Witness reports seeing footprints as a child
Account
As a young child, the witness was helping a relative with weed clearing in a bean field while another relative operated harvesting machinery. They found a line of very large human-like footprints with an unusually long stride leading toward the house and showed them to the other relative. The family contacted authorities, many local people came to view the prints, and the witness recalls being frightened afterward.
What was reported
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Facts & provenance
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| Date |
September 1977
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|---|---|
| Time of day |
afternoon
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| Place |
Ottosen Ia, Humboldt County, Iowa
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| Map point |
42.91, -94.38 (± 1000 m)
BFRO map layer point for report 5072 (4 decimals, no boundary)
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
3
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| Witness was |
pulling weeds in field before harvesting
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| Witness's word for it |
very large footprints
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| Source classification |
Class B
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Evidence & investigation
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Single line of very large human-like footprints crossing bean field toward house.
Measurements: 14-15 inches long, larger than a three foot stride
Authorities came to investigate the tracks after being contacted, with many local people also coming to view them.
Authorities came to investigate the tracks after being contacted, with many local people also coming to view them.
Source timeline
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BFRO report #5072 Primary
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BFRO map layer Reference
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