Teenager has a nighttime close encounter and then sees tracks in the snow in Avery
Account
The witness spent a winter night sleeping on a couch in an unfinished hillside cabin while two dogs slept nearby. During the night a large-sounding movement was heard outside that agitated the dogs for about fifteen minutes, but the witness did not look outside. The next morning the witness found a line of large five-toed footprints in snow that appeared to pass the cabin, step over a barbed-wire fence, and jump a creek before continuing uphill, but heavy snow later covered them.
What was reported
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Described appearance
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- Feet src
- large humanoid feet, five toes, about 13 to 15 inches in length
- Gait src
- stride about six to seven feet apart
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
16 December 1978
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| Time of day |
night
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| Place |
Avery, Calaveras County, California
Stated
BFRO report #5477
· BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
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| Map point |
38.20, -120.37 (± 1000 m)
BFRO map layer point for report 5477 (4 decimals, no boundary)
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
1
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| Witness was |
sleeping overnight in an unfinished cabin
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| Witness's word for it |
whatever was making the noise outside
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| Source classification |
Class B
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Evidence & investigation
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Large five-toed footprints in snow forming a trail past the cabin, over a fence and across a creek
Measurements: 13 to 15 inches long; stride 6 to 7 feet apart; 4 to 5 inches deep; fence about 4.5 feet high; creek 7-8 feet wide
An investigator interviewed the witness by phone and verified property ownership through county records.
Source timeline
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BFRO report #5477 Primary
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