Class A Press report BFRO #1105

Newspaper article about a track find and investigation

7 November 1997 Rice Lake, Barron County, Wisconsin

Account

A press report said three large footprint-like impressions were found on a Monday in the wooded Blue Hills area near Rice Lake. An investigator described the impressions as about 16 to 17.5 inches long and 8 inches wide, with one showing five toes and a stride of about 4.5 feet, suggesting a Bigfoot. He said he would do more preliminary searching before deciding on a full-scale expedition.

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What was reported

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Physical traces

Facts & provenance

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Date
7 November 1997
Stated BFRO report #1105 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Place
Rice Lake, Barron County, Wisconsin
Stated BFRO report #1105 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town
Map point
45.50, -91.71 (± 7 km)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
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Account type
Press report
Stated BFRO report #1105 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was
conducting preliminary search
Stated BFRO report #1105 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
Bigfoot
Stated BFRO report #1105 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class A
Stated BFRO report #1105 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

What the source says was found or done. Claimed evidence is listed as claimed; the Anomadex has not examined it.

Tracks

three large foot-like impressions, one with five toes and a 4 1/2-foot stride

Measurements: about 16 to 17 1/2 inches long and 8 inches wide at the widest; stride of about 4 1/2 feet

BFRO report, “Observed” section
Follow-up

An investigator planned more preliminary searching and a possible full search with equipment and personnel.

BFRO report, “Observed” section
Follow-up

An investigator had previously searched for Bigfoot in northern California in the 1970s.

BFRO report, “Observed” section

Source timeline

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  1. Published 1997-11-07 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 Hash 2fcd9b4ba6c5
    BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization
  2. BFRO map layer Reference
    Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash cfb8a3d423b7
    BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization

The report refers to

  • “a local newspaper story two weeks ago”
    Not in the Anomadex yet
  • “a lot of sightings in Florida , Ohio and Maine”
    Not in the Anomadex yet