1 00:00:04,880 --> 00:00:06,960 Hello and welcome to the program UFO Warning. 2 00:00:07,000 --> 00:00:10,360 In this episode we're talking about Bigfoot in Tennessee. 3 00:00:10,760 --> 00:00:12,680 That's correct. Bigfoot in Tennessee. 4 00:00:13,320 --> 00:00:15,720 Found this over at bfro.net. It's Bigfoot 5 00:00:15,720 --> 00:00:19,080 reportingorganization.net. Lots of really cool sightings 6 00:00:19,080 --> 00:00:20,800 over there. I mean just thousands of 7 00:00:20,800 --> 00:00:22,800 sightings. This first sighting we're 8 00:00:22,800 --> 00:00:25,560 looking at happened on July 19th, 2025. 9 00:00:25,560 --> 00:00:29,280 S pretty recent says Sevier County. 10 00:00:29,760 --> 00:00:34,040 It's spelled SEVIER. Sevier County location details 11 00:00:34,760 --> 00:00:39,920 Nearest town Pigeon Forge, nearest road 1621 Le Mans loop. 12 00:00:40,360 --> 00:00:43,200 Observed. I was on vacation and just got 13 00:00:43,200 --> 00:00:48,600 back yesterday, July 23rd, 2025. We were staying in a cabin 14 00:00:48,600 --> 00:00:52,040 outside of Gatlinburg, TN. While sitting in the hot tub 15 00:00:52,040 --> 00:00:55,480 outside, we noticed that the woods around us were unusually 16 00:00:55,480 --> 00:00:57,560 silent. Then we heard some movement in 17 00:00:57,560 --> 00:01:00,600 the trees. My wife, her friend and I were 18 00:01:00,600 --> 00:01:03,000 all there. As I looked around I saw what 19 00:01:03,000 --> 00:01:07,080 appeared to be the head and shoulder of a black gorilla like 20 00:01:07,080 --> 00:01:09,560 figure sticking out of the brush about 100 yards away. 21 00:01:10,200 --> 00:01:13,280 The sun was shining directly on that section of woods, but the 22 00:01:13,280 --> 00:01:15,440 figure still looked completely black. 23 00:01:16,080 --> 00:01:20,160 I cannot make out any other details than the outline around 24 00:01:20,160 --> 00:01:23,480 the edges of the rounded head. It did seem to have a fur like 25 00:01:23,480 --> 00:01:26,520 texture. The solid blackness of it was at 26 00:01:26,520 --> 00:01:30,080 first caught my attention. I stared at it for a few minutes 27 00:01:30,320 --> 00:01:33,680 thinking it looked like a Bigfoot, but I told myself it 28 00:01:33,680 --> 00:01:35,720 was probably just. I was probably just imagining 29 00:01:35,720 --> 00:01:40,120 things to test myself. I intentionally looked away and 30 00:01:40,120 --> 00:01:42,280 stared at the cabin wall for about a minute. 31 00:01:42,960 --> 00:01:45,000 Then I looked back. It was gone. 32 00:01:45,480 --> 00:01:48,760 A minute or two later we heard cracking sounds from the trees. 33 00:01:49,280 --> 00:01:52,680 I continued watching for another 10 minutes or so but didn't, but 34 00:01:52,680 --> 00:01:56,360 did not see anything else. No other unusual experiences 35 00:01:56,360 --> 00:02:01,240 occurred while we were there. And yes, it's 3 witnesses, 36 00:02:01,240 --> 00:02:04,120 myself, my wife and her friend. No other stories. 37 00:02:04,120 --> 00:02:07,120 Time and conditions. 1:00 PM Environment, Mountain Forest 38 00:02:07,480 --> 00:02:12,040 Follow up investigation by BFRO investigator Wayne Atilla. 39 00:02:12,720 --> 00:02:15,080 I conducted a filling interview with the witness and found both 40 00:02:15,080 --> 00:02:18,400 him and his account of what he saw on vacation to be credible. 41 00:02:18,680 --> 00:02:21,160 He and his wife along with friends were staying in a 42 00:02:21,160 --> 00:02:24,400 vacation rental cabin in the Smoky Mountains near Gatlinburg. 43 00:02:24,920 --> 00:02:28,320 The area is dotted with rental cabins along a very winding Rd. 44 00:02:28,720 --> 00:02:32,280 with several sharp switchbacks. It is a beautiful retreat 45 00:02:32,320 --> 00:02:34,360 surrounded by hills and dis forest. 46 00:02:34,840 --> 00:02:37,200 The witness stated that the figure stood out immediately 47 00:02:37,200 --> 00:02:40,120 because the dark hair and silhouettes contracted sharply 48 00:02:40,120 --> 00:02:42,960 with the greenery. They were in the hot tub on the 49 00:02:42,960 --> 00:02:46,600 back porch which faced the winding road and the wooded 50 00:02:46,680 --> 00:02:49,520 hillside beyond. He explained that after the 51 00:02:49,520 --> 00:02:53,560 figure caught his attention, he stared at it for a few minutes. 52 00:02:53,800 --> 00:02:56,400 The figure did not move at all during that time. 53 00:02:57,400 --> 00:03:00,640 To test his perception, he turned his gaze away toward the 54 00:03:00,640 --> 00:03:02,960 back of the cabin. When he looked back a minute 55 00:03:02,960 --> 00:03:06,720 later, the figure was gone. When asked if there was any 56 00:03:06,720 --> 00:03:09,160 chance it could have been a bear, he firmly answered no. 57 00:03:09,160 --> 00:03:12,880 He said the syllabic clearly show the shoulders and head of a 58 00:03:12,880 --> 00:03:16,680 grill out like creature just to the left where the dark figure 59 00:03:16,840 --> 00:03:19,520 appeared in the woods as a large body of water. 60 00:03:20,000 --> 00:03:22,840 At that time, Tennessee and the surrounding states were in the 61 00:03:22,840 --> 00:03:26,200 middle of a summer heat wave. It is possible the Sasquatch was 62 00:03:26,240 --> 00:03:29,760 either heading to the water for a drink or coming from it when 63 00:03:29,760 --> 00:03:32,200 the vacationers on the back deck spotted it. 64 00:03:33,400 --> 00:03:36,440 That's pretty wild, isn't it? And it tells us about BFRO 65 00:03:36,440 --> 00:03:39,560 investigator Wayne Tiller. Since 2020, Wayne has 66 00:03:39,560 --> 00:03:43,760 participated in many BFRO field expeditions, as well as other 67 00:03:43,760 --> 00:03:46,160 private and public Bigfoot expeditions and searches. 68 00:03:46,640 --> 00:03:49,480 With his artistic ability and people skills, he has 69 00:03:49,480 --> 00:03:52,440 interviewed several eyewitnesses and produced sketches based on 70 00:03:52,680 --> 00:03:56,280 their descriptions. In 2024, Wayne organized the 71 00:03:56,280 --> 00:04:00,200 BRBFRO Tennessee fall expedition. 72 00:04:01,160 --> 00:04:02,600 How? That's really a neat sighting. 73 00:04:03,360 --> 00:04:07,360 This sightings got a bunch of map pictures loaded up, but 74 00:04:07,360 --> 00:04:11,240 they're kind of neat looking. Says it happened on April 15th, 75 00:04:11,240 --> 00:04:14,520 2025. White County Tennessee GPS 76 00:04:14,520 --> 00:04:20,200 coordinates where two Bigfoot were seen 35.96 by 85.62 nearest 77 00:04:20,200 --> 00:04:23,880 town Sparta nearest Rd. Hitching College Rd. 78 00:04:24,280 --> 00:04:27,000 Observed I live in White County, Tennessee. 