Class B First-hand BFRO #36247

Family describes possible encounters on a lake near Oak Grove

10 August 2012 about 11:00 to 12:30 at night Oak Grove MO, Lafayette County, Missouri 2 witnesses

Account

A couple watching movies in a barn heard prolonged loud splashing along a nearby lake shore that stopped when a flashlight was shone toward it and then resumed in a different spot. They felt uneasy and left for the night. The next morning the wife found a very large human-like footprint with partial prints on the shore and kept a broken cast of it.

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What was reported

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Physical traces

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Described appearance

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Feet src
very large, human in shape, much bigger than size 14 mens foot

Facts & provenance

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Date
10 August 2012
Stated BFRO report #36247 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day
about 11:00 to 12:30 at night
Stated BFRO report #36247 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Oak Grove MO, Lafayette County, Missouri
Stated BFRO report #36247 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details
Map point
39.0050, -94.1294 (± 15 km)
Geocoded BFRO report #36247 · gnis:735757 · read with 30% confidence
USGS GNIS populated place 'Oak Grove', Jackson, matched from nearest town 'Oak Grove MO' read as 'oak grove' (spelling match)
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #36247 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
2
Derived BFRO report #36247 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was
watching movies in a barn
Stated BFRO report #36247 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
perhaps a Bigfoot footprint
Stated BFRO report #36247 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class B
Stated BFRO report #36247 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by
Carter Buschardt (BFRO)
Tracks

very large human-shaped footprint with additional partial heel and half footprints on lakeshore

Measurements: much bigger than size 14 mens foot

BFRO report, “Observed” section
Cast

cast made of footprint that broke in half during removal but was retained

BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Photograph

investigator photographed the print and cast and obtained owner photos

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Measurement

measurements of two additional heel-only prints coincided with original print

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Tracks

An investigator visited the site, interviewed witnesses and photographed the footprint and cast.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Cast

An investigator visited the site, interviewed witnesses and photographed the footprint and cast.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Photograph

An investigator visited the site, interviewed witnesses and photographed the footprint and cast.

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

An investigator visited the site, interviewed witnesses and photographed the footprint and cast.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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