Class B First-hand BFRO #1180

Family discovers fresh footprints in the snow while cutting down a Christmas tree

December 1989 Eden, Lamoille County, Vermont 4 witnesses

Account

The witness family went into the woods in deep fresh snow to cut a Christmas tree. They found large footprints that crossed a pond and continued into a hemlock grove, with prints 12 to 14 inches long and a stride estimated at six feet. Something appeared to have stepped over a small leaf-covered tree without knocking leaves off, and the family dog barked intensely, leading the witness to feel they had just missed whatever made the tracks.

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Facts & provenance

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Date
December 1989
Stated BFRO report #1180 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Place
Eden, Lamoille County, Vermont
Stated BFRO report #1180 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
44.7073, -72.5457 (± 15 km)
Geocoded BFRO report #1180 · gnis:1457336 · read with 45% confidence
USGS GNIS populated place 'Eden', Lamoille, matched from nearest town 'Eden'
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #1180 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
4
Derived BFRO report #1180 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Witness was
going into woods to cut a Christmas tree
Stated BFRO report #1180 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Source classification
Class B
Stated BFRO report #1180 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Tracks

large footprints in fresh snow

Measurements: 12" to 14" in length about 6" wide

BFRO report, “Also Noticed” section
Tracks

footprint stride in snow

Measurements: At least 6' heel to toe

BFRO report, “Observed” section

Source timeline

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