79 00:04:27,360 --> 00:04:30,520 On April 15th I was driving to the store and passing a 80 00:04:30,520 --> 00:04:33,440 cultivated field. I looked over and saw a very 81 00:04:33,440 --> 00:04:36,640 large Sasquatch standing approximately 75 yards from the 82 00:04:36,640 --> 00:04:40,120 road facing me. At the same time a smaller one 83 00:04:40,120 --> 00:04:43,200 was running from the fence Rd. toward a standard trees close to 84 00:04:43,200 --> 00:04:45,760 the larger one. I turned around and went back 85 00:04:45,760 --> 00:04:47,840 hoping to get a picture, but both were gone. 86 00:04:48,320 --> 00:04:52,280 The larger one was black or dark brown, very big and muscular. 87 00:04:52,680 --> 00:04:55,280 Its arms hung down to or past its knees. 88 00:04:55,600 --> 00:04:58,560 There was no doubt in my mind that what I saw was a Sasquatch. 89 00:04:59,160 --> 00:05:01,640 The smaller one was moving quickly from the fence road to 90 00:05:01,640 --> 00:05:04,640 the trees. It had a long stride, swinging 91 00:05:04,640 --> 00:05:06,440 its arms and rhythm with its steps. 92 00:05:06,440 --> 00:05:10,520 It was also dark in color. Other witnesses none time and 93 00:05:10,520 --> 00:05:12,360 conditions. Afternoon somewhat overcast, no 94 00:05:12,360 --> 00:05:14,600 rain, environment. Cultivated field with the 95 00:05:14,600 --> 00:05:17,960 standard trees adjacent to a fence for a larger wooded area 96 00:05:18,560 --> 00:05:21,640 and a follow up investigation by investigator Wayne Tillett. 97 00:05:21,920 --> 00:05:24,040 I interviewed and spoke with a witness several times through 98 00:05:24,040 --> 00:05:27,520 emails and phone conversations. Recently I had the opportunity 99 00:05:27,520 --> 00:05:30,880 to drive to his home near Sparta to meet him in person and view 100 00:05:30,880 --> 00:05:32,240 the field mentioned in his report. 101 00:05:32,640 --> 00:05:35,080 It was a hot, sunny day when we met. 102 00:05:35,520 --> 00:05:38,160 The exciting location is less than a few miles from his home. 103 00:05:38,600 --> 00:05:41,600 The field itself was on private farmland, so I was not able to 104 00:05:41,600 --> 00:05:44,800 walk the property that day. Since the sighting occurred a 105 00:05:44,800 --> 00:05:47,280 few months earlier, any physical evidence would likely have been 106 00:05:47,280 --> 00:05:49,840 long gone. The witnesses a retired Marine 107 00:05:49,840 --> 00:05:51,680 and his son is currently on active duty. 108 00:05:52,160 --> 00:05:55,320 His family has served in the military since the since the 109 00:05:55,320 --> 00:05:57,840 1700s. He's also a former police 110 00:05:57,840 --> 00:06:00,200 officer. On the day of the sighting, he 111 00:06:00,200 --> 00:06:04,400 was driving to the local store, passing by a field he had driven 112 00:06:04,400 --> 00:06:08,240 past hundreds of times that day. However, two figures caught his 113 00:06:08,240 --> 00:06:10,520 attention. The first was very large, 114 00:06:10,520 --> 00:06:13,600 estimated 7 to 8 feet tall, standing at the edge of a tree 115 00:06:13,600 --> 00:06:17,520 break in the field, while a smaller one was running up from 116 00:06:17,520 --> 00:06:19,680 behind it. Both creatures were covered in 117 00:06:19,680 --> 00:06:22,400 black hair from head to toe. There is an old radio 118 00:06:22,400 --> 00:06:24,160 transmitter station next to the field. 119 00:06:24,640 --> 00:06:27,560 The witness turned into its parking lot to circle back and 120 00:06:27,560 --> 00:06:30,800 try for a picture. When he returned, the figures 121 00:06:30,800 --> 00:06:34,040 were no longer visible. The field was relatively small 122 00:06:34,040 --> 00:06:35,960 and bordered by two areas of thick woods. 123 00:06:36,440 --> 00:06:39,080 The witness believes the larger one may have been watching over 124 00:06:39,080 --> 00:06:42,360 the smaller one, and both likely slipped into the nearby trees 125 00:06:42,360 --> 00:06:45,040 within seconds. His height estimate of large 126 00:06:45,040 --> 00:06:48,440 creature seems accurate as he pointed to a tall branch of in 127 00:06:48,440 --> 00:06:51,200 the tree line that matched where it had been standing. 128 00:06:51,640 --> 00:06:55,000 The surrounding land consists of fields, scattered farms and 129 00:06:55,000 --> 00:06:56,840 houses. Although not completely 130 00:06:56,840 --> 00:06:59,440 secluded, the area offers abundant food, water and cover. 131 00:07:00,000 --> 00:07:02,520 The witness also added that several weeks after submitting 132 00:07:02,520 --> 00:07:05,840 his report, he saw a local man picking blackberries along the 133 00:07:06,080 --> 00:07:07,880 same fence where the sighting occurred. 134 00:07:08,320 --> 00:07:10,680 He stopped his truck to greet him and mentioned his recent 135 00:07:10,680 --> 00:07:11,760 sighting. A2 Bigfoot. 136 00:07:12,240 --> 00:07:15,120 The man responded casually, saying that he too had seen one 137 00:07:15,120 --> 00:07:17,440 walking in the next field over just a couple years earlier. 138 00:07:18,280 --> 00:07:21,200 The witness comes across his very credible and truthful. 139 00:07:21,560 --> 00:07:24,400 He has invited me to return and search the area further, which I 140 00:07:24,440 --> 00:07:26,960 plan to do in the fall once the heat subsides. 141 00:07:28,040 --> 00:07:31,880 What a cool sighting and sounds like a pretty reputable witness 142 00:07:31,920 --> 00:07:34,840 at former Marine and former police officer there. 143 00:07:35,280 --> 00:07:39,720 I mean why Why would a person like that wanted want to 144 00:07:39,720 --> 00:07:42,920 jeopardize the reputation might find a false report. 145 00:07:42,920 --> 00:07:44,840 I mean people aren't really seeing these things. 146 00:07:45,480 --> 00:07:48,880 I just love the fact that they got a place like like bfro.net 147 00:07:48,880 --> 00:07:51,200 where they can go and post these sightings at It's so cool. 148 00:07:51,960 --> 00:07:56,000 This setting occurred on October 26th, 2024. 149 00:07:56,600 --> 00:07:58,560 Monroe County, Tennessee location details. 150 00:07:58,720 --> 00:08:01,520 Specific directions are admitted to allow a follow up 151 00:08:01,520 --> 00:08:04,520 investigation. This is location is in the Smoky 152 00:08:04,520 --> 00:08:07,160 Mountains a few miles from the Tennessee, North Carolina border 153 00:08:07,480 --> 00:08:11,360 southeast of Telco Plains. Now you know, I'm thinking about 154 00:08:11,360 --> 00:08:16,520 that just awful flood that happened there last earlier this 155 00:08:16,520 --> 00:08:21,600 year in North Carolina and this has been through there a couple 156 00:08:21,600 --> 00:08:23,880 times many, many years ago. But you know, this is some 157 00:08:23,880 --> 00:08:28,080 really remote area down through there, beautiful area actually. 