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Class B First-hand BFRO #45280

Family going fishing find a large, strange footprint in a sandbar near Gratis

June 2014 Around 8 PM at night Gratis, Preble County, Ohio 3 witnesses

Account

Three people scouting Twin Creek for a fishing spot found a single very large footprint on a rocky sandbar. They photographed it beside a size 13 foot for scale and measured it at 15 inches long. Investigators later visited the exact site with the witnesses but found no additional tracks due to rocky substrate.

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What was reported

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Physical traces

Tracks

Described appearance

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Feet src
15" long x 7" wide x 5" at the heel

Facts & provenance

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Date
June 2014
Stated BFRO report #45280 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day
Around 8 PM at night
Stated BFRO report #45280 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Gratis, Preble County, Ohio
Stated BFRO report #45280 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
39.66, -84.51 (± 1000 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 45280 with published boundary
Account type
First-hand
Derived BFRO report #45280 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
3
Stated BFRO report #45280 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Witness was
scouting creek for fishing spot
Stated BFRO report #45280 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Witness's word for it
a big footprint
Stated BFRO report #45280 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class B
Stated BFRO report #45280 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

What the source says was found or done. Claimed evidence is listed as claimed; the Anomadex has not examined it.

Investigated by
Marc DeWerth (BFRO)
Tracks

Single large footprint on sandbar where creek turns left

Measurements: 15" long x 7" wide x 5" at the heel

BFRO report, “Observed” section
Photograph

Photo of track next to size 13 foot for scale

BFRO report, “Observed” section
Photograph

Location photos showing where track was found and heading direction

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

An investigator met the witness at a county library during a hosted seminar to discuss the track find.

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

Investigators accompanied the witnesses to the exact sandbar location to examine the site and search for additional tracks.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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  1. BFRO report #45280 Primary
    Published 2014-06-07 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 3 images at source Hash b5ad5787f1a4
    BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization
  2. BFRO map layer Reference
    Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash cfb8a3d423b7
    BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization

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