Man fires shots at an unidentified man or animal near his back porch. Later he finds frozen meat littered about his back yard
Account
The witness was home watching a baseball game when a strange noise from the back porch prompted investigation with a pistol. The witness reported seeing a large dark upright shadow-like figure running toward the woods, firing shots, then seeing it again near an old stable and firing again without hitting it. Afterwards the witness found a porch freezer broken into with frozen food scattered, plus white hairs and ground impressions.
What was reported
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Described appearance
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- Build src
- large
- Gait src
- running
- Posture src
- stood up like a man
- Other features src
- dark, man-like
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
11 October 1980
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|---|---|
| Time of day |
night
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| Place |
Fairview, Fleming County, Kentucky
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| Map point |
38.46, -83.93 (± 1102 m)
BFRO map layer point for report 2382 with published boundary
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| Account type |
Investigator summary
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| Witnesses |
1
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| Figures reported |
1
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| Witness was |
watching baseball game at home
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| Witness's word for it |
huge shadow
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| Source classification |
Class A
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Evidence & investigation
What the source says was found or done. Claimed evidence is listed as claimed; the Anomadex has not examined it.
Unusual white hairs found on ground and on freezer door knob, later sent to state police crime lab and reported as human origin, light brown, blonde and white.
Prints found in wet sand by a gully with sign of sliding down embankment; described as unclear whether human.
Measurements: between 12 and 14 inches in length and 6 inches wide
Porch freezer broken into with frozen chicken, hot dogs and bread removed and scattered; packaged meat and bread reportedly ripped open and consumed frozen with no blood found.
Deputies and local residents searched the area until early morning and located scattered meat.
Additional tracks and slide marks were found the next day by a gully and in wet sand.
Additional tracks and slide marks were found the next day by a gully and in wet sand.
Collected white hairs were forwarded to the state police crime lab for analysis and reported as human origin.
Law enforcement reported finding packaged meat and bread ripped open and consumed frozen with no signs of blood.
Deputies and local residents searched the area until early morning and located scattered meat.
Additional tracks and slide marks were found the next day by a gully and in wet sand.
Collected white hairs were forwarded to the state police crime lab for analysis and reported as human origin.
Investigators learned from local police about a possible human subject with long blonde hair and beard seen in the area.
Law enforcement reported finding packaged meat and bread ripped open and consumed frozen with no signs of blood.
Source timeline
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BFRO report #2382 Primary
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BFRO map layer Reference
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