Class B First-hand BFRO #2398

Sighting by a fisherman at night near Kilgore, and separate nighttime sighting by a family in a mobilehome

1978 approximately 1:30 a.m. Gregg County, Texas 4 witnesses

Account

The witness, a child at the time, was inside a mobile home with family and a family friend late at night. A heavy thud on the side and prolonged pounding on the door were heard, and the friend saw a tall hair-covered figure looking in through a window. The group hid and screamed, called for help, and the noises stopped; prints were found outside the next morning.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Physical traces

Described appearance

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Height src
at least 6.5 feet tall
Hair colour src
brown
Hair length src
long
Eyes src
human in shape but colored like an animals

Facts & provenance

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Date
1978
Stated BFRO report #2398 · BFRO report, labelled field: Year
Time of day
approximately 1:30 a.m.
Stated BFRO report #2398 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Place
Gregg County, Texas
Stated BFRO report #2398 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County
Map point
32.41, -94.82 (± 1000 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 2398 (4 decimals, no boundary)
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #2398 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
4
Derived BFRO report #2398 · BFRO report, “Observed” section · read with 70% confidence
Figures reported
1
Derived BFRO report #2398 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was
watching late-night TV and playing games inside a mobile home
Stated BFRO report #2398 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
that thing he told me about
Stated BFRO report #2398 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class B
Stated BFRO report #2398 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Tracks

a few prints found around backside of mobile home and by front door the next morning

BFRO report, “Observed” section

Source timeline

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