Follow up investigation to track find in Rathbone
Account
In early August 1995, a couple fishing at a neighbor's pond near Addison found large footprints, hair-like material and disturbed vegetation. Additional prints appeared on subsequent days on different sides of the pond. State wildlife officials and university staff examined casts and samples but did not identify the source.
What was reported
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Facts & provenance
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| Place |
Addison, Steuben County, New York
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|---|---|
| Map point |
42.1063, -77.2320 (± 15 km)
Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Addison village (GEOID 3600276), matched from nearest town 'Addison'
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
2
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| Witness was |
fishing at a neighbor's pond
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| Source classification |
Class B
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Evidence & investigation
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Large footprints in mud near pond
Measurements: 15 inches long, five inches wide, embedded at least an inch, spaced over 40 inches apart
Plaster casts of prints showing bunion-like features
Hair-like material collected at site and sent to university lab
Cattails pulled up with roots eaten near pond
Wildlife officials made casts of the prints and examined the findings with university staff.
Wildlife officials made casts of the prints and examined the findings with university staff.
Hair-like material from the site was sent to a university lab and reportedly never identified.
Wildlife officials made casts of the prints and examined the findings with university staff.
Hair-like material from the site was sent to a university lab and reportedly never identified.
The compiler reported ongoing efforts to locate the hair samples and obtain photos of the footprint casts.
Source timeline
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BFRO report #4643 Primary
The report refers to
- “one videotape”Not in the Anomadex yet
- “spotted throughout the United States since the 1940s”Not in the Anomadex yet