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This section contains descriptions of unexplained facts provided by eyewitnesses or published in the media, as well as the results of their analysis by the group.

Spirits. United States

ID	#1611069852
Added	Tue, 19/01/2021
Author	July N.
Sources	thinkaboutitdocs.com Fortean Times
Phenomena	Spirits The Alien
Status	Research

Initial data

Initial information from sources or from an eyewitness

Incident date:

09.1999

Location:

Рослиндейл, MA

United States

The witness was walking through a wooded area in the Arnold Arboretum on a paved path when he noticed a figure moving at high speed on the paved path to his left.

He was surprised to see that the figure was moving too fast to walk, so he decided that it must be a biker. He noticed that there was no noise, and the figure seemed to be wearing a long black cloak.

Glancing at the figure, he was stunned to see that it was at least eight feet (2.4 m) tall and was gliding along the ground without any sign of a bicycle or driving force.

The figure stared straight ahead, and since its path was perpendicular to the witness, he could never see the figure's face clearly. He was wearing a hood. Oddly enough, it was hard for him to focus on the cloak: his eyes could stay in focus when he looked at them and become watery and blurry. The figure seemed intimidating and out of place, but not threatening or angry.

The figure passed in front of the witness, and then suddenly disappeared from sight.

Original news

Date: Autumn 1999
Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts
Time: evening
Summary: The witness was walking in a wooded area in the Arnold Arboretum along a paved path when he became aware of a figure moving at great speed along the paved path, coming from his left. He was surprised to see the figure moving much too fast to have been walking, so he assumed it must have been a biker. He noticed that there was no noise at all and the figure seemed to be wearing a long black cloak. Looking up at the figure he was stunned that it was at least eight feet in height and skimmed along over the ground without any evidence of a bike or propulsion. The figure stared fixedly ahead and since its path was perpendicular to the witness, he was never able to see the figure’s face clearly. It had a hood covering it. Strangely he found it difficult to focus on the cloak; his eyes could stay in focus when he looked at it and became watery and blurry. The figure struck him as frightening and out of place but not menacing or malevolent. The figure passed in front of the witness then suddenly vanished in plain sight.
Source: Fortean Times

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