Class B First-hand BFRO #9042

A woman has close sighting through living room window, very near the Zaleski State Forest

20 June 2004 close to 2 AM Mcarthur, Vinton County, Ohio 1 witness

Account

On June 20, 2004 around 2 a.m., the witness was watching TV at home when she noticed a large dark shadow looking in through full-length windows facing the woods. The shape moved when she turned off the TV, and she remained in the recliner overnight. The next morning she found two very large hand-like prints on the glass that she judged to be non-human based on her fingerprint training.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Physical traces

Described appearance

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Height src
at least eight to nine feet tall
Hands src
very large mans hand with fingers spread apart, about 12 inches long
Posture src
leaning over

Facts & provenance

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Date
20 June 2004
Stated BFRO report #9042 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day
close to 2 AM
Stated BFRO report #9042 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Mcarthur, Vinton County, Ohio
Stated BFRO report #9042 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
39.25, -82.27 (± 1000 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 9042 (5 decimals, no boundary)
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #9042 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
1
Derived BFRO report #9042 · BFRO report, “Observed” section · read with 85% confidence
Figures reported
1
Derived BFRO report #9042 · BFRO report, “Observed” section · read with 70% confidence
Witness was
watching TV in recliner at home
Stated BFRO report #9042 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
something like a large dark shadow
Stated BFRO report #9042 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class B
Stated BFRO report #9042 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

What the source says was found or done. Claimed evidence is listed as claimed; the Anomadex has not examined it.

Handprint

Two large hand-like prints on window glass found the next morning, described as about 12 inches long with spread fingers.

Measurements: about 12 inches long

BFRO report, “Observed” section
Tracks

Two possible footprints in mud described as not from any known animal.

BFRO report, “Also Noticed” section
Handprint

Remnant of cleaned handprint remained; a deputy sampled it and judged it not human, while a forensic expert found cleaning smudged it too much for conclusive evaluation.

Measurements: at a height of 8' 6" from ground level

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Measurement

Top of window where shadow was seen measures nine feet from ground.

Measurements: 9 feet from the ground

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Handprint

An investigator conducted a telephone interview and site visit, noting a handprint remnant also sampled by a deputy, window measurements, a smashed-weed travel trail, forced dog-run damage, and inconclusive camera monitoring.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Structure

An investigator conducted a telephone interview and site visit, noting a handprint remnant also sampled by a deputy, window measurements, a smashed-weed travel trail, forced dog-run damage, and inconclusive camera monitoring.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Measurement

An investigator conducted a telephone interview and site visit, noting a handprint remnant also sampled by a deputy, window measurements, a smashed-weed travel trail, forced dog-run damage, and inconclusive camera monitoring.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Other

An investigator conducted a telephone interview and site visit, noting a handprint remnant also sampled by a deputy, window measurements, a smashed-weed travel trail, forced dog-run damage, and inconclusive camera monitoring.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Follow-up

An investigator conducted a telephone interview and site visit, noting a handprint remnant also sampled by a deputy, window measurements, a smashed-weed travel trail, forced dog-run damage, and inconclusive camera monitoring.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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