Class B First-hand BFRO #8086

A series of large, human-like footprints are found on a farm near Wayne National Forest

January 1958 around 5 PM Harriettsville, Noble County, Ohio 3 witnesses

Account

The witnesses found a line of very large barefoot human-like tracks in snow on their farm leading into a wooded hollow and thickets, which they did not follow. The tracks were described as about 13 inches long with five toes, no claws, and a 4.5 to 5 foot stride, unlike bear tracks. A game warden viewed the tracks the next day and could not identify their source.

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Facts & provenance

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Date
January 1958
Stated BFRO report #8086 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day
around 5 PM
Stated BFRO report #8086 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Harriettsville, Noble County, Ohio
Stated BFRO report #8086 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
39.63, -81.40 (± 1000 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 8086 (5 decimals, no boundary)
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #8086 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
3
Derived BFRO report #8086 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Witness was
doing yard chores
Stated BFRO report #8086 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class B
Stated BFRO report #8086 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Tracks

line of very large barefoot human-like tracks in snow leading into thickets

Measurements: close to 13 inches long and over 6 inches wide at the toes; stride at least 4 1/2 to 5 feet long

BFRO report, “Observed” section
Tracks

ten or more tracks with five toes evident placed in a straight line

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

An investigator who ran a local newspaper advertisement was contacted by the witnesses and interviewed them about the tracks.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

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