Soldier on maneuvers finds large, human-like footprints at Fort Bragg
Account
The witness was on a military training exercise at Ft. Bragg when he walked away from his group after sunrise to a small sandy clearing. He found very large human-like barefoot tracks with a smaller set of child-sized tracks crossing the clearing into surrounding pines. He followed them across the clearing where they disappeared into the trees, but returned without others examining them due to lack of time.
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Facts & provenance
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| Date |
9 August 1989
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| Time of day |
1hr after sunrise
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| Place |
Ft. Bragg, Cumberland County, North Carolina
Stated
BFRO report #18680
· BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
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| Map point |
35.13, -79.11 (± 5 km)
BFRO map layer point for report 18680 with published boundary
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
1
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| Witness was |
on military training exercise
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| Source classification |
Class B
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Evidence & investigation
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- Investigated by
- Tim Staudt (BFRO)
Very large human-looking barefoot footprints with 5 toes, heel and arch crossing a small clearing
Measurements: twice as long as witness's size 9 1/2 boot and maybe 2 in wider
Smaller child-sized prints alongside the larger prints
Measurements: size of a 3-4yr old human
Approximately 10 to 15 very large prints accompanied by smaller prints in a 100 sq ft area heading toward densely wooded area, about 1 inch deep in soft sand over harder ground
Measurements: 10 to 15 very large prints in 100 square foot area, about 1 inch deep
An investigator interviewed the witness by phone in 2009 and later visited the general sighting area, noting overgrown unused bunkers and assessing the habitat.
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BFRO report #18680 Primary
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