Family retells documenting a possible mile-long line of tracks north of Yankeetown
Account
The witness's family discovered a long trail of large footprints on their hunting property on a winter weekend in 1991. They followed the trail for over a mile past creeks and cabins and through a barbed-wire fence, making plaster casts of a right and left print. They also reported finding a palm-frond bedding area and palms with hearts eaten nearby.
What was reported
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Facts & provenance
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| Date |
11 January 1991
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| Time of day |
early morning
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| Place |
Yankee Town, Levy County, Florida
Stated
BFRO report #48599
· BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
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| Map point |
29.08, -82.75 (± 1000 m)
BFRO map layer point for report 48599 (5 decimals, no boundary)
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witness was |
visiting hunting cabin property
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| Source classification |
Class B
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Evidence & investigation
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- Investigated by
- R. Monteith (BFRO)
Long trail of footprints followed for over a mile
Measurements: over a mile
Two plaster casts made, one right and one left print
Measurements: right 18" long and 8 1/4" wide; left 17 3/4" long and 7 3/4" wide
Photographs taken of prints, including with yard stick or tape for scale
Video filmed about a week after discovery
Bedding-like area made from palm fronds where track-maker apparently slept
Broken branches and trees along trail and palms with hearts eaten
Barbed-wire fence with at least five posts broken where track passed through
Measurements: 5 or 6 posts
Investigators met the witness at his house to hear how the casts were made and document them.
Investigators met the witness at his house to hear how the casts were made and document them.
An investigator passed contact information to the witness but received no response and the report was closed.
Investigators met the witness at his house to hear how the casts were made and document them.
Source timeline
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BFRO report #48599 Primary
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BFRO map layer Reference