Class B First-hand BFRO #11493

Hiker hears vocalizations and finds footprint near Topeka

26 April 2005 4:30pm Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas 1 witness

Account

The witness was walking trails near small ponds by a parking lot and found a single bare footprint in mud at the edge of the smallest pond. The print looked fairly fresh despite recent near-freezing night temperatures and had a flat sole with even toes. The witness photographed the print and reported it without interpreting what made it.

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What was reported

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Physical traces

Described appearance

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Feet src
bare human-looking footprint with flat sole and even toes, nine and one half inches long and three and one half inches wide

Facts & provenance

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Date
26 April 2005
Stated BFRO report #11493 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day
4:30pm
Stated BFRO report #11493 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
Stated BFRO report #11493 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details
Map point
39.06, -95.75 (± 1000 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 11493 (5 decimals, no boundary)
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #11493 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
1
Derived BFRO report #11493 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Witness was
walking trails
Stated BFRO report #11493 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
a bare human-looking footprint
Stated BFRO report #11493 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class B
Stated BFRO report #11493 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by
Stan Courtney (BFRO)
Tracks

bare human-looking footprint in mud near edge of smallest pond, described as fairly fresh with flat sole and even toes

Measurements: nine and one half inches long and three and one half inches wide

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Photograph

photo of the footprint supplied by the witness

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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