Abstract
Eyewitness reports from people who claimed to have observed a Snowman (wildman), collected by a commission of the Academy of Sciences of the U.S.S.R. in 1957-58 and from expeditions in 1984-86, were analyzed by applied mathematical techniques. The methods of biological statistics, phenetics, and criminalistics (theory of testimonies) were used. The following traits are apparent: tall stature mode (2.04 m), and short stature mode (1.56 m); four variants of color: yellow-brown, brown, grey, and black. As a whole, the reports are consistent, and no hoaxing is detectable. The data concur with modern ideas concerning the population genetics of rare mammals on the verge of extinction. Verifying the reality of the Snowman will require additional research.