Man and his children find large barefoot tracks in snow
Account
The witness took his children sledding along a forest service road, towing a sled behind his truck. After noticing droppings in the road, they found a trail of large bare human-like footprints with five toes leading up a bank. The witness compared his booted foot and stride to the prints, noting a much longer step and deeper impressions, then left because it was getting late and later reported the find to the sheriff's office.
What was reported
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Facts & provenance
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| Date |
29 December 1977
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|---|---|
| Time of day |
late afternoon
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| Place |
Granite Falls, Snohomish County, Washington
Stated
BFRO report #1880
· BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
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| Map point |
48.13, -121.77 (± 1000 m)
BFRO map layer point for report 1880 (4 decimals, no boundary)
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witness was |
sledding with kids while towing sled behind truck
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| Witness's word for it |
legendary 'bigfoot'
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| Source classification |
Class A
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Evidence & investigation
What the source says was found or done. Claimed evidence is listed as claimed; the Anomadex has not examined it.
Trail of large human-like bare footprints with five toes leading up a bank
Measurements: about 4 to 5 feet between steps
Pile of droppings found in middle of road
Super 8 movie film of track trail and area
First track set measured with heel, ball and length plus stride
Measurements: 4 inches across the heel, 6 inches across the ball and 14 inches long; step 4 to 5 feet
Second joining track set measured as larger with longer step
Measurements: 5 inches across the heel, 6.5 inches across the ball and were 17 inches long; six to seven foot step
Instamatic photos of prints
Hydra-Cal cast of one print taken in snow
Sample of droppings taken for checking; thought to appear coyote
An investigator joined the witness at the site, filmed and photographed the trackways, measured two sizes of five-toed tracks, attempted a cast, and collected a scat sample.
An investigator joined the witness at the site, filmed and photographed the trackways, measured two sizes of five-toed tracks, attempted a cast, and collected a scat sample.
An investigator joined the witness at the site, filmed and photographed the trackways, measured two sizes of five-toed tracks, attempted a cast, and collected a scat sample.
An investigator joined the witness at the site, filmed and photographed the trackways, measured two sizes of five-toed tracks, attempted a cast, and collected a scat sample.
An investigator joined the witness at the site, filmed and photographed the trackways, measured two sizes of five-toed tracks, attempted a cast, and collected a scat sample.
An investigator joined the witness at the site, filmed and photographed the trackways, measured two sizes of five-toed tracks, attempted a cast, and collected a scat sample.
Dispatch received the witness's late-night report of large bare footprints and referred him to an investigator who arranged a next-day meeting.
An investigator joined the witness at the site, filmed and photographed the trackways, measured two sizes of five-toed tracks, attempted a cast, and collected a scat sample.
Source timeline
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BFRO report #1880 Primary
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BFRO map layer Reference
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