158 00:08:28,560 --> 00:08:31,400 But when we're talking about these, sometimes if you maybe 159 00:08:31,400 --> 00:08:34,120 live in an urban area or maybe you don't live in such a 160 00:08:34,280 --> 00:08:36,919 mountainous area like this, I think it might be kind of hard 161 00:08:36,919 --> 00:08:40,840 to appreciate just how remote these areas can actually be now. 162 00:08:40,840 --> 00:08:43,600 Says the nearest town. Telco Plains observed. 163 00:08:43,919 --> 00:08:47,000 This is my report of the visual sighting of a possible Bigfoot 164 00:08:47,000 --> 00:08:52,000 during a Biafaro expedition to the Telco Plains area of the of 165 00:08:52,000 --> 00:08:55,480 the Cherokee National Forest on Saturday, October 26th, 2024 at 166 00:08:55,480 --> 00:08:59,000 around 2:15 PM. The last thing I expected to see 167 00:08:59,000 --> 00:09:01,800 that weekend was an actual Bigfoot staring back at me. 168 00:09:02,200 --> 00:09:05,000 This is what happened. I went for a hike in the forest 169 00:09:05,000 --> 00:09:08,880 that day with an with an expedition group that took us to 170 00:09:08,880 --> 00:09:11,440 an old building not far from one of the main roads. 171 00:09:11,960 --> 00:09:16,080 I also wanted to see if I could cast a possible Bigfootprint 172 00:09:16,400 --> 00:09:18,960 that had been noticed the day before by other members of our 173 00:09:18,960 --> 00:09:21,800 group. This was also the location where 174 00:09:21,800 --> 00:09:24,800 a few others had previously reported hearing something large 175 00:09:25,160 --> 00:09:27,520 slapping the backside of the same structure. 176 00:09:29,040 --> 00:09:32,720 We arrived around 2 PMI quickly found the foot impression shown 177 00:09:32,720 --> 00:09:34,760 to me in a photo taken the day before. 178 00:09:36,120 --> 00:09:39,000 The print appeared to be in the area where something had been 179 00:09:39,120 --> 00:09:42,480 rooting around in the ground. Although it looked vaguely foot 180 00:09:42,480 --> 00:09:45,640 shaped, I concluded it was not an actual footprint but rather a 181 00:09:45,640 --> 00:09:48,720 spot where some animal had been looking for food. 182 00:09:49,160 --> 00:09:52,040 It was also very shallow. I went around the back of the 183 00:09:52,040 --> 00:09:55,000 building to see where something large might have run after it 184 00:09:55,000 --> 00:09:56,200 was slapping the side of the cabin. 185 00:09:56,200 --> 00:09:59,880 Earlier that week I was scanning a terrain for evidence of recent 186 00:09:59,880 --> 00:10:02,440 movement. As I was looking around I 187 00:10:02,560 --> 00:10:06,120 noticed a large dark spot in the distance off the ground about 50 188 00:10:06,120 --> 00:10:08,840 yards away. It stood out because of the 189 00:10:08,840 --> 00:10:11,720 sunlit force behind it. At first I thought it was a 190 00:10:11,720 --> 00:10:14,880 stump, but as I looked at it, it appeared to have a face. 191 00:10:15,560 --> 00:10:18,880 I can make out an eye and the side of the face but still did 192 00:10:18,880 --> 00:10:22,640 not believe what I was saying was slashed at a minute or two 193 00:10:23,120 --> 00:10:26,840 and it rotated to its left as if looking up the slope to the side 194 00:10:27,280 --> 00:10:29,720 and then rotated back to its right facing me. 195 00:10:30,160 --> 00:10:34,320 At that moment I realized I was looking at a face now that's why 196 00:10:34,400 --> 00:10:36,640 this Bigfoot just blending in with the environment. 197 00:10:36,640 --> 00:10:40,440 It sounds like I was able to see two round eyes, a thick heavy 198 00:10:40,440 --> 00:10:43,720 brow, and a pronounced nose that was smashed down at the 199 00:10:43,720 --> 00:10:46,360 nostrils. The hair color appeared to be 200 00:10:46,360 --> 00:10:49,720 dark brown, the eyes were black, and the skin was a light brown 201 00:10:49,720 --> 00:10:53,680 or possibly a darker tan. I was not able to see the mouth, 202 00:10:53,680 --> 00:10:55,440 only a line where it should have been. 203 00:10:56,080 --> 00:10:59,120 I tried moving to my right for a better view but was not 204 00:10:59,120 --> 00:11:01,080 successful, so I moved back to my left. 205 00:11:01,720 --> 00:11:05,040 The face was now gone. The entire event seemed to last 206 00:11:05,040 --> 00:11:07,680 about 5 minutes, although it could have been shorter or 207 00:11:07,680 --> 00:11:10,240 longer. I called out to one of the other 208 00:11:10,240 --> 00:11:12,880 attendees saying I saw something in the woods. 209 00:11:13,320 --> 00:11:16,240 He came over with his thermal device but was unable to see 210 00:11:16,240 --> 00:11:20,280 anything while I was explaining. When I saw others also came 211 00:11:20,280 --> 00:11:24,120 over, whatever it wasn't vanished and the group wanted to 212 00:11:24,120 --> 00:11:27,160 continue the hike. I stayed behind for about 15 213 00:11:27,160 --> 00:11:28,680 minutes to see if it would return. 214 00:11:29,400 --> 00:11:32,440 When it first disappeared, I remember hearing a loud whistle 215 00:11:32,440 --> 00:11:36,080 noise from in front of me. During the 15 minutes I waited, 216 00:11:36,400 --> 00:11:39,280 I heard another low whistle to my far left. 217 00:11:39,640 --> 00:11:43,120 Nothing else happened so I went around to the front porch of the 218 00:11:43,120 --> 00:11:45,560 building to set and think about what I had seen. 219 00:11:46,280 --> 00:11:48,720 During this time I developed a bad headache and began to ache 220 00:11:48,720 --> 00:11:52,840 all over, feeling like feeling like my energy was draining and 221 00:11:52,840 --> 00:11:56,400 out of nowhere I heard a low bullfrog like tone or deep 222 00:11:56,400 --> 00:11:59,560 guttural voice. To me it was loud, strong and 223 00:11:59,560 --> 00:12:03,560 maybe a one syllable word, possibly go or out. 224 00:12:04,160 --> 00:12:06,640 I asked if anyone else heard it but no one had. 225 00:12:07,240 --> 00:12:10,560 At that point, I felt it was time for me to leave because it 226 00:12:10,560 --> 00:12:12,480 seemed like I was not wanted there. 227 00:12:13,000 --> 00:12:15,720 I wasn't afraid, but I felt something didn't want me there 228 00:12:15,720 --> 00:12:18,800 anymore. Once back at camp, I drew what 229 00:12:18,800 --> 00:12:20,760 I'd seen on a piece of cardboard. 