1960s · Texas
1960s reported encounter
upright hairy figure near grandparents' house
Historical Witness
Texas Morris County sister #1
Texas1960s
Location archiveTexas
Profile overview
At a glance
Encounter period1960s
RegionTexas
Direct visualYes
Repeat / ongoingNo
Co-witness / corroborationYes – sister; grandfather reacted
Primary sourceBFRO
Exact locators0
Media / transcript records0
Encounter & observations
The encounter
Context
Rural family; outdoor experience: Moderate.
What the witness reported
- upright hairy figure near grandparents' house
Sources & changes
Source chronology
1960s
Reported encounter period
Texas. upright hairy figure near grandparents' house
Later BFRO archive
Research assessment
Research assessment
Corroboration & evidence
Yes – sister; grandfather reacted. This is not coded as independent testimony unless the co-witness's own source is recovered.
Family corroboration; firearm response. 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.