Class A First-hand BFRO #24061

Family gathering interrupted by 8-foot tall visitor at the kitchen window

10 August 1979 late night Princeton WV, Mercer County, West Virginia 4 witnesses

Account

The witness and extended family had arrived late for a summer visit at the grandparents' mountain home and were talking inside. An older relative noticed something at the high kitchen window, prompting several men to go outside with firearms. The grandfather fired a shotgun toward the rear of the house while the witness, locked out front, saw the outline of a shoulder and head with reflective eyes near the roofline. The group regrouped inside, and dogs normally around the house were absent that night but returned frightened in the morning.

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What was reported

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Described appearance

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Face src
head/face seen in low light
Eyes src
two small greenish yellow eyes reflecting porch light
Other features src
outline of one shoulder and a head

Facts & provenance

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Date
10 August 1979
Stated BFRO report #24061 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day
late night
Stated BFRO report #24061 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Princeton WV, Mercer County, West Virginia
Stated BFRO report #24061 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
37.4034, -81.1065 (± 19 km)
Geocoded BFRO report #24061 · gazetteer:county · read with 30% confidence
Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Mercer County (GEOID 54055); the report gives only the county
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #24061 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
4
Derived BFRO report #24061 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section · read with 80% confidence
Figures reported
1
Derived BFRO report #24061 · BFRO report, “Observed” section · read with 70% confidence
Witness was
visiting extended family at grandparents' house
Stated BFRO report #24061 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
something in that window
Stated BFRO report #24061 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class A
Stated BFRO report #24061 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by
Stephen Willis (BFRO)

Source timeline

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