Man finds and casts large footprints after hearing of sighting
Account
After hearing about a reported sighting, the witness went with a companion the next morning to the described location to look for footprints. They found large footprints crossing a sandy road from a clear-cut area into a swamp, noted a long stride, depth, and disturbed tree blossoms, and made plaster casts. No creature was seen during this visit.
What was reported
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Facts & provenance
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| Date |
30 June 1980
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| Time of day |
10:00AM
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| Place |
Pittman, Lake County, Florida
Stated
BFRO report #5510
· BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
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| Map point |
29.13, -81.63 (± 3 km)
BFRO map layer point for report 5510 with published boundary
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
2
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| Witness was |
looking for and casting reported footprints
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| Source classification |
Class B
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Evidence & investigation
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large footprints crossing sandy road from clear-cut area into swamp, sinking deeper in swamp
Measurements: about 4 to 5 feet apart when it walked, and about 1 to 2 inches deep
two plaster casts made from the footprints, one kept by the witness
pictures of the casts
bay tree blossoms removed high in tree with pieces on ground at road edge
Measurements: up about 10 to 12 feet in the tree
An investigator spoke with the witness and the witness later brought the cast to share at an expedition.
An investigator spoke with the witness and the witness later brought the cast to share at an expedition.
Someone had previously taken casts at the site before the witness arrived.
An investigator spoke with the witness and the witness later brought the cast to share at an expedition.
Source timeline
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BFRO report #5510 Primary
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BFRO map layer Reference