Class B First-hand BFRO #2037

Man has interesting experiences outside of La Porte

BFRO YEAR: 1997-98 daylight La Porte, Plumas County, California 1 witness

Account

During extended thesis fieldwork in remote mountain country, the witness found a set of human-like footprints in fine silt on a meander of Upper Slate Creek, noting dermal ridges, five even-length toes, a square shape and no instep, with a 20-inch stride noted in follow-up. Three pieces of mottled brown feces with a faint odor were found with the prints. No creature was seen and no other person was present for this find.

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What was reported

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Facts & provenance

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Time of day
daylight
Stated BFRO report #2037 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
La Porte, Plumas County, California
Stated BFRO report #2037 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
39.94, -121.02 (± 1000 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 2037 (4 decimals, no boundary)
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #2037 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
1
Derived BFRO report #2037 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Witness was
conducting Master's thesis fieldwork in remote area
Stated BFRO report #2037 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class B
Stated BFRO report #2037 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Tracks

Set of footprints in soft fine silt overbank deposits on a creek meander with visible dermal ridges of 5 toes, ball and heel, square shape with toes almost equal length, wide ball and no discernable instep

Measurements: approximately 11 inches long

BFRO report, “Observed” section
Measurement

Follow-up detail on the same prints noting dermal ridges across entire foot, very wide ball, no instep visible, and stride length; witness compared them to book illustrations and podiatry references

Measurements: about 10-11 inches long, with a 20-inch stride

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Scat

Three pieces of mottled light and dark brown feces found near the footprints with very faint human feces smell

Measurements: approx. 3 inches long and 2 inches wide

BFRO report, “Observed” section
Follow-up

An investigator spoke with the witness by phone and recorded added details about terrain, tracks, scream and feces.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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  1. Published 2001-03-23 Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash 2dd075e619ec
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  2. BFRO map layer Reference
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