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Appalachian Trail Hikers find possible tracks and hear a late night howl near Franklin
Two people on a backpacking trip camped for the night and heard a long two-toned howl after midnight, followed by distant whoops over about two hours. The next day while hiking they found large deep human-like footprints crossing the trail at two gaps, with about five-foot stride, plus piled limbs in tree forks and overturned mushrooms nearby. They photographed the prints and noted a bloody stick but did not keep it.
Field Investigator has night time roadside sighting near Franklin
The witness was driving slowly on a main road through National Forest late at night when headlights illuminated an upright figure behind a guardrail on a steep bank. He observed its back, broad shoulders, and reddish-brown hair for a few seconds before driving past, then turned around but it was gone. He stayed in the area for hours making calls that drew coyote and owl-like responses, and returned the next day with a companion to search for tracks without success.
Vacationers blame a restless night on possible vocalizations at a remote mountain cabin near Bryson City
The witness and three companions were staying at a rented cabin in remote mountains. In the early morning after two of them got up unable to sleep, they heard grunting nearby followed by a very loud scream and sounds of something running through the woods breaking branches. They then heard whooping sounds off and on for about two hours and reported that the whoops answered when they imitated them. They also reported a foul garbage-like odor.
Camper is subjected to possible intimidation behavior in the Uwharrie National Forest
The witness and a companion were camping overnight in hammocks when a prolonged series of nighttime disturbances began. The witness heard crashing movement, branches breaking, rocks banged together, and a large object thrown through the woods landing nearby. Birds, an owl, and distant dogs vocalized during the sequence, which ended with a long wail, after which the woods went quiet. The pair left the area the next morning.
Gold panner reports rocks thrown in frequent sighting zone within Uwharrie National Forest
The witness went alone to a friend's creek property to pan for gold. After a couple hours he stopped for a break and heard commotion moving through the treetops, then saw a football-sized rock fly over his head and land on the far bank. He shouted toward that direction, quickly packed up and left feeling watched, and later largely gave up panning and hunting.
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.
Fisherman reports possible sightings and activity around Lake James
The witness was driving home from night fishing with a relative when they noticed a reddish-brown entity behind a guardrail. Only the head and shoulders were visible above the rail on a steep embankment, observed briefly in high beams. The witness described broad shoulders, medium-length maintained hair, human-like facial features with a slight nasal bridge, and skin darker than the hair.
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.
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.
Sasquatch sighting near Fletcher, North Carolina (2013)
The witness drove up late to visit a woman friend and they hiked to her cleared spot in the woods to sleep out. While talking about implants, they heard heavy bipedal footsteps approach down the trail, saw a huge looming figure, shouted for identification with no response, and it charged to within 10-12 feet before veering downhill. They shone headlamps where it stopped, saw nothing, felt watched, then retreated backward to the parking lot and listened in silence.
Veteran is surprised at home by a large night visitor near Archdale
Shortly after midnight the witness walked past his front door on the way to the bathroom and noticed a tall, hair-covered figure standing at the bottom of his front steps. He estimated it at about 8 feet tall and as wide as his steps, with long arms and no visible neck or facial features. He turned to grab a camera but the figure was gone when he looked back, and he saw nothing when he opened the door and turned on the porch light. Shortly afterward he heard repeated deep rumbling sounds described as like thunder from inside the house.
Partial sighting near Jacksonville, North Carolina (2013)
While serving, the witness was last in a night patrol with night vision on base ranges. A shadowy figure trailed the patrol 20-30 feet behind, moving between trees and peeking out. No one else saw or heard it, and leaders said no opposing force was out.
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.
Possible camp stalking by a bigfoot 30 miles southwest of Durham
Two people tending a brush fire at night heard repeated grunt-like vocals and heavy breathing from the woods behind them for about an hour. The sounds stopped whenever they turned to look and included occasional footsteps and snapping limbs. After they went inside, they thought they heard something come out of the woods toward the remaining fire.
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.
Possible vocal interaction with children playing at dusk near Hot Springs
Several children playing outside exchanged yelps and whistles with an unseen source that sounded progressively closer, moving from the mountaintop to the woods' edge. When a boy took a hunting dog to the treeline, the dog stayed silent with raised tail and ears, stopped, and refused to advance. An adult also noted a foul smell during the few-minute interaction, after which the sounds stopped.
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.
Likely Sasquatch activity around farm property near Green River gamelands
At about 2 a.m. during a break in a storm, the witness heard something at the backyard wire fence and went outside armed with a relative. They heard footsteps and loud cracks first mistaken for gunfire and fired weapons toward the sound. The cracking was then recognized as wood splitting as a huge tree was pushed over, crashing down and shaking the house, after which the family heard loud footfalls running away.
Campers awakened by heavy bipedal footsteps in Uwharrie National Forest
The witness and companions were camping overnight when they were awakened about 1 a.m. by loud, heavy bipedal footsteps moving around their campsites and breaking branches and leaves near the wood line. They judged the source to be very large and heavy and ruled out deer, horse, or bear because it walked like a person on two feet. No vocalizations were heard, no footprints were found, and no food was disturbed.
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.