230 00:12:21,000 --> 00:12:24,320 I headed to the fire pit area to talk with others who hadn't been 231 00:12:24,320 --> 00:12:27,480 with us, but my emotions got the better of me and I went back to 232 00:12:27,480 --> 00:12:29,640 my tent. I felt like I'd seen something 233 00:12:29,640 --> 00:12:33,240 my brain was trying to tell me was a myth, but I knew what I'd 234 00:12:33,240 --> 00:12:35,720 seen. I stayed in my tent for at least 235 00:12:35,720 --> 00:12:38,320 an hour and a friend came to check on me. 236 00:12:39,200 --> 00:12:42,800 I told him what had happened and he went to let our group leaders 237 00:12:42,800 --> 00:12:44,400 know. They came to my tent and we 238 00:12:44,400 --> 00:12:46,000 talked about the whole situation. 239 00:12:46,480 --> 00:12:48,800 I began to feel better as we discussed what I'd seen. 240 00:12:49,280 --> 00:12:53,080 The next morning before we left for home, I had a friend who was 241 00:12:53,080 --> 00:12:57,000 a BFRO investigator went back to the area so I could show him 242 00:12:57,320 --> 00:13:00,640 where everything had happened. Immediately after the sighting, 243 00:13:00,640 --> 00:13:03,680 I remember hearing a loud whistle from the same area where 244 00:13:03,680 --> 00:13:06,920 I'd seen the head. About 15 minutes later I heard 245 00:13:06,920 --> 00:13:09,400 the same whistle again, but further to my left. 246 00:13:09,800 --> 00:13:11,960 No other witnesses of the stories. 247 00:13:11,960 --> 00:13:14,480 This area reportedly has a history of activity. 248 00:13:14,840 --> 00:13:17,920 Just a few days before, a few people in our group had heard a 249 00:13:17,920 --> 00:13:20,760 loud slap on the backside of the building. 250 00:13:21,480 --> 00:13:24,400 Time and conditions 2:15 PM. It was a sunny day with no 251 00:13:24,400 --> 00:13:27,000 clouds in the sky. Temperature was in the mid 70s 252 00:13:27,000 --> 00:13:28,920 with low humidity. Environment. 253 00:13:28,920 --> 00:13:33,120 Lush force mixed with Pines, vines and leafy seasonal trees 254 00:13:33,120 --> 00:13:36,880 that were almost a full collar. And then it has a follow up 255 00:13:36,880 --> 00:13:41,080 investigation. Wayne Tillett A group had gone 256 00:13:41,080 --> 00:13:43,160 to the same area a few nights before. 257 00:13:43,520 --> 00:13:46,880 While everyone was in the front yard of the structure, something 258 00:13:46,880 --> 00:13:51,160 loudly slapped the back of it. Reportedly, no one went around 259 00:13:51,160 --> 00:13:55,440 to see what it could have been. The next day, much of the same 260 00:13:55,440 --> 00:13:57,560 group returned and recreated the slap. 261 00:13:58,080 --> 00:14:01,200 It appeared to have been made by something with flesh, ruling out 262 00:14:01,280 --> 00:14:05,400 falling branches or nuts. This was also when the possible 263 00:14:05,400 --> 00:14:08,560 print was seen. No one had brought plaster so a 264 00:14:08,560 --> 00:14:11,720 picture was taken instead. When Andy and I saw the picture 265 00:14:11,720 --> 00:14:14,920 later that afternoon, we decided that one of us should go back 266 00:14:14,920 --> 00:14:18,240 and try to cast it. That turned out to be fortuitous 267 00:14:18,520 --> 00:14:20,560 as that's when he had his sighting. 268 00:14:20,880 --> 00:14:23,280 The photo is not included in this report because there is no 269 00:14:23,280 --> 00:14:26,920 detail visible and we were not confident it was any sort of 270 00:14:26,920 --> 00:14:30,040 print. The morning after his sighting, 271 00:14:30,040 --> 00:14:33,440 as we were getting ready to leave, Andy agreed to return to 272 00:14:33,440 --> 00:14:36,040 the location for a follow up interview and to document 273 00:14:36,240 --> 00:14:39,920 everything with pictures. Somewhat still in shock, he 274 00:14:39,920 --> 00:14:42,960 courageously led me back to the area behind the structure where 275 00:14:42,960 --> 00:14:45,280 he had seen the head peeking over the hill. 276 00:14:45,640 --> 00:14:48,280 Considering that he hadn't felt very welcome there a few hours 277 00:14:48,280 --> 00:14:51,320 earlier, I thought it best to keep things moving and he 278 00:14:51,320 --> 00:14:54,680 pointed out the area where he had seen the face. 279 00:14:55,080 --> 00:14:58,520 It did seem to be roughly 50 yards away and the train looked 280 00:14:58,520 --> 00:15:00,920 a little rough. The land where the figure was 281 00:15:00,920 --> 00:15:03,720 standing drops off so the creature could have been in a 282 00:15:03,720 --> 00:15:07,240 low Crouch or stance while looking through the break in the 283 00:15:07,240 --> 00:15:09,440 limbs and vines over the embankment. 284 00:15:10,120 --> 00:15:13,640 Following his sighting, Andy sketched what he saw upon 285 00:15:13,640 --> 00:15:16,000 returning to the camp about an hour later. 286 00:15:16,520 --> 00:15:20,000 The following is Andy's final approved artwork placed on a 287 00:15:20,000 --> 00:15:23,120 picture of the location that he felt best represents what he 288 00:15:23,120 --> 00:15:24,800 saw. I took a look at this picture. 289 00:15:24,800 --> 00:15:28,240 It looks like Bigfoot, the train between it and the backyard of 290 00:15:28,240 --> 00:15:31,000 the old structure would certainly provide a Moat like 291 00:15:31,000 --> 00:15:34,280 defence for it. Andy seemed profoundly moved by 292 00:15:34,280 --> 00:15:36,480 his experience and I have no reason to doubt his story. 293 00:15:36,840 --> 00:15:39,240 I just wish he had the presence of mind at that moment to take 294 00:15:39,240 --> 00:15:42,320 out his phone or call someone over to try to get visual 295 00:15:42,840 --> 00:15:44,960 evidence. But you never know how you'll 296 00:15:44,960 --> 00:15:48,600 react until it happens to you. The day we saw the head looking 297 00:15:48,600 --> 00:15:50,920 over the hill was sunny and cloudless. 298 00:15:51,160 --> 00:15:53,680 With those conditions, the length of time and movement 299 00:15:53,680 --> 00:15:57,160 observed, it is my opinion that Andy had a rare legitimate 300 00:15:57,160 --> 00:16:00,200 daylight sighting. This area certainly has enough 301 00:16:00,200 --> 00:16:02,960 food sources to support a few family groups of Bigfoot. 302 00:16:03,320 --> 00:16:07,760 The area along the Tillico River was inhabited for thousands of 303 00:16:07,760 --> 00:16:11,000 years by hundreds of Indigenous people at a time. 304 00:16:11,720 --> 00:16:14,800 Well, that's got a point. I mean, it's a very rich 305 00:16:14,800 --> 00:16:16,720 environment here. Very cool sighting. 306 00:16:17,720 --> 00:16:22,720 This sighting is dated to July 1985, says Anderson County, 307 00:16:22,720 --> 00:16:26,000 Tennessee. Location details off of Hwy. 61 308 00:16:26,000 --> 00:16:29,760 in Big Ridge State Park, nearest town N Highway 61. 