History & local legend
The Allen family’s farm in Fayette County became known for its Halloween hayrides, but family members said the barn’s unexplained activity predated the staged scares. Rick Allen described the experiences to the Tribune-Review in 2002.
At eighteen, Rick was working alone in the hay barn when a white, glowing figure appeared. It lasted only a few seconds before disappearing, and he ran. His parents had told him not to visit the barn at night; until then, he had understood that as ordinary parental caution.
Years later, his sister and her boyfriend reported hearing music while in the barn, then seeing a figure float past outside. The boyfriend threw a shoe toward it before fleeing. Rick’s nephew Clinton also recalled four lights hovering near a treeline.
