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Foothills Digest feature: Two Taylorsville-area sightings, four months apart (2013). A figure near a cattle pasture and another at a muscadine vineyard, documented in separate witness reports.

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Alleghany County · June 2023 — A father and his 12-year-old son fishing in the New River near Sparta reported a startling, sustained chorus of screams somewhere in the surrounding valley. They did not see an animal, and the source was never independently identified. Original report #76970 →
Evidence: two people heard an unexplained sound; no creature sighted.

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Ashe County · March 1987 — A Glendale Springs resident said tracks 12 to 16 inches long appeared through deep snow near the Blue Ridge Parkway. The report claims local residents and park rangers saw the impressions and that a resident photographed them. No surviving prints or independently authenticated images appear in the public case file. Original report #2149 →
Evidence: recollected footprints and uncorroborated claims of additional observers.

Ashe County · March 1987 — The Glendale Springs snow impressions were said to cover a considerable area near the Parkway. The witness claimed park rangers and multiple residents observed them, but the published file doesn't include those people's direct testimonies or the reportedly taken photographs. Original report #2149 →
Evidence: secondhand references to witnesses and photos; no authenticated specimen.

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Avery County · November 2010 — A resort worker familiar with local bears said he spotted a chestnut-colored, upright figure standing in the Linville River, seen from a bridge. It allegedly turned toward him before he lost sight of it. The investigator noted a later correction placing the encounter in Avery County. Original report #29024 →
Evidence: short daylight sighting from a moving vehicle.

Avery County · June 2010 — Campers at Linville Falls reported whooping calls on two separate nights. The witness said his daughter heard similar sounds, but there is no recording in the report. Original report #28381 →
Evidence: auditory reports with no identifiable animal.

Another report: campers heard unidentified whooping near Linville Falls in 2010 (report #28381).

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Burke County · June 2013 — After a night fishing trip near Lake James, a driver claimed he briefly saw reddish-brown head and shoulders rise above a guardrail along Frank Whisnant Road. He also recalled an earlier glimpse of a dark figure entering the lake at the Linville Access Area. His aunt was riding with him, but the investigator wrote that she did not see the creature. Original report #41506 →
Evidence: brief roadside testimony, a separate possible water sighting and an investigator's phone interview.

Burke County · October 2001 — Campers near Table Rock said an unfamiliar scream repeatedly broke into a yodel-like call after dark. They had been watching lights on Brown Mountain and later moved campsites. The report documents their experience of a sound, not its source. Original report #3270 →
Evidence: two auditory witnesses.

Another report: Campers near Table Rock described strange calls while watching the Brown Mountain Lights in 2001 (report #3270).

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Caldwell County · September 1998 — A father and his seven-year-old son trout fishing at Wilson Creek found what the father believed was an enormous footprint in wet sand near the water. He compared it with his size 10½ boot and estimated a much larger, wider impression. The published case includes no photograph or authenticated cast. Original report #3331 →
Evidence: reported impression; no animal witnessed and no preserved cast.

Caldwell County · September 1998 — The Wilson Creek impression reported by a fisherman and his son is also worth viewing as a footprint case rather than a creature sighting. In the public record it remains a claimed track, not an authenticated cast. Original report #3331 →
Evidence: unverified footprint report.

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Foothills Digest feature: Knobby: the Cleveland County legend that drew crowds (1978–79). The Carpenter’s Knob excitement and its surviving historical coverage.

Foothills Digest feature: Tim Peeler's 911 call from near Casar (2010). The reported animal at his home, the emergency call and television interviews.

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Additional reported encounters from Iredell County are indexed in the BFRO’s original county file; descriptions range from unusual sounds to claimed visual sightings.

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Foothills Digest feature: Bigfoot 911 and the man in a raccoon-fur suit (2017). The moonlit expedition, Bruner’s account, Gawain MacGregor’s alternative explanation and original photographs.