309 00:16:31,160 --> 00:16:33,400 I was returning from fishing at Big Ridge State Park with my 310 00:16:33,400 --> 00:16:36,600 mom, dad and young son. We were walking along a trail 311 00:16:36,600 --> 00:16:39,320 that led from the lake back to the parking lot through the 312 00:16:39,320 --> 00:16:41,600 woods. My son and I were ahead of my 313 00:16:41,600 --> 00:16:43,880 parents. I turned my head around to tell 314 00:16:43,880 --> 00:16:45,840 them something and when I turned back I saw it. 315 00:16:46,480 --> 00:16:48,800 It was about 20 to 25 feet in front of us. 316 00:16:49,240 --> 00:16:51,640 The figure looked to be 8 to 9 feet tall. 317 00:16:52,120 --> 00:16:54,560 I didn't see a napkin. It appeared to be looking 318 00:16:54,560 --> 00:16:57,720 straight ahead. It swung its arms as it walked, 319 00:16:57,960 --> 00:17:00,280 taking strides about four to six feet long. 320 00:17:00,720 --> 00:17:03,120 The trail itself was about four to five feet wide. 321 00:17:03,560 --> 00:17:05,760 It was moving at about five mile per hour. 322 00:17:06,240 --> 00:17:09,240 The figure was black with some brown mixed in. 323 00:17:09,640 --> 00:17:12,800 It walked very stiffly. After it crossed in front of us, 324 00:17:12,960 --> 00:17:17,040 it moved into flat terrain thick with bushes and trees, and I 325 00:17:17,040 --> 00:17:20,359 lost sight of it. I gasped, turned quickly to my 326 00:17:20,359 --> 00:17:23,119 parents and told them I had just seen a Bigfoot. 327 00:17:23,800 --> 00:17:26,280 We did not check for tracks because it was getting dark and 328 00:17:26,280 --> 00:17:28,920 we kept walking. We heard no sounds after the 329 00:17:28,920 --> 00:17:31,160 encounter. It happened so quickly. 330 00:17:31,400 --> 00:17:34,240 I only got a glimpse, but I knew it wasn't a human. 331 00:17:35,360 --> 00:17:39,920 Yeah, isn't that crazy goes on and says follow up investigation 332 00:17:39,920 --> 00:17:43,000 by investigator Ashlynn Yost. I spoke with the witness at 333 00:17:43,000 --> 00:17:45,760 length on the phone, along with a family member who was present 334 00:17:45,760 --> 00:17:48,480 at the time. After speaking with them, I 335 00:17:48,480 --> 00:17:50,560 would add these details to the initial report. 336 00:17:51,200 --> 00:17:54,240 This report was filed nearly 24 years after the sighting. 337 00:17:54,560 --> 00:17:57,280 It was submitted by the witness's niece who had heard 338 00:17:57,280 --> 00:18:00,400 the story many times. The witness herself had never 339 00:18:00,400 --> 00:18:03,160 had any interest in reporting the incident, but recently gave 340 00:18:03,160 --> 00:18:06,440 her niece permission to do so. Her niece's account was 341 00:18:06,440 --> 00:18:09,400 accurate, though the date and season were estimated. 342 00:18:09,760 --> 00:18:13,280 After speaking directly with the witnesses, she corrected the 343 00:18:13,280 --> 00:18:17,320 date to the fall of 1988. She believes it was mid to late 344 00:18:17,320 --> 00:18:20,000 September as she remembers remembers the weather being 345 00:18:20,280 --> 00:18:24,440 cool, neither hot nor cold. The Witnesses The witness was 346 00:18:24,440 --> 00:18:27,640 with her mother, father, brother and young son fishing on the 347 00:18:27,640 --> 00:18:30,840 wooded trails around the lake. They had been fishing in one 348 00:18:30,840 --> 00:18:33,080 spot before moving further down that trail. 349 00:18:33,520 --> 00:18:36,200 As dusk approached, they decided to head back to the car. 350 00:18:36,600 --> 00:18:39,240 The family was laughing and talking as they walked, not 351 00:18:39,240 --> 00:18:41,600 quiet. The witness and her son had gone 352 00:18:41,600 --> 00:18:44,880 ahead and rounded the bend. She turned to say something to 353 00:18:44,880 --> 00:18:47,600 her parents, and when she looked forward again, she saw a tall 354 00:18:47,600 --> 00:18:50,720 figure run across the trail in front of her from right to left. 355 00:18:51,320 --> 00:18:53,800 She estimates it was only about 15 feet away. 356 00:18:53,800 --> 00:18:56,840 It was covered in black hair, 4 to 6 inches long. 357 00:18:57,240 --> 00:18:58,920 Certain details have remained vivid. 358 00:18:59,200 --> 00:19:03,280 Incredible height, at least 8 to 9 feet tall, even when slumped 359 00:19:03,360 --> 00:19:05,360 forward. She believes that standing 360 00:19:05,360 --> 00:19:08,160 straight up, it could have been 10 feet tall. 361 00:19:08,440 --> 00:19:11,560 The other striking detail was the arms, she said. 362 00:19:11,560 --> 00:19:14,920 The hands hung down to the knees or just above with proportions 363 00:19:14,920 --> 00:19:17,840 that were definitely not human. The arms swung in a pronounced 364 00:19:18,080 --> 00:19:20,440 pendulum like motion, she emphasized. 365 00:19:20,840 --> 00:19:22,520 I can still see those arms swinging. 366 00:19:22,880 --> 00:19:26,240 The creature was incredibly fast, like a flash, then gone. 367 00:19:26,640 --> 00:19:29,960 The trail was 4 to 5 feet wide and across in just one or two 368 00:19:29,960 --> 00:19:32,480 steps. Her son is now in his 30s, 369 00:19:32,880 --> 00:19:36,440 vaguely remembers it, describing it as so fast it was almost 370 00:19:36,440 --> 00:19:39,440 invisible. The animals covered in dark to 371 00:19:39,440 --> 00:19:43,120 black hair, fairly long. She did not recall seeing any 372 00:19:43,120 --> 00:19:47,160 skin or facial features or ears. She did not notice a neck. 373 00:19:47,520 --> 00:19:49,840 No sounds or odors were detected. 374 00:19:50,400 --> 00:19:53,880 The build was muscular and bulky, seen only from the left 375 00:19:53,880 --> 00:19:56,520 side. She and her son were the only 376 00:19:56,520 --> 00:19:59,120 two to see it. The rest of the family still 377 00:19:59,120 --> 00:20:02,000 behind them missed it. She immediately told them what 378 00:20:02,000 --> 00:20:04,400 she saw, but was disappointed they hadn't seen it. 379 00:20:04,880 --> 00:20:07,400 She has said she would be willing to return to the 380 00:20:07,400 --> 00:20:09,320 location with others, though not alone. 381 00:20:10,000 --> 00:20:12,680 Her brother who was with him confirmed that she was freaking 382 00:20:12,680 --> 00:20:15,560 out after the incident. I later met with the witness and 383 00:20:15,560 --> 00:20:17,640 her family and hiked to the area. 384 00:20:17,960 --> 00:20:20,680 From her description, the figure had come from the direction of 385 00:20:20,680 --> 00:20:23,120 the lake. The path across led to a game 386 00:20:23,120 --> 00:20:25,760 trail that may have existed at the time. 387 00:20:26,200 --> 00:20:30,080 It is a natural low area between two ridges, logical route for 388 00:20:30,080 --> 00:20:32,720 wildlife. We confirmed her estimate of the 389 00:20:32,720 --> 00:20:36,680 distance about 15 to 17 feet. We also estimated the figures 390 00:20:36,680 --> 00:20:39,560 height at 7 1/2 to 8 feet in a slump position. 