Class B First-hand BFRO #50965

Possible footprints found and cast east of Belleville near Illinois Route 4

15 January 2016 afternoon St. Clair County, Illinois 1 witness

Account

The witness reported finding several large footprints in dirt where a prairie grass field meets woods during a sunny afternoon. The prints were documented by video and preserved by casting, with five toes visible and a reported size of fifteen inches long by six inches wide. No creature was seen during this find. The witness noted it was the second such discovery in the same area after June 2015.

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What was reported

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Facts & provenance

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Date
15 January 2016
Stated BFRO report #50965 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day
afternoon
Stated BFRO report #50965 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
St. Clair County, Illinois
Stated BFRO report #50965 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
38.43, -89.79 (± 6 km)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 50965 with published boundary
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #50965 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
1
Derived BFRO report #50965 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section · read with 80% confidence
Source classification
Class B
Stated BFRO report #50965 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by
Stan Courtney (BFRO)
Tracks

Several footprints in dirt with five toes visible, measuring fifteen inches long by six inches wide

Measurements: fifteen inches long by six inches wide

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Cast

Cast of footprint removed from dirt and cleaned

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Video

Video documentation of the tracks

BFRO report, “Observed” section
Follow-up

An investigator spoke with the witness by phone about the footprints and casts.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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