Class A Unknown BFRO #1274

Bigfoot creature being seen & heard throughout night and footprint evidence found

9 August 1997 between midnight and 5 a.m. Woodbury County, Iowa

Account

Between midnight and 5 a.m. residents of an apartment building heard branch-breaking and other noises. The following morning footprints were found widely in the area, including across the street. A sighting was also reported outside a resident's window at 5 a.m. on August 9, 1997, amid similar activity said to have persisted for weeks.

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Date
9 August 1997
Stated BFRO report #1274 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day
between midnight and 5 a.m.
Stated BFRO report #1274 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Woodbury County, Iowa
Stated BFRO report #1274 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Location Details
Map point
42.51, -96.40 (± 1000 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 1274 (5 decimals, no boundary)
Account type
Unknown
Derived BFRO report #1274 · BFRO report, “Also Noticed” section · read with 50% confidence
Source classification
Class A
Stated BFRO report #1274 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Tracks

footprints found widely the following morning, including across the street

BFRO report, “Also Noticed” section

Source timeline

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