391 00:20:40,040 --> 00:20:43,600 Family members confirmed how shaken she was at the after the 392 00:20:43,600 --> 00:20:46,160 encounter. During our visit, we noted many 393 00:20:46,160 --> 00:20:48,120 other hikers and fishermen in the area. 394 00:20:48,360 --> 00:20:51,800 Though none of the witnesses recall seeing other people on 395 00:20:51,800 --> 00:20:55,360 the trail that day, I have found the witnesses and her family 396 00:20:55,400 --> 00:20:57,600 knowledgeable about the area and its wildlife. 397 00:20:58,000 --> 00:21:01,760 She was very certain about what she saw, and although only her 398 00:21:01,760 --> 00:21:04,200 son witnessed that, her family is convinced she genuinely 399 00:21:04,200 --> 00:21:05,880 experienced something extraordinary. 400 00:21:06,400 --> 00:21:08,600 Yeah, I would definitely call that extraordinary. 401 00:21:08,840 --> 00:21:10,320 We'll do three more here and wrap this up. 402 00:21:11,000 --> 00:21:14,600 This sighting is dated December 14th, 2004. 403 00:21:15,400 --> 00:21:18,440 Blount County, Tennessee Location details South of 404 00:21:18,440 --> 00:21:22,160 Maryville, TN about 20 miles from the North Carolina line. 405 00:21:22,640 --> 00:21:27,520 Nearest town Tulasi nearest Rd. Hwy. 129. 406 00:21:27,880 --> 00:21:31,840 Observed It was unusually warm for mid-december and my buddy 407 00:21:31,840 --> 00:21:34,480 and I were hunting in the area known as Chilawe. 408 00:21:34,920 --> 00:21:37,560 About an hour before sunset we climbed down from our deer 409 00:21:37,560 --> 00:21:39,600 stands. I met my buddy in a little 410 00:21:39,600 --> 00:21:42,880 hollow around 100 yards from both of our stands. 411 00:21:43,400 --> 00:21:45,560 We were walking back to the four Wheeler. 412 00:21:45,840 --> 00:21:50,240 We heard a very low rumble in the same hollow where we had 413 00:21:50,240 --> 00:21:53,440 just met. At this point we were about 35 414 00:21:53,440 --> 00:21:55,960 yards away, nearly at the edge of a field. 415 00:21:56,400 --> 00:21:59,000 We decided to sit quietly for a few minutes to see if we could 416 00:21:59,000 --> 00:22:01,960 hear anything else. At first we assumed it was just 417 00:22:01,960 --> 00:22:04,000 a grunt or blow from a deer we had startled. 418 00:22:04,560 --> 00:22:07,640 We waited about 10 minutes before hearing a loud splash in 419 00:22:07,640 --> 00:22:11,000 the small drinking hole. My buddy and I looked at each 420 00:22:11,000 --> 00:22:13,360 other and said what the heck was that? 421 00:22:14,120 --> 00:22:17,920 We waited another minute, still hoping a deer might appear when 422 00:22:17,920 --> 00:22:19,800 we had a set when we heard a second splash. 423 00:22:20,640 --> 00:22:23,080 At that moment we realized it wasn't a deer. 424 00:22:23,560 --> 00:22:26,840 We moved about 20 yards closer and then we saw what we believed 425 00:22:26,840 --> 00:22:29,400 was a Bigfoot. The creature was approximately 426 00:22:29,400 --> 00:22:33,320 78 feet tall and weighted, estimated 3 to £350. 427 00:22:33,920 --> 00:22:36,200 My friends and I were shocked at what we saw. 428 00:22:37,280 --> 00:22:40,480 The Bigfoot noticed us but didn't seem to care that we were 429 00:22:40,480 --> 00:22:42,520 watching. It lingered in the area for 430 00:22:42,520 --> 00:22:45,680 about a minute before walking over a small Ridge where we lost 431 00:22:45,680 --> 00:22:47,960 sight of it. To be honest we were too scared 432 00:22:47,960 --> 00:22:51,200 to follow so we we returned to the house and told everyone 433 00:22:51,200 --> 00:22:53,840 there. They dismissed us saying it was 434 00:22:54,040 --> 00:22:56,960 just a bear. I have haunted bears for years 435 00:22:56,960 --> 00:22:59,120 and know their movements. This was no bear. 436 00:22:59,560 --> 00:23:03,640 The creature never dropped down to all fours but we observed it. 437 00:23:03,960 --> 00:23:08,600 We probably saw walk a total of 30 to 40 yards and I am 100% 438 00:23:08,600 --> 00:23:12,280 sure it was no bear. It was some sort of human ape 439 00:23:12,280 --> 00:23:15,040 creature. I'm positive it was a Sasquatch 440 00:23:15,400 --> 00:23:17,400 and so is my buddy. Wow. 441 00:23:18,040 --> 00:23:21,760 Also notice we heard a very low rumble or moan coming from the 442 00:23:21,760 --> 00:23:24,840 hollow below us. A small Creek that runs down the 443 00:23:24,840 --> 00:23:28,000 mountains forms a little drinking hole and this is where 444 00:23:28,000 --> 00:23:31,560 we heard the loud splashes. This was unusual because there 445 00:23:31,560 --> 00:23:33,600 was no other explanation for the noise. 446 00:23:34,640 --> 00:23:37,160 That's wild. They could hear this thing down 447 00:23:37,160 --> 00:23:40,960 there kind of playing in this little spring or pond or 448 00:23:40,960 --> 00:23:44,280 whatever it sounds like. The time and conditions says it 449 00:23:44,280 --> 00:23:46,600 was around 4:30 PM. The lighting was dim but still 450 00:23:46,600 --> 00:23:49,800 bright enough to see clearly. Environment mountainous terrain 451 00:23:49,800 --> 00:23:54,080 near Chilliwee Lake. Follow up investigation by BFRO 452 00:23:54,080 --> 00:23:57,280 investigator Stan Courtney. I spoke with both witnesses by 453 00:23:57,360 --> 00:23:59,360 by phone. They stated the animal was 454 00:23:59,360 --> 00:24:02,240 grayish brown and collar and always walked upright on 2 feet. 455 00:24:02,720 --> 00:24:05,840 Its arms are very long and its build was heavy and massive. 456 00:24:06,320 --> 00:24:09,320 They described its walk as lumbering, as if it carried 457 00:24:09,320 --> 00:24:12,200 tremendous bulk. Both men and avid outdoorsmen 458 00:24:12,360 --> 00:24:15,200 experienced with bears and other local wildlife. 459 00:24:15,200 --> 00:24:17,880 Yeah, yeah, it doesn't sound like a bear to me. 460 00:24:18,160 --> 00:24:21,720 OK, we'll do a couple more. This sightings dated July 21st, 461 00:24:21,720 --> 00:24:24,480 2003. Bradley County, Tennessee, 462 00:24:24,800 --> 00:24:27,200 approximately one hour from the Georgia border. 463 00:24:27,640 --> 00:24:29,680 Nearest town. About one hour from the Georgia, 464 00:24:29,840 --> 00:24:32,080 Tennessee border. Nearest Rd. 465 00:24:32,400 --> 00:24:37,120 Interstate 75 I was driving South on Interstate 75 with my 466 00:24:37,120 --> 00:24:40,680 family and my brother-in-law was driving in a separate truck. 467 00:24:41,080 --> 00:24:43,080 We were traveling from Tennessee into Georgia. 