashed through brush to a creek where two splashes were heard.

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about two weeks later at 3:30 in the morning Jefferson County, Tennessee #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2014/04/29/sc-ep29-savage-bigfoot-attack

Footsteps near Jefferson County

About two weeks later at 3:30 in the morning the guest sat on the deck steps and heard heavy bipedal footsteps crunching leaves up the fence row. It stepped over a creek without breaking stride. In porch light she saw a large gray-brown hairy portion of its body about 20 feet away, then retreated inside from fear.

FootstepsPartial sighting
not even nine days ago Tennessee #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2016/07/31/sc-ep240-strange-laughter-in-the-woods

Sasquatch sighting in Tennessee

The father took his sons and dogs to swim in park pools when they smelled raw sewage and a pine tree broke into three pieces about 100 yards away. The father saw a figure moving between trees and then a tall creature about 40 feet away walking away across the parking area. They heard repeated loud grunts and later whoop calls and left quickly.

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Date unknown Chattanooga, Tennessee #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2015/11/01/sc-ep160-multiple-incidents

Wood knock near Chattanooga, Tennessee

The witness brought visitors to the area where he had seen a figure. After dark they did wood knocks that were answered, played calls, and heard loud yells from two positions, one described as giant. Something approached to within about 25 yards, and a figure was later seen bobbing in and out of the tree line through night vision.

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Date unknown Chattanooga, Tennessee #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2015/11/01/sc-ep160-multiple-incidents

Sasquatch sighting near Chattanooga, Tennessee

While riding on the interstate, the witness saw a wide, large figure from chest to waist watching traffic and shaking its head rapidly before jumping back out of view. He later returned, hiked the muddy banks and found barefoot prints in several places, made casts, logged GPS and posted photos.

Partial sighting
probably about five years ago Tennessee #2796d1d3-3707-4612-9252-69f72b24c8e0

Paranormal encounter in Tennessee

While alone and lying in bed in the morning the witness felt pressure like a thumb on his foot and saw a distorted camouflaged-like figure walk past and through the wall and window. He immediately left the house. Shortly after the broker said the house could not be financed because it was on a Native burial ground, so he bought elsewhere.

Partial sighting
Thanksgiving Day, between 7:30 and 8 o'clock Tennessee #91a87fab-bbfc-4860-b9c1-cd704db9fc20

Dogman sighting in Tennessee

The witness pulled into the driveway on Thanksgiving evening and noticed glowing eyes. After getting out of the car, the witness saw a tall light-furred creature with a dog-like head, long neck, and human-like torso standing behind a truck. The witness backed toward the house while watching it, noticed the family dog hiding, and went inside. The witness later compared the size and eyes to nearby objects.

Partial sightingEyeshine