Class B First-hand BFRO #11948

Quad riders find fresh footprints, encounter overwhelming stench near Stumpy Meadows

September 2002 early afternoon Georgetown, El Dorado County, California 2 witnesses

Account

The witness was riding an ATV with her husband on a forest road and stopped alone to wait for him. She reported a very strong foul odor, a feeling of being watched, and hearing a branch break. When she started to leave she noticed very large footprints over their fresh outgoing tracks. Her husband saw the prints but attributed their size to dust and reported only a faint dead smell.

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What was reported

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Physical traces

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Described appearance

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Feet src
flat foot with no arch, about eight inches wide at ball

Facts & provenance

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Date
September 2002
Stated BFRO report #11948 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day
early afternoon
Stated BFRO report #11948 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Georgetown, El Dorado County, California
Stated BFRO report #11948 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
38.91, -120.58 (± 3 km)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 11948 with published boundary
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #11948 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
2
Derived BFRO report #11948 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was
riding quads
Stated BFRO report #11948 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
bigfoot
Stated BFRO report #11948 · BFRO report, “Observed” section · read with 70% confidence
Source classification
Class B
Stated BFRO report #11948 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by
Cliff Barackman (BFRO)
Tracks

Very large footprints overlying fresh ATV tracks on dusty road, partially run over leaving heel of one and toes of another, flat with no arch.

Measurements: width at the ball approximately eight inches; step length something like four feet

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Follow-up

An investigator spoke with the witness by phone and added clarifying details to the report.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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