468 00:24:43,600 --> 00:24:46,520 The road has two lanes and the northbound lane seemed to be 469 00:24:46,520 --> 00:24:50,120 about 200 yards away from us. With my high beams on, I was in 470 00:24:50,120 --> 00:24:53,800 the left lane when I noticed a very large object on the left 471 00:24:53,800 --> 00:24:57,000 side of the road. As we got closer, what I had 472 00:24:57,000 --> 00:24:59,400 first thought was a bear turned out to be a Bigfoot. 473 00:25:00,040 --> 00:25:02,640 When we were about 75 yards away, I could see it crouched 474 00:25:02,640 --> 00:25:05,760 over a dead animal. As we passed, it turned and 475 00:25:05,760 --> 00:25:08,760 looked directly at us. I freaked out and immediately 476 00:25:08,760 --> 00:25:12,560 called Carl on the phone to ask, did you see what I just did? 477 00:25:12,960 --> 00:25:15,720 He did. I've been very scared to tell 478 00:25:15,720 --> 00:25:19,280 anyone because people will think we're crazy, but we know what we 479 00:25:19,280 --> 00:25:22,560 saw. Oh man, I guess so. 480 00:25:22,560 --> 00:25:25,720 That's really wild. Time and conditions around 12:30 481 00:25:25,720 --> 00:25:28,040 to 1:00 AM. It was very dark and dry. 482 00:25:28,400 --> 00:25:30,640 There was only one other truck behind me on the road. 483 00:25:30,960 --> 00:25:33,960 Environment, wooded area, but it was too dark to see clearly. 484 00:25:34,280 --> 00:25:37,560 The northbound and southbound lanes were separated by at least 485 00:25:37,560 --> 00:25:39,760 200 yards with trees and a medium. 486 00:25:40,120 --> 00:25:41,680 It's just follow up investigation. 487 00:25:42,080 --> 00:25:45,120 The witness is a Michigan business owner who also hunts 488 00:25:45,120 --> 00:25:47,520 barren deer and has spent much time in the outdoors. 489 00:25:47,920 --> 00:25:50,840 He was driving South on Interstate 75 in the left lane 490 00:25:50,840 --> 00:25:54,360 around 12:30 to 1:00 AM when he saw the animal hunched over what 491 00:25:54,360 --> 00:25:57,320 appeared to be a dead deer about 5 yards off the road in the 492 00:25:57,320 --> 00:25:59,520 medium. As he drove past, the animal 493 00:25:59,520 --> 00:26:02,160 looked up at him. He described it as resembling 494 00:26:02,160 --> 00:26:03,720 the figure in the Patterson footage. 495 00:26:04,080 --> 00:26:07,720 It appeared to have long, coarse brownish black hair, which also 496 00:26:07,720 --> 00:26:10,240 described it as Rotty and rat nested. 497 00:26:10,640 --> 00:26:13,040 After gathering more details over the phone, it was 498 00:26:13,040 --> 00:26:17,080 determined that the witness just crossed over the Hiawassee River 499 00:26:17,360 --> 00:26:21,200 when the sighting occurred. I can't just imagine being 500 00:26:21,200 --> 00:26:23,960 driving along some lonely country Rd. and seeing that at 501 00:26:23,960 --> 00:26:25,760 night. We'll do one last one here. 502 00:26:26,440 --> 00:26:30,520 This last sighting is dated summer 2005, Cumberland County, 503 00:26:30,760 --> 00:26:33,360 Tennessee. Location details within a few 504 00:26:33,360 --> 00:26:36,560 miles of the community stables and Dorchester Golf Course, 505 00:26:36,920 --> 00:26:39,560 roughly between Fairfield Glade P Vine Rd. 506 00:26:40,080 --> 00:26:43,360 Interstate 40 and the village of Crab Orchard, but beyond the 507 00:26:43,360 --> 00:26:46,520 Fairfield Glade subdivisions. Nearest town, Crossville. 508 00:26:46,840 --> 00:26:49,520 Closest town in the county nearest Rd. 509 00:26:49,560 --> 00:26:53,240 P Vine Rd. observed. I live in a retirement community 510 00:26:53,320 --> 00:26:57,040 known as Fairfield Glade on the Cumberland Plateau in East 511 00:26:57,040 --> 00:27:00,200 Tennessee. Knoxville, the nearest large 512 00:27:00,200 --> 00:27:04,160 town, is 65 miles east. Our community is surrounded on 513 00:27:04,160 --> 00:27:08,440 almost three sides by state Forest and the Catoosa Wildlife 514 00:27:08,440 --> 00:27:11,080 Refuge. We have an overabundance of 515 00:27:11,080 --> 00:27:13,920 protected wildlife of all kinds, including too many deer in my 516 00:27:13,920 --> 00:27:16,320 opinion, that venture into our community at will. 517 00:27:16,880 --> 00:27:21,800 Always a bold tomboy, I prefer to get my exercise by hiking the 518 00:27:21,800 --> 00:27:24,960 heavily forested back roads and trails near our home instead of 519 00:27:24,960 --> 00:27:28,960 playing golf as my husband did. I never hiked more than 6 miles 520 00:27:28,960 --> 00:27:31,360 from home and always in the early morning. 521 00:27:31,840 --> 00:27:35,000 One morning I was approximately 4 miles east from home when I 522 00:27:35,000 --> 00:27:38,440 came upon an unexpected sunny clearing that appeared to have 523 00:27:38,520 --> 00:27:42,560 once been an old road or path because it was greasy and void 524 00:27:42,560 --> 00:27:46,120 of underbrushed trees. On my hikes I am normally under 525 00:27:46,120 --> 00:27:49,920 a full canopy of very tall trees so the sunlight was was an 526 00:27:49,920 --> 00:27:54,120 unexpected pleasure. As I rounded a curve and my eyes 527 00:27:54,120 --> 00:27:57,440 caught the filtered sunlight from the clearing, I observed a 528 00:27:57,480 --> 00:28:01,040 large ape like creature jumped from the woods and pounced at 529 00:28:01,040 --> 00:28:05,120 something on the ground. I abruptly froze and a flash the 530 00:28:05,120 --> 00:28:08,440 creature stood back up holding a long snake by the head. 531 00:28:08,880 --> 00:28:11,200 Just as quickly as this happened, the creature 532 00:28:11,200 --> 00:28:14,000 disappeared back into the cover of the woods alongside the 533 00:28:14,000 --> 00:28:16,480 clearing. I remained still for a moment, 534 00:28:16,800 --> 00:28:20,320 contemplating whether the animal had seen me and how best to 535 00:28:20,320 --> 00:28:23,280 protect myself. I literally heard my heart 536 00:28:23,280 --> 00:28:25,480 beating. I quickly rolled out climbing 537 00:28:25,480 --> 00:28:28,440 the tree and decided the only alternative was to turn in the 538 00:28:28,440 --> 00:28:31,440 opposite direction and run as fast as my legs were carrying 539 00:28:31,440 --> 00:28:33,720 me. I ran nearly all the way home. 540 00:28:34,160 --> 00:28:37,080 I was so disturbed by what I had seen that I decided no one would 541 00:28:37,080 --> 00:28:38,960 believe me. So I never told anyone. 542 00:28:39,600 --> 00:28:43,480 That was about 5 or 6 years ago and my husband has since died. 543 00:28:44,440 --> 00:28:48,040 Over the years I have tried to convince myself that I hadn't 544 00:28:48,120 --> 00:28:50,480 really seen the thing that frightened me that morning in 545 00:28:50,480 --> 00:28:52,600 the woods. I tried to convince myself I 546 00:28:52,600 --> 00:28:54,200 had. Somehow I imagined it. 547 00:28:54,600 --> 00:28:58,040 However, the vivid memory persist to this day. 548 00:28:58,360 --> 00:29:01,480 I have never set foot in any woods again, essentially 549 00:29:01,480 --> 00:29:04,000 breaking a very long standing and much loved habit. 