Family gathering interrupted by 8-foot tall visitor at the kitchen window witnessed in Mercer County, West Virginia

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I was 11 yrs old and we often visited my dads family during the summer break. We arrived about 11pm and were all sitting around talking (4 men, 3 women & 5 kids). I noticed my grandmother kept looking over her right shoulder towards the large kitchen window. She suddenly grabbed my grandfathers leg and whispered "Benny, there's something in that window". My grandfather looked at the window and calmly went into his bedroom. He called my father and uncles in after him. I got up and went in also as my granddad was taking guns off the rack and he said, "There is something at that back window; we got to run it off". My dad and his brothers smiled at each other, thinking it was a joke until granddad loaded his double barrel 12ga (paw-paw did NOT play with guns). My dad & uncles took the guns and ammo handed them and started for the front door. I being the oldest grandson tagged along at the rear (with an unloaded .22 rifle) feeling like I was one of the men. I remember feeling sc...