Railway Lines and Quarries Disproportionately Associated with ABC Sightings. Disproportionate number of ABC sightings close to and on railway lines, used and disused In Leicester, approximately 70% of sightings on or near railways In Lancashire and Cornwall, proportion can be even higher

In Leicester, ~70% of ABC sightings occur on/near railway lines. At Ketton in 1999, officials—including the Leicester & Rutland Ramblers Association chairman—encountered a black panther at just 10 ft in bright sunlight. A cast paw print showed retracted claws, trilobed heel—not dog tracks. High-security explosives storage makes stray dogs unlikely.

Key Facts

  • Disproportionate number of ABC sightings close to and on railway lines, used and disused
  • In Leicester, approximately 70% of sightings on or near railways
  • In Lancashire and Cornwall, proportion can be even higher
  • Quarries furnish regular ABC sightings
  • Kettton Quarry, Leicester: 1999 party of officials including chairman of Leicester and Rutland Ramblers Association encountered black panther on footpath at top of quarry in bright sunlight at 10 feet distance
  • Paw print cast found at Kettton Quarry unmistakably big cat print with retracted claws and trilobed heel, not dog print
  • High security at quarries due to explosives makes stray dog entry unlikely