550 00:29:04,640 --> 00:29:07,320 I'm still fearful of seeing that creature again. 551 00:29:07,840 --> 00:29:11,160 I've always been a sober minded individual, not at all given to 552 00:29:11,160 --> 00:29:13,160 making up fantasies or stretching the truth. 553 00:29:13,640 --> 00:29:16,960 I was completely caught off guard when the ad for your show 554 00:29:16,960 --> 00:29:20,320 came across my TV screen. After watching your show, I am 555 00:29:20,320 --> 00:29:23,640 now convinced that I actually did see what I thought I saw 556 00:29:23,680 --> 00:29:27,600 that day on my last hike. Your show also reminded me of 557 00:29:27,600 --> 00:29:30,200 something that happened a few years later, well after my 558 00:29:30,200 --> 00:29:33,280 experience in the woods. My husband and I were sitting on 559 00:29:33,280 --> 00:29:36,480 our deck, looking up at the stars, so clearly visible on a 560 00:29:36,480 --> 00:29:39,120 clear night in the dark woods of the Cumberland Plateau. 561 00:29:39,560 --> 00:29:42,360 We were quietly listening for the whipper will that nest 562 00:29:42,400 --> 00:29:45,600 nearly every year in the woods across our street, piercing 563 00:29:45,600 --> 00:29:47,400 through the peace and tranquility. 564 00:29:47,760 --> 00:29:51,200 We heard the most horrific deep bellowing scream from what 565 00:29:51,200 --> 00:29:55,400 seemed like some distance away. We had both been leaning back on 566 00:29:55,400 --> 00:29:59,040 our lawn chairs admiring the night sky and almost fell out of 567 00:29:59,040 --> 00:30:02,360 our chairs in shock. I remember my husband abruptly 568 00:30:02,360 --> 00:30:06,240 stood up and said we should go inside, adding that he had never 569 00:30:06,240 --> 00:30:08,400 seen a Mountain Lion big enough to scream like that. 570 00:30:09,000 --> 00:30:12,040 I did not make the mental connection between the scream we 571 00:30:12,040 --> 00:30:15,680 heard and the creature I had seen a few years earlier until I 572 00:30:15,680 --> 00:30:18,560 saw your show and heard your team members calling out to 573 00:30:18,560 --> 00:30:21,480 Bigfoot. Oh my gosh, that was the same 574 00:30:21,480 --> 00:30:24,440 sound. I must confess that I am now a 575 00:30:24,440 --> 00:30:27,800 reluctant convert. I guess so. 576 00:30:27,880 --> 00:30:31,240 That is something, isn't it? Just imagine being out there 577 00:30:31,240 --> 00:30:34,120 walking through your doing your little hike and you see a 578 00:30:34,120 --> 00:30:36,280 Bigfoot reach down and snatch up a snake. 579 00:30:36,800 --> 00:30:39,160 I'm assuming that was lunch also noticed. 580 00:30:39,200 --> 00:30:40,960 No, it started out as typical day. 581 00:30:40,960 --> 00:30:43,360 Nothing abnormal. Other witnesses done to the 582 00:30:43,360 --> 00:30:44,880 sighting. Other stories. 583 00:30:44,880 --> 00:30:47,240 No, I've not told anyone for if you're being laughed at. 584 00:30:47,600 --> 00:30:50,400 Time and conditions Early morning after Daybreak filtered 585 00:30:50,400 --> 00:30:52,880 sunlight under tall wooded canopy. 586 00:30:53,200 --> 00:30:56,560 Temperature was moderately warm. Around midnight they they heard 587 00:30:56,560 --> 00:30:59,240 this crazy scream. The Environment The area is 588 00:30:59,240 --> 00:31:02,160 heavily wooded with tall old growth hardwood and pine 589 00:31:02,160 --> 00:31:04,840 canopies. The forests are not vast like 590 00:31:04,840 --> 00:31:08,120 those in Washington or Alaska, but there are hills, gullies, 591 00:31:08,120 --> 00:31:11,600 lakes, a few meadows and some cliffs with visible views of the 592 00:31:11,600 --> 00:31:14,640 Smokies to the north and east. And then the follow up report 593 00:31:14,640 --> 00:31:18,320 says by Thomas Bruns. I contacted this witness and 594 00:31:18,320 --> 00:31:21,480 found her to be very credible. She has a professional business 595 00:31:21,480 --> 00:31:24,040 background and is also a professional photographer. 596 00:31:24,400 --> 00:31:26,840 I have the following to add from our conversation. 597 00:31:27,240 --> 00:31:30,520 The area where her sighting occurred was on an old trail 598 00:31:30,680 --> 00:31:33,920 wide enough for one vehicle. The creature was described as 599 00:31:33,920 --> 00:31:37,520 having brown black hair approximately 2 to 3 inches in 600 00:31:37,520 --> 00:31:40,240 length, which appeared muddy and unkempt. 601 00:31:40,880 --> 00:31:44,240 The head seemed to be larger in the back than the front with a 602 00:31:44,280 --> 00:31:47,360 sloping forehead, and the neck was very short. 603 00:31:47,800 --> 00:31:51,480 The one cheek she could see appeared fat and the skin was a 604 00:31:51,480 --> 00:31:54,720 black charcoal collar. In the sunlight, she also 605 00:31:54,720 --> 00:31:57,960 noticed one side of the head. The animal was estimated to be 6 606 00:31:57,960 --> 00:32:01,040 feet in height and was viewed at a distance of around 100 feet. 607 00:32:01,480 --> 00:32:04,320 It was very agile as it jumped out and grabbed the snake. 608 00:32:04,760 --> 00:32:07,920 The animal appeared solid with equal girth between the 609 00:32:07,920 --> 00:32:11,840 shoulders, chest and body. The sighting occurred South of 610 00:32:12,040 --> 00:32:15,360 Catoosa Wildlife Management Area in middle N Tennessee. 611 00:32:15,720 --> 00:32:19,800 This area has 80,000 acres of protected land with numerous 612 00:32:19,800 --> 00:32:21,840 creeks, gorges, and abundant wildlife. 613 00:32:22,240 --> 00:32:25,960 The close proximity to Fairfield Glade allows these animals to 614 00:32:25,960 --> 00:32:28,840 wander freely into this developing community, providing 615 00:32:28,840 --> 00:32:31,720 a large local population of deer, Turkey and other wild 616 00:32:31,720 --> 00:32:34,160 animals. Overall, this area has the 617 00:32:34,160 --> 00:32:37,320 essentials for a prime Sasquatch habitat. 618 00:32:38,040 --> 00:32:40,200 Wow, sounds like it. What exciting. 619 00:32:40,800 --> 00:32:42,240 Well, I hope you enjoyed the program today. 620 00:32:42,240 --> 00:32:44,240 If you did, don't forget to like, follow, subscribe. 621 00:32:44,600 --> 00:32:48,200 Thanks for all the folks that support the program financially, 622 00:32:48,200 --> 00:32:50,800 it really does help. Until next time, this is UFO 623 00:32:50,800 --> 00:32:52,000 warning over and out.