Class B First-hand BFRO #3525

Snowmobiler finds large barefoot tracks in upper peninsula of Michigan

February 1972 about 3:00 p.m. Newberry, Luce County, Michigan 1 witness

Account

The witness was snowmobiling through a remote marshy area in February when they came upon a trail of barefoot human-like prints in deep crusted snow. They stopped to examine the trail and concluded the prints were not from a bear, snowshoes, or anything familiar. Frightened by the size and human appearance of the tracks, they left the area quickly.

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What was reported

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Physical traces

Described appearance

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Feet src
human bare-foot tracks

Facts & provenance

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Date
February 1972
Stated BFRO report #3525 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day
about 3:00 p.m.
Stated BFRO report #3525 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Newberry, Luce County, Michigan
Stated BFRO report #3525 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
46.53, -85.50 (± 1000 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 3525 (5 decimals, no boundary)
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #3525 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
1
Stated BFRO report #3525 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Witness was
snowmobiling in a remote area
Stated BFRO report #3525 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
A bare-foot giant
Stated BFRO report #3525 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class B
Stated BFRO report #3525 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Tracks

trail of barefoot human-like tracks in snow

Measurements: twice as long and twice as wide as an ordinary human's

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

An investigator communicated with the witness to record additional track details and habitat description.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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  1. Published 2001-12-21 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 Hash 017d59776872
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  2. BFRO map layer Reference
    Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash cfb8a3d423b7
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The report refers to

  • “local newspaper The Newberry News”
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