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Spirits. United States

ID #1602594319
Added Tue, 13/10/2020
Author July N.
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Initial data

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Incident date: 
11.01.1976 17:55
Location: 
Хамден, CT
United States

A 14-year-old boy was walking through falling snow to a friend's house when he saw a large glowing figure walking, or rather swimming, near sumac bushes 400 feet (120 m) from him. 

The figure was visible in profile, above the waist. His face was hidden, and the back of his head was flat and wavy. 

The glow from the head spread over the bushes (7-8 feet (2.1-2.4 m) high) and spread about 9 inches (22.86 cm) from the body, with a less bright silvery external glow that spread 9 inches (22.86 cm) further. 

The witness ran to the friend's house, then with two other friends, he returned to the scene with a .22-caliber rifle. 

They saw the figure as one of them pointed a flashlight at it, and it fell back over the ridge. He had no facial features, no neck, no arms. 

When the flashlight was pointed elsewhere, it rose again, and remained in the flashlight's field of view for 3-4 seconds before slowly diving over the ridge. When he got up for the third time, the witness fired 2 shots over his head. He slowly descended for the third and last time. 

One of the witnesses clearly couldn't see the creature.

Original news

Location. Hamden Connecticut
Date: January 11 1976
Time: 1755
A 14-year old boy was walking through falling snow to a friend’s house when he saw a large glowing figure walking, or rather floating, near some sumac bushes 400 ft away. The figure was seen in profile, from the waist up. There was no discernible face, and the back of the head was flat and corrugated. The glow from the head extended above the bushes (7-8 ft high) and extended about 9” from the body, with a less luminous silvery outer glow that extended 9” beyond that. The witness ran to the friend’s house; then with two other friends, carrying a 22-caliber rifle he returned to the site. They saw the figure; when one of them played a flashlight beam on it, it fell backwards behind the ridge. It had no facial features, no neck, and no arms. When the flashlight was pointed elsewhere, it rose up again, and remained in flashlight view for 3-4 seconds before slowly ducking behind the ridge. When it came up a third time, the witness shot 2 shots over its head; it slowly descended for the third and last time. One of the witnesses apparently was unable to see the being.
Source: James P Barrett for Apro

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