McDowell County · September 2009 — Around 2 a.m., motorists returning toward Marion from Spruce Pine reported a reddish-brown, long-armed figure moving sideways across a rural road before disappearing into grass. The BFRO investigator separately interviewed one occupant in 2011. No image or physical trace is supplied. Original report #30757 →
Evidence: two reported vehicle witnesses, one published follow-up interview.

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Additional reported encounters from Mitchell County are indexed in the BFRO’s original county file; descriptions range from unusual sounds to claimed visual sightings.

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Foothills Digest feature: The viral five-second Thomas Byers video (2011). The footage, witness story and contemporary expert skepticism.

Rutherford County · March 1991 — Two relatives fishing in the Broad River near Bat Cave reported a tall, gray-brown, hair-covered figure standing across the water. They said it turned, walked up a steep slope and disappeared into rhododendron. The report was filed fifteen years later, in 2006. Original report #14801 →
Evidence: two people said to have observed the figure; delayed reporting.

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Additional reported encounters from Surry County are indexed in the BFRO’s original county file; descriptions range from unusual sounds to claimed visual sightings.

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Foothills Digest feature: The 1978 Wilbar cornfield encounter. Rick Lunsford’s detailed account, witness-assisted drawings and later search plans.

Wilkes County · November 2019 — Del Kerly reported watching a tree shake from his deer stand near Wilkesboro. Through his rifle scope he said he saw an exceptionally tall, dark-haired figure swaying in the trees. He also described large tracks, odd stick structures and a trail-camera image, but the public report doesn't reproduce conclusive evidence of an unidentified animal. Original report #67749 →
Evidence: hunter testimony, reported tracks and an undescribed trail-camera image.

Also in Wilkes: a hunter's 2019 account of a large figure shaking a tree, reported tracks and a possible trail-camera image is linked above.

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Additional reported encounters from Yadkin County are indexed in the BFRO’s original county file; descriptions range from unusual sounds to claimed visual sightings.

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Yancey County · August 2011 — A camper walking alone in the woods near Black Mountain Campground said he came within a short distance of a huge, dark-haired, long-armed figure. He reported unusual calls the previous evening, and a friend said he had seen something moving near the campsite. Original report #30860 →
Evidence: firsthand account plus a separately reported, poorly documented nighttime glimpse.

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Buncombe County · June 2016 — An irrigation contractor working near Arden said he heard crashes and saw three mature trees shake violently, one after another, behind a gated mountain development. He never saw what moved the trees, so this is a possible activity report—not an animal sighting. Original report #69464 →
Evidence: unexplained tree movement and sound; no visual identification.

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Haywood County · May 2021 — After sunset at an overlook near the Masonic monument on the Blue Ridge Parkway, a parent and son said they watched a large, dark, human-shaped figure run across the road into foggy woods. The witness described the moment as intensely frightening. Original report #69269 →
Evidence: reported parent-and-son sighting at dusk and in fog.

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Henderson County · July 2009 — A teenager walking to a friend's house near Mills River said he saw a tall, dark silhouette beside pines. He reported that the shape turned, screamed and ran off on two legs. The investigator later visited the reported site with the boy and his father. Original report #31994 →
Evidence: single nighttime witness and an in-person location follow-up.

Henderson County · April 1983 — A motorist driving near Hendersonville at 2–3 a.m. said a small, shaggy, pointed-headed figure dashed in front of the car, causing him to skid. His two companions had been asleep and did not see it. He filed the account in 2000. Original report #3332 →
Evidence: single split-second roadside glimpse recalled seventeen years later.

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Additional reported encounters from Jackson County are indexed in the BFRO’s original county file; descriptions range from unusual sounds to claimed visual sightings.

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Foothills Digest feature: The reported Highway 64 guardrail crossing near Highlands (2025). A couple’s daylight account, the mysterious blue Hyundai and the investigator’s site map.

