| ID | #1600958810 |
| Added | Thu, 24/09/2020 |
| Author | July N. |
| Sources | Janet and Colin Bord, FSR Vol. 25 # 3
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| Phenomena | |
| Status | Research
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Initial data
Jeff Martin was fishing on the lake with two friends. His friends had gone to another part of the lake when Martin heard something behind him.
He turned and saw an APE-like figure about 20 feet (6 m) away. At least Martin thought it was APE-like, since it was dusk and visibility was poor.
Startled, he called out to the creature, which did not respond. For some reason, however, Martin felt better about the situation and almost regretted it when the creature slipped away.
A few minutes later, something touched his shoulder. Martin, who was sitting, turned around and saw an anthropoid sand-colored creature.
The creature ran away with startling speed. He moved with running leaps, "like a man on a rope being pulled too fast by a car." As he crossed the road, the witness heard his feet slam on the asphalt. He turned one last time, jumped over the ditch, and disappeared into the woods.
Soon after, a glowing bronze object shot out from under the trees into the sky, disappearing so quickly that the entire series of events seemed almost instantaneous.
The next evening, Martin, his fiancee Nellie Floyd, Jean Floyd, and two friends drove up to the place, accompanied by a white shining starlight. The object disappeared near a bridge not far from where Martin saw the creature.
When they reached this place, the creature was waiting for them. The creature, about eight or nine feet tall (2.4-2.7 m), stood among tall weeds.
The watchers turned their flashlight on it and noticed a very curious detail: the rays seemed somehow "weaker" for the creature, which stood motionless, almost as if in a trance, exuding a musty smell.
Oddly enough, his presence didn't seem to bother the crickets, frogs, or other animals. They threw a few rocks at it, but the creature seemed to ignore them.
When the witness had to move his car due to oncoming traffic, the creature disappeared.
Original news
Date: early October 1973
Location: Near Galveston Indiana
Time: early evening
Summary: Jeff Martin was fishing at a lake with two companions. His friends had gone off to another part of the lake when Martin heard something behind him. He turned and saw, about 20 ft away, an apelike figure watching. At least Martin thought it was apelike, since it was dusk and visibility was poor. Frightened, he called to the being, which did not respond. For some reason, though, Martin felt better about the situation, and was almost sorry when the creature slipped away. A few minutes later something touched his shoulder. Martin, who was sitting, whirled his head around and saw a sandy-colored anthropoid creature. The creature ran away with amazing swiftness, Martin in hot pursuit. It moved in running leaps, “like a man on a rope being pulled too fast by a car.” As it crossed the road, the witness would hear its feet slapping on the blacktop. It turned around one last time, leaped over a ditch, and disappeared into the woods. Shortly afterwards a glowing bronze object shot out of the trees and into the sky, fading away so quickly that the whole series of events seemed nearly instantaneous. The following evening, Martin, his fiancé Nellie Floyd, Gene Floyd, and two friends drove to the spot, trailed all the way by a white, glowing star-like light. The object disappeared near a bridge not far from where Martin had seen the creature. When they got to that spot, the creature was waiting for them. The thing was about eight or nine ft tall was standing in tall weeds. The observes turned their flashlight on it and noticed a very curious detail: The beams seemed somehow “weaker” on the creature, which stood motionless, almost as if in a trance, giving off a musty odor. Oddly, its presence did not seem to disturb the crickets, frogs, or other wildlife. They hurled some rocks at it, but the creature seemed to ignore them. When the witness had to moved their vehicle due to incoming traffic, the creature disappeared.
Source:Janet and Colin Bord, FSR Vol. 25 # 3
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