Incident #992798
Tennessee
Jul 1998
Account
Witness saw 200 feet away a reddish bear sitting on the creek bank. He walked closer for a better look and without looking at him it stood up and walked away up the creek on long legs, like a human but faster, then turned into the woods. Where it was he found two 14-inch humanlike prints in the mud.
When
- Observation Date
- JUN 06 1998
- Month
- Jul
- Year
- 1998
- Season
- summer
- Time of Day
- late afternoon
- Duration
- considerable
Where
- State / province
- Tennessee
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- wild
- First Seen
- beside
- Terrain Object
- water
- Near or/at
- trees
- Multiple Sightings Y/N
- Yes
- Tracks
- found immediately
Witnesses
- No. of Witnesses
- 1
- No. of Track Witnesses
- 1
Setting
- Terrain
- alpineývalleyýwoods
- Nearby Water
- creek
Weather and light
- Lighting
- daylight
Source
- Source
- BFRO, Scott McNabb, quoting unnamed informant
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Posture
- erect
- Hair Length
- long
- Appearance
- unkempt
- Hair Colour
- red brown
- Legs
- long
- Movement
- staying still
- Later Movement
- got upýwalked away
- Reaction
- ignored
- Water Activity
- beside water
- Use of Water
- travel
- Evidence Left
- footprints
- Estimated Top Speed (mph)
- fast
- Position when first seen
- seated
Footprints
- Footprint Length
- 14.0
- Number of Tracks
- 2
- Material Tracks Made in
- mud
Witness
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Closest horizontal distance
- 50 yards
- Action on sighting
- approachedýstudied