Historical Witness

Cameron County primary witness

Pennsylvania1977
Location archivePennsylvania
Profile overview

At a glance

Encounter period1977
RegionPennsylvania
Direct visualYes
Repeat / ongoingNo
Co-witness / corroborationGrandfather/friend present in incident context
Primary sourceBFRO
Exact locators0
Media / transcript records0
Encounter & observations

The encounter

Context

Hunting-camp youth; outdoor experience: High habitat exposure.

1977 · Pennsylvania

1977 reported encounter

tall creature on porch; scream

What the witness reported

  • tall creature on porch
  • scream

Original source ↗

Sources & changes

Source chronology

1977

Reported encounter period

Pennsylvania. tall creature on porch; scream

Research assessment

Research assessment

Corroboration & evidence

Reported co-witness / corroboration

Grandfather/friend present in incident context. 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.