Historical Witness

Elizabeth Ford

Arkansas1971
Location archiveArkansas
Profile overview

At a glance

Encounter period1971
RegionArkansas
Direct visualYes
Repeat / ongoingRepeat activity around house reported
Co-witness / corroborationYes – family / companions
Primary sourceEncyclopedia of Arkansas / contemporary press
Exact locators0
Media / transcript records0
Encounter & observations

The encounter

Context

Rural resident; outdoor experience: Moderate.

1971-05-02 · Fouke, Arkansas

Fouke 1971

Household and companion reports that became the Fouke Monster case, with contemporary press and law-enforcement response.

Open case →

What the witness reported

  • hairy arm at window
  • red eyes reported

Original source ↗

Sources & changes

Source chronology

1971 press

Fouke Monster household

Source supporting this witness profile: Encyclopedia of Arkansas / contemporary press

Open source/record ↗

Changes over time

Unresolved

  • Physical evidence disputed
  • Recover original clipping scans
  • Exact source locator has not yet been recovered for this profile.
Research assessment

Research assessment

Corroboration & evidence

Reported co-witness / corroboration

Yes – family / companions. This is not coded as independent testimony unless the co-witness's own source is recovered.

Evidence mentioned in source matrix

Sheriff search; tracks/scratches reported. 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.