BFRO #29227: Possible footprints found near Metropolis

📍 Location

📝 Description

To be honest, I�m very reluctant to submit this report but the pictures and details are simply too compelling to ignore. Two months ago my wife and I purchased five acres of rural, wooded property here in Massac County, Illinois. I mow approximately two acres of this ground, with the rest of it being heavily wooded. I know nothing about Botany, so I can�t describe the vegetation on the property outside of an Oak and/or Silver Maple trees. Just take my word for it � it�s thick with trees and underbrush. On May 3rd at 6:15p.m., my wife, myself, and my two boys sons went out to this new property to have a picnic at the cabin. I was half-way down the hill toward the cabin when my wife yelled, �Oh my gosh! Look at this - look at this!� She was up the slope close to our parked trucks, staring at the ground. I walked back up to her position and she was staring at this print on the ground (pictures attached). I had, evidently, walked right over the track without noticing.I then searched the radial area around the track and found two more partial impressions. Growing more suspicious caused me to search the �bottoms� behind the cabin. I found a strange tree structure and photographed that, as well. Listen, I�ve got a BS in Management Communication and am pursuing a Masters in Theology. I am also a local minister, so my credibility is at stake. I would never consider fabricating a story, much less a story like this one.Now, we�ve got to use a little critical thinking, but this is where logic and reality seem to be in opposition. What makes a print like the one we�ve found on our property? There�s two plausible possibilities; (1) A very large, very heavy man or woman � with a 14+ inch foot - is walking around out in the cool spring air with no shoes, trespassing on private property, out in a rural part of the country, risking arrest or a bullet. Or (2), ?I asked a good friend of mine, and member of the church, to take photos of the print using his 10 mega-pixal camera � the photos are truly incredible. He took several photos, including a �foot-in� and �foot-out� to show scale, two with a tape measure, one showing depth, and photos of the area via Google earth.

🔍 Circumstances

Yes; 3. Walking toward our cabin.

👤 Physical Description

BFRO Classification: Class B

🌤️ Weather Conditions

6:15 p.m., approximately 1 hour before sunset. Clear.

ℹ️ Additional Details

6:15 p.m., approximately 1 hour before sunset. Clear.

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