Class B First-hand BFRO #3424

Couple see large footprint near Emigrant Gap

August 1984 day Truckee, Calif., Nevada County, California 12 witnesses

Account

The witness states her husband found a large human-like print in soft dust beside a dirt road while cutting firewood and drove her about 20 miles to see it. She states she viewed a clear print about 15 inches long with five toes. No creature itself was reported seen.

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What was reported

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Physical traces

Facts & provenance

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Date
August 1984
Stated BFRO report #3424 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day
day
Stated BFRO report #3424 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Truckee, Calif., Nevada County, California
Stated BFRO report #3424 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Nearest Road
Map point
39.30, -120.67 (± 1000 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 3424 (4 decimals, no boundary)
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #3424 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
12
Derived BFRO report #3424 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section · read with 70% confidence
Witness was
cutting winter wood
Stated BFRO report #3424 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
bigfoot print
Stated BFRO report #3424 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class B
Stated BFRO report #3424 · 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

perfect footprint in soft dust with all five toes visible back to heel

Measurements: about 15 inches long; about 1/2 inch deep at toes and heel

BFRO report, “Observed” section
Follow-up

An investigator spoke with the witness by phone and noted the footprint was near Emigrant Gap.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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