Class B First-hand BFRO #9898

Family finds trackway near Bear Valley

23 November 2004 3:30 pm Bear Valley, Alpine County, California 2 witnesses

Account

The witness was driving with family on a snow-covered road near Bear Valley looking for a sledding spot. About a mile from Highway 4 they noticed a line of large deep impressions in the snow on the shoulder and stopped to examine them. The impressions lacked toe detail after melting and freezing, measured about 16 inches long, and formed a straight line with strides of 56 to 60 inches that the witness could not match. The witness photographed the trail and submitted it as a possible track trail.

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What was reported

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Physical traces

Tracks

Facts & provenance

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Date	23 November 2004 Stated BFRO report #9898 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day	3:30 pm Stated BFRO report #9898 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place	Bear Valley, Alpine County, California Stated BFRO report #9898 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point	38.46, -120.05 (± 1000 m) Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence BFRO map layer point for report 9898 with published boundary
Account type	First-hand Stated BFRO report #9898 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses	2 Derived BFRO report #9898 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section · read with 70% confidence
Witness was	driving to look for a place to ride sleds Stated BFRO report #9898 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification	Class B Stated BFRO report #9898 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Tracks

large deep impressions in snow in a straight line without toe detail

Measurements: 16" long; stride 56 to 60 inches

BFRO report, “Observed” section

Photograph

photograph of possible track trail submitted with report

BFRO report, “Observed” section

Measurement

tape-measured distance between successive impressions

Measurements: 60 inches first measurement and no less than 56 inches in the others

BFRO report, “Observed” section

Follow-up

An investigator spoke with the witness and assessed the tracks as from a large upright-walking mammal, noting freeze-thaw could enlarge tracks but not stride.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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BFRO report #9898 Primary

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