Macon County · June 1985 — A boy exploring an old logging road above a family's cabin near Franklin said he rounded a corner and found a large, brown-haired figure crouching beside a creek, possibly collecting something from the water. He ran back downhill blowing his emergency whistle. His recollection wasn't submitted until 2014. Original report #44354 →
Evidence: childhood memory reported almost three decades later.

Macon County · June 2015 — A BFRO field investigator driving at night along Highway 64 near Franklin said his truck lights briefly illuminated a broad-backed, reddish-brown upright figure just beyond a guardrail. He later returned to examine the roadside and described making a sketch. The published report includes his interpretation but no verified animal specimen. Original report #50721 →
Evidence: investigator's personal brief roadside sighting and later site inspection.

Different from the 2025 Highlands story: the archive also has cases near Franklin from 1985 and 2015, linked below.

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Additional reported encounters from Madison County are indexed in the BFRO’s original county file; descriptions range from unusual sounds to claimed visual sightings.

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Additional reported encounters from Polk County are indexed in the BFRO’s original county file; descriptions range from unusual sounds to claimed visual sightings.

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Swain County · January–February 2020 — Denise and Tony Galindo said they saw a huge dark figure beside Needmore Road and the Little Tennessee River while driving near Bryson City at dusk. They turned around and reported watching it again from a distance. They returned later to photograph the riverbank; those are real location photographs, not images of the alleged creature. Original report #64024 →
Evidence: two reported eyewitnesses, investigator interview and later location photographs.

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Transylvania County · September 2011 — A mother and her daughter at Davidson River Campground near Brevard said they saw an approximately nine-foot, completely white-haired figure beside a tree when they stepped out of their tent late at night. They reported it years later, and an investigator interviewed the mother. Original report #58022 →
Evidence: two witnesses claimed; 2017 report of a 2011 event; no footprints found.

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Additional reported encounters from Chatham County are indexed in the BFRO’s original county file; descriptions range from unusual sounds to claimed visual sightings.

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Additional reported encounters from Davidson County are indexed in the BFRO’s original county file; descriptions range from unusual sounds to claimed visual sightings.

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Additional reported encounters from Davie County are indexed in the BFRO’s original county file; descriptions range from unusual sounds to claimed visual sightings.

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Additional reported encounters from Johnston County are indexed in the BFRO’s original county file; descriptions range from unusual sounds to claimed visual sightings.

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Montgomery County · June 2004 — A father and son leaving a campsite for breakfast said a huge upright figure walked across the road near Badin Lake, briefly blocking a roadside sign. An investigator later visited the site, measured the sign and estimated its height at more than seven feet, but no animal was photographed. Original report #8983 →
Evidence: two reported witnesses and a documented follow-up visit with physical measurements.

Montgomery County · June 2020 — A passenger on Highway 109 just north of Mount Gilead claimed a black-haired, roughly eight-foot figure crossed the road in two bounds and disappeared toward railroad tracks. Her husband was looking in a mirror at the time and did not report seeing it. Original report #65677 →
Evidence: single witness during a brief daylight roadside crossing.

Montgomery County · June 1990 — A motorist reported an upright figure crossing Highway 220 north of Candor. The case is one of the older purported road-crossing accounts attached to the Uwharrie area. Original report #15492 →
Evidence: retrospective driver testimony; no independently verified remains.

Additional accounts: camping disturbances, reported tree knocks, rock-throwing and unusual sounds around the Uwharrie National Forest are cataloged in the county archive.

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Additional reported encounters from Nash County are indexed in the BFRO’s original county file; descriptions range from unusual sounds to claimed visual sightings.

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Additional reported encounters from Orange County are indexed in the BFRO’s original county file; descriptions range from unusual sounds to claimed visual sightings.

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Additional reported encounters from Person County are indexed in the BFRO’s original county file; descriptions range from unusual sounds to claimed visual sightings.

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Additional reported encounters from Randolph County are indexed in the BFRO’s original county file; descriptions range from unusual sounds to claimed visual sightings.

