Historical Witness

Auglaize County raccoon hunter

Ohio1974
Location archiveOhio
Profile overview

At a glance

Encounter period1974
RegionOhio
Direct visualYes / close physical encounter
Repeat / ongoingNo
Co-witness / corroborationOther coon hunters nearby
Primary sourceBFRO county archive
Exact locators0
Media / transcript records0
Encounter & observations

The encounter

Context

Raccoon hunter; outdoor experience: High.

1974 · Ohio

1974 reported encounter

large animal fleeing hunters; witness knocked down

What the witness reported

  • large animal fleeing hunters
  • witness knocked down

Original source ↗

Sources & changes

Source chronology

1974

Reported encounter period

Ohio. large animal fleeing hunters; witness knocked down

Later BFRO archive

1974 hunter struck by running animal

Source supporting this witness profile: BFRO county archive

Open source/record ↗
Research assessment

Research assessment

Corroboration & evidence

Reported co-witness / corroboration

Other coon hunters nearby. This is not coded as independent testimony unless the co-witness's own source is recovered.

Evidence mentioned in source matrix

BFRO Class A retention. Evidence authenticity and testimony are evaluated separately.

Documentary strengths

  • Already qualified for the Observatory's public baseline witness corpus.
  • Recoverable source URL is preserved.
  • The source matrix codes a reported direct visual.

Limitations / controls

  • No exact source locator has yet been entered for this profile.
  • Current profile is primarily dependent on one entered source layer.
  • Reported co-witness information is not automatically independent corroboration.

What would improve the record

  • Recover an exact timestamp/page/paragraph locator.
  • Search for earlier or independent firsthand source layers.
  • Recover the co-witness's own statement where possible.
  • A dedicated case record may be added if the event details can be resolved from public sources.