Incident #992157
Laurel, Prince George's Cty, Maryland
Jan 1988
Account
Checking out a wooded area east of Rte 1 and north of Muirkirk Road where packs of coyotes had been reported, a few days after a heavy snowfall, Mark Opsasnick found tracks coming out of the woods and circling the abandoned Howard University Physics-Astronomy physical plant and observatory, then going 200 yards through a clearing and ending at a gravel road. They showed heel impressions and an arch, but toes were smeered. He felt that the long stride, up to 78 inches, ruled out melted out smaller tracks. Pictures turned out well.
When
- Observation Date
- JAN 17 1988
- Month
- Jan
- Year
- 1988
- Season
- winter
Where
- State / province
- Maryland
- County
- Prince George's Cty
- Nearest Town
- Laurel
- Latitude
- 3906
- Longitude
- 7652
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- rural
- First Seen
- at
- Terrain Object
- trees
- Near or/at
- empty building
- Track Photo Y/N
- Yes
Witnesses
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
- No. of Track Witnesses
- 1
Setting
- Terrain
- woods
Source
- Source
- Bigfoot Co-op, April, 1988, Mark Opsasnick report of track find.
Footprints
- Set of Tracks
- 1
- Footprint Length
- 17.0
- Greates Width
- 8.0
- Stride in Inches Average
- 72
- Number of Tracks
- many
- Track Condition
- poor
- Material Tracks Made in
- soft deep snow
- Tracks Came From
- trees
- Tracks Went to
- road
- Foot Shape
- wedge-shape
Witness
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- sasq. hunting