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Additional reported encounters from Richmond County are indexed in the BFRO’s original county file; descriptions range from unusual sounds to claimed visual sightings.

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Additional reported encounters from Stanly County are indexed in the BFRO’s original county file; descriptions range from unusual sounds to claimed visual sightings.

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Additional reported encounters from Stokes County are indexed in the BFRO’s original county file; descriptions range from unusual sounds to claimed visual sightings.

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Additional reported encounters from Warren County are indexed in the BFRO’s original county file; descriptions range from unusual sounds to claimed visual sightings.

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Additional reported encounters from Bertie County are indexed in the BFRO’s original county file; descriptions range from unusual sounds to claimed visual sightings.

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Additional reported encounters from Carteret County are indexed in the BFRO’s original county file; descriptions range from unusual sounds to claimed visual sightings.

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Additional reported encounters from Cumberland County are indexed in the BFRO’s original county file; descriptions range from unusual sounds to claimed visual sightings.

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Duplin County · July 2009 — A hunter near Rose Hill said a large, foul-smelling figure was sitting at a corn bait pile, then stood and walked off into dense woods. He claimed an encounter lasting about a minute and also told the investigator a much less certain story about a smaller upright shape among deer months earlier. Original report #26299 →
Evidence: one hunter's testimony without a camera or independent trace.

Duplin County · November 2011 — A law-enforcement officer hunting near the Northeast Cape Fear River said he watched a large, reddish-haired upright figure by the opposite bank, apparently drinking or reaching toward the water, before it stood and disappeared. The report was filed in 2013 and followed up by telephone. Original report #42999 →
Evidence: single reported witness, recorded about two years after the event.

Duplin County · May 2026 — One of the newest cases in the statewide index: Ron Houston said he was scouting deer-stand locations in Goshen Swamp when he heard a splash and saw a massive ape-like figure running into the trees, grunting. He filed his report in July 2026 and noted another uncertain sighting years earlier. Original report #81362 →
Evidence: single hunter's account; no photograph, recording or independent physical evidence.

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Additional reported encounters from Greene County are indexed in the BFRO’s original county file; descriptions range from unusual sounds to claimed visual sightings.

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Additional reported encounters from Hoke County are indexed in the BFRO’s original county file; descriptions range from unusual sounds to claimed visual sightings.

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Onslow County · February 2005 — A Marine participating in a field-training exercise near Camp Lejeune said a tall, dark-haired figure calmly walked between defensive positions. He reported several fellow Marines were present, but the file does not contain independent statements from those other service members. Original report #24334 →
Evidence: one published interview describing several purported witnesses.

Onslow County · July 1987 — A driver claimed a shaggy, reddish-brown figure struck or brushed his car at dusk, then pursued him down a road near Hampstead. He also claimed vehicle damage and hair on a panel. No repair documents, photographs, or testable hair sample were supplied with the report, which he submitted in 1998. Original report #3334 →
Evidence: dramatic single-witness account recorded eleven years after the event.

Onslow County · July 1999 — A motorist reported a large, upright figure shaking a pecan tree near Camp Lejeune. The unusual setting is part of the public BFRO case file, but it is not supported by a confirmed animal image. Original report #9750 →
Evidence: reported motorist sighting.

Other cases: more military-area and roadside testimony appears in the county index, including older recollections spanning the 1960s through 2010.

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Additional reported encounters from Pasquotank County are indexed in the BFRO’s original county file; descriptions range from unusual sounds to claimed visual sightings.

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Additional reported encounters from Pender County are indexed in the BFRO’s original county file; descriptions range from unusual sounds to claimed visual sightings.

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Additional reported encounters from Robeson County are indexed in the BFRO’s original county file; descriptions range from unusual sounds to claimed visual sightings.

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Additional reported encounters from Sampson County are indexed in the BFRO’s original county file; descriptions range from unusual sounds to claimed visual sightings.

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