Newspaper article about a track find and investigation
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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| Date |
7 November 1997
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| Place |
Rice Lake, Barron County, Wisconsin
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| Map point |
45.50, -91.71 (± 7 km)
BFRO map layer point for report 1105 with published boundary
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| Account type |
Press report
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| Witness was |
conducting preliminary search
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| Witness's word for it |
Bigfoot
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| Source classification |
Class A
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Evidence & investigation
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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
An investigator planned more preliminary searching and a possible full search with equipment and personnel.
An investigator had previously searched for Bigfoot in northern California in the 1970s.
Source timeline
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BFRO report #1105 Primary
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BFRO map layer Reference
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