Anomadex
Class B First-hand BFRO #12669

Possible tracks found by hunters outisde Mechanicsburg

October 1983 night, around 11:00pm Mechanicsburg, Champaign County, Ohio 3 witnesses

Account

Three people were out at night exercising a coon dog when they found two very large footprints in a cornfield between woods. They examined the prints by light, became frightened, and left for the truck. The reporter later returned to photograph the prints and compared one to a size-13 boot.

Summary drafted by AI from the source report and checked by code before I publish it. The witness's own words remain with the publisher — read the original report .

What was reported

Every kind of observation in the account. Select one to find other encounters with it.

Physical traces

Tracks

Facts & provenance

Each value names where it came from.

Date
October 1983
Stated BFRO report #12669 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day
night, around 11:00pm
Stated BFRO report #12669 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Mechanicsburg, Champaign County, Ohio
Stated BFRO report #12669 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
40.02, -83.56 (± 1000 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 12669 with published boundary
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #12669 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
3
Derived BFRO report #12669 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Witness was
running a coon dog for exercise
Stated BFRO report #12669 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Source classification
Class B
Stated BFRO report #12669 · 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
Steven P (BFRO)
Tracks

two huge footprints found in a bare spot in cornfield between woods

Measurements: about 6 foot apart; as big (if not bigger) than size #13 boots

BFRO report, “Observed” section
Photograph

about 6 or 7 photos of the tracks

BFRO report, “Observed” section
Tracks

A relative had an associate with large-animal experience come out the next day to view the tracks.

BFRO report, “Observed” section
Photograph

An investigator held conversations with the witness and received the referenced track photos.

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

A relative had an associate with large-animal experience come out the next day to view the tracks.

BFRO report, “Observed” section
Follow-up

An investigator held conversations with the witness and received the referenced track photos.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

Every record this entry is built from, earliest known first. Records are versioned and never edited in place.

  1. BFRO report #12669 Primary
    Published 2005-09-28 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 Hash 5c7de7934ea6
    BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization
  2. BFRO map layer Reference
    Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash cfb8a3d423b7
    BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization

The report refers to