Class B First-hand BFRO #10797

Hikers find footprint in Perry State Park

26 February 2005 about 2:30pm in full light Perry, Jefferson County, Kansas 2 witnesses

Account

The witness was hiking with his wife on a lakeside trail and kneeling to photograph mosses when he noticed a large footprint in soft soil. He photographed it from overhead and with his shoe for scale, but found no other prints due to heavy leaf litter. An investigator later spoke with him by phone and recorded the track dimensions, but the photos lacked sufficient detail to include.

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Facts & provenance

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Date
26 February 2005
Stated BFRO report #10797 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day
about 2:30pm in full light
Stated BFRO report #10797 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Perry, Jefferson County, Kansas
Stated BFRO report #10797 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
39.14, -95.49 (± 1000 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 10797 (3 decimals, no boundary)
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #10797 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
2
Derived BFRO report #10797 · BFRO report, “Observed” section · read with 85% confidence
Witness was
hiking to look for wildflowers and photographing mosses
Stated BFRO report #10797 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
bigfoot
Stated BFRO report #10797 · BFRO report, “Observed” section · read with 60% confidence
Source classification
Class B
Stated BFRO report #10797 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by
Stan Courtney (BFRO)
Tracks

Single large footprint found in soft soil on trail; no additional footprints located due to extensive leaf litter.

BFRO report, “Observed” section
Photograph

Witness took overhead photo and scale photo with shoe; investigator later said images lacked sufficient detail to include.

BFRO report, “Observed” section
Measurement

Footprint reported to measure about sixteen inches long and seven inches wide.

Measurements: approximately sixteen inches long and seven inches wide

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Photograph

An investigator spoke with the witness by phone and recorded track dimensions but excluded photos for lack of detail.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Measurement

An investigator spoke with the witness by phone and recorded track dimensions but excluded photos for lack of detail.

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

An investigator spoke with the witness by phone and recorded track dimensions but excluded photos for lack of detail.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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  1. Published 2005-02-27 Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash 1e5c5d4bd9e3
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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

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