Possible footprints found in snow outside Marquette
Account
The witness and a companion were walking up a remote dirt road at night looking for snowboarding hills when they heard a strange sound and found large bare-foot-like prints with visible toes in the snow. After discussing the prints, which were wider and longer than a 12-inch flashlight with a very long stride, a nearby tree began shaking violently and dropping snow and branches, prompting them to run back to the car and leave.
What was reported
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Sounds
Physical traces
Described appearance
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- Feet src
- clearly shaped bare-foot prints with toes, very wide and longer than 12 inches, estimated 14-15 inches long
- Gait src
- very far apart stride, about 5 foot stride, requiring legs spread wide or running leap to match
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
22 January 2004
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|---|---|
| Time of day |
9-10pm
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| Place |
Marquette, Marquette County, Michigan
Stated
BFRO report #19936
· BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
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| Map point |
46.53, -87.50 (± 1000 m)
BFRO map layer point for report 19936 with published boundary
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
2
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| Witness was |
searching on foot for snowboarding hills
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| Source classification |
Class B
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Evidence & investigation
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- Investigated by
- Eric Lester (BFRO)
Large bare-foot-shaped prints with toes visible in snow beside dirt road leading into forest
Disposable-camera photo of footprint taken by the witness
Print compared to 12-inch flashlight, print still quite larger and very wide
Measurements: 12-inch flashlight; print still quite larger and very wide
Investigator-recorded estimate of track length and stride
Measurements: estimated 14-15 inches long; about 5 foot stride
An investigator spoke with the witness who clearly recounted scouting for snowboarding spots, finding footprints, and seeing a tree shake.
Source timeline
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BFRO report #19936 Primary
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BFRO map layer Reference