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Bigfoot sighting in Gatlinburg Tennessee
17 Dec 1997 · Near Gatlinburg Tennessee, United States
Witness and a friend, parked on a mountain road near Gatlinburg, Tennessee, late at night on December 17, 1997, saw an upright figure about 2.5 m tall that fled up the slope.
Facts
- Reported as
- Memory told of a late night close encounter from a parked vehicle outside Gatlinburg
- Date
- 17 Dec 1997
- Place
- Near Gatlinburg Tennessee, United States
- Evidence
- visual
- Point
- 35.679, -83.480
- Light
- night
- Witness was
- other
- Witnesses
- 2
- Creatures
- 1
- Duration
- 5 min
- Height
- 2.5 m (8 ft)
- Described as
- biped
- Behaviour
- climbing, fleeing, standing, vocalizing, walking, watching
- In the account
- eyes seen, eyeshine, face seen, felt fear, field or clearing, full moon, growl, headlights, in vehicle, leaped, logging area, long arms, long strides, looked at witness, on or by road, physical symptoms, red eyes, reported years later, ridge or mountain, ruled out bear, seen through window, smell, smell lingered, smell musky, snow on ground, stopped vehicle, thought bear first, told no one, vanished, very tall, walked upright, witness fled, witness yelled
- Account
- firsthand
- Sources
- 2 independent (4 listings)
Sources
- BFRORead the report
- BFRO (full-text copy)Read the report
- ManganiRead the report
- BFRO (Renner copy)Read the report
Nearby sightings
- Vacationers see large, upright figure near Newfound Gap
- Sighting by motorist in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, not far from the park entrance
- Possible sasquatch observed by cabin renter at 100 yards outside Gatlingburg
- Hikers find footprint in Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
- Possible vocalizations heard near Pigeon Forge
- Long trail of 13" long human-like footprints found in deep snow and rough terrain
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