Class B First-hand BFRO #8797

Two boys find footprints on Harris River bank

May 2001 daytime, about 2 or 3 pm Hollis, Prince of Wales County, Alaska 2 witnesses

Account

Two cousins walking along a riverbank saw what the cousin thought was something standing about 100 feet ahead. The writer could not see it clearly without glasses, and the cousin then dismissed it as a stump. Going to the spot, they found three large human-like footprints in the sand, then left for a family picnic area.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Physical traces

Described appearance

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Feet src
human-like with 5 toes, heel and bridge, really big

Facts & provenance

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Date
May 2001
Stated BFRO report #8797 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day
daytime, about 2 or 3 pm
Stated BFRO report #8797 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section · read with 85% confidence
Place
Hollis, Prince of Wales County, Alaska
Stated BFRO report #8797 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
55.46, -132.73 (± 1000 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 8797 (4 decimals, no boundary)
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #8797 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
2
Derived BFRO report #8797 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported
1
Derived BFRO report #8797 · BFRO report, “Observed” section · read with 60% confidence
Witness was
walking along riverbank from campground
Stated BFRO report #8797 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
something standing in front of us
Stated BFRO report #8797 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class B
Stated BFRO report #8797 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by
Dr. Wolf H. Fahrenbach (BFRO)
Tracks

three footprints in sand about an inch deep described as like a man's

Measurements: about an inch deep; looked like shoe size 13 or 15

BFRO report, “Observed” section
Measurement

investigator note that the three prints were close together, not walking footprints, about 15 inches long

Measurements: approximately 15" long or slightly shorter

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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