Class B First-hand BFRO #11837

Man sees and photographs large print on shore of Lake Tahoe

5 May 2005 Afternoon Tahoe City, El Dorado County, California 2 witnesses

Account

Two people walking a gravel beach at Lake Tahoe found a very large, deep print in the beach gravel, with other less clear prints nearby. The best print had stones on the bottom highly compressed as if by great weight and was part of a straight trackway from near the dock toward the water. The witness emphasized its depth and large size compared to a human foot and said they could not make a similar track.

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Physical traces

Facts & provenance

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Date
5 May 2005
Stated BFRO report #11837 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day
Afternoon
Stated BFRO report #11837 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Tahoe City, El Dorado County, California
Stated BFRO report #11837 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
38.96, -120.10 (± 1000 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 11837 (2 decimals, no boundary)
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #11837 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
2
Derived BFRO report #11837 · BFRO report, “Observed” section · read with 75% confidence
Witness was
walking on beach looking for stones and fishing
Stated BFRO report #11837 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class B
Stated BFRO report #11837 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Tracks

Deep print in beach gravel with compressed stones on bottom, other less clear prints nearby, trackway in straight line from dock toward water

Measurements: Estimated 17 inches long and 9 inches wide, 3 to 3.5 inches deep

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Photograph

Photo of print with human foot for scale

Measurements: Human foot in photo 11 inches long

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

An investigator spoke with the witness by phone and added details about conditions and track size.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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  1. Published 2005-06-06 Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 1 image at source Hash 6fd4f935b186
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  2. BFRO map layer Reference
    Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash cfb8a3d423b7
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