Hiker finds possible footprints in Timber Ridge Forest Preserve (w/photos)
Account
The witness was hiking on a new gravel path through a forest preserve at lunchtime. In wet crushed gravel that preserved other footprints, the witness noticed bare footprints about 13 inches long with five toes that appeared deeper than shoe prints and traced them back to thick grass. The witness photographed the prints with a glove for scale and found the step distance too long to comfortably match.
What was reported
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Facts & provenance
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| Date |
4 January 2011
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| Time of day |
about 12:30 pm
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| Place |
Winfield, Du Page County, Illinois
Stated
BFRO report #28679
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| Map point |
41.89, -88.18 (± 1000 m)
BFRO map layer point for report 28679 (5 decimals, no boundary)
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
1
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| Witness was |
hiking on a forest preserve path
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| Source classification |
Class B
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Evidence & investigation
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- Investigated by
- Stan Courtney (BFRO)
bare human-like footprints with five distinct toes in wet crushed gravel, deeper than surrounding shoe prints, leading from thick grass
Measurements: about 13 inches long
five photos of the footprints including images with glove and shoe for scale
gait/step distance measured with walking stick, which the witness could not comfortably walk
Measurements: 3ft 10"
An investigator spoke with the witness by phone and reviewed a satellite map of the footprint area.
Source timeline
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BFRO report #28679 Primary
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BFRO map layer Reference