Handprint near El Reno, Oklahoma (1970)
Account
In the 1970s something raided a man's chicken house near El Reno and left a handprint. Police dusted it, wildlife biologists and a zoo primatologist examined it, and the official conclusion reported by the guest was that it belonged to an unknown primate species with a more primitive hand than humans.
What was reported
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Described appearance
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- Hands src
- mix between more primitive hand than humans
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
1970–1979
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|---|---|
| Place |
El Reno, Oklahoma
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| Map point |
35.5418, -97.9613 (± 15 km)
Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of El Reno city (GEOID 4023700), matched from nearest town 'El Reno'
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| Witness was |
raising chickens, finding intruder sign
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| Witness's word for it |
unknown species of primate
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| Creature |
Unidentified
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Evidence & investigation
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Source timeline
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Bigfoot Society EP 259 Podcast Interview
The report refers to
- “Cryptomundo website pictures of the print”Not in the Anomadex yet
- “Fate magazine special on Chicken Man”Not in the Anomadex yet