Report
Received From: The GCBRO Online Report
Submission Form.
Report
Posted To GCBRO Web Site On:
December 1, 2007
DATE:
October 27, 2007
TIME:
Approximately 12:00 AM
LOCATION:
Rhea County, Tennessee
TERRAIN:
Wooded, Mountainous
OBSERVED:
On the above mentioned date, a friend and I were camping on a mountain
in east central Tn. The area surrounding the campsite is hilly, and heavy
forested. Around midnight my friend and I were talking when we heard a
loud noise which neither of us had ever heard before. Both of us have lived
in the mountains of east Tn. but have never heard anything like this. This
sound frightened both of us. I looked at another site and found a vocalization
that both of us think is what we heard. At the time we heard this whooping
sound we heard dogs around three miles away start barking. The strength
of the sound is what scared me the most. A short time after we heard this
"call" I heard what sounded like two big rocks banging together. We can
prove that we were there at this time through the TWRA. There was also
another tent about 1/4 of a mile away who had been there before we were.
We did not talk to them about this, because we left the next day. My friend
that was with me lived in the area longer than I, and has a story of another
encounter that he had as child. There is a few houses around the area at
the bottom of the mountain, approx. three miles away. This is where we
heard the dogs barking. I'm sure someone in the area has heard this also.
If you have any explanations, or questions you can reach me at the above
mentioned e-mail or phone number.
Activities
of Witness: We were riding
four-wheelers during the day, and we were camping, just enjoying the outdoors
at the time of this.
Description
of Creature: Did not observe anything
by sight. Only heard the noises.
Other
Notes: The noise we
heard was on north side of us and the sound of the rocks banging together
was on the south side of us.
Other
(Informational or Encounter History in the General Area) Notes:
I called my father the next day and he said that there has been reports
posted from the neighboring county.
Additional
Notes and or Follow up Comments:
N/A