Sumner County, Tennessee

Near Hendersonville

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Sumner County Tennessee (Class A) BFRO

1965-66

I always tell this story whenever there is big foot conversation. However, I have never reported the incident to an official source. The creature was witnessed by myself, my sister, brother-in-law, my brother, and two of my cousins (both male.) Here's the real nutty part. The sighting was in Hendersonville, TN. Whereas there was (at the time of sighting) a lot of wooded land, it is by no means a wilderness. At the time of sighting, Hendersonville was experiencing phenomenal growth. Here's what happen. My brother Eddie, my two cousins James and Larry and I were spending the weekend with my sister (Nell) and brother-in-law (Leo). Their's was a new house next to the last one in the development at that time. The subdivision was a new one cut into some of the wooded area of Hendersonville. We turned int the driveway of the house and when the headlights from the car straighten down the driveway Leo abruptly stopped the car and said, "What the hell is that?" We all looked. The creature was di...

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Sumner County Tennessee (Class A) BFRO

Man recalls a vivid daytime encounter as a youth near Portland

This happened in May/June of 1986. I was visiting a friend's farm near Portland, TN. My friend, "J", wanted to make preparations for his upcoming birthday party, he wanted a campout of sorts. I off...

May 1986