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Idle speculation here but how about dust from nearby farming activities trapped in a microclimate...
As Billy Idol succinctly putA feral child - a young female who comes out at night, wandering the mooooooors......
Perhaps.It's a thoughtIn the midnight hour she cried- "more, more, more"
With a rebel yell she cried- "more, more, more"
I don't know what the hell is in there, but it's weird and pissed off whatever it is.
Idle speculation here but how about dust from nearby farming activities trapped in a microclimate...
...combined with a large rabbit population (for those 'solid' thumps)Originally Posted by Matt
Defendants might as well have said: Beneficent creatures from the 17th dimension use this bracelet as a beacon to locate people who need pain relief and whisk them off to their home world every night to provide help in ways unknown to our science.
Judge Frank Easterbrook commenting on the Q-Ray bracelet
"For Gods sake you're an American! Stop thinking of the consequences and blow something up" - Stan Smith, American Dad!
How many in each direction? How many just saw something and how many 'nearly collided'? How much detail in the descriptions of the figure? Any colours in the figure other than black and white?
yes - but when they knocked on the door of a local - the local explained to them the situation (i.e., she has been seen many times before). Both went back and investigated the area and there was no sign of her.
The police do know about this stretch of road.
it would be difficult to do much above 50mph and remain in control - unless you were in a top-end sports car.I know it is difficult one to answer but have you any idea at what speed the drivers were doing although I think I know the answer but we try.
do tell moreMy thoughts are going towards an interpretation based upon speed and the perceptions thereafter.
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yes - but not on this bit. In actual fact two different forms of sightings have been reported about a mile away in both directions - but both have been explained and one was definately marsh mist (sea level at a bridge going over a tidal river surrounded by lowland marshes)
However, the stretch i am talking about is much higher up the hill - away from the marsh and does not appear to be associated with high tides (which the other sightings were).
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very interesting suggestion Matt - but the late night sightings dont really support it and her appearence is more consistent with a white form....
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who said anything about thumps?
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latest research suggests sightings in both directions (roughly equal)- though there was an original bias frorn south - travelling traffic (no more the case).
one chap drove straight into her and stated that she 'came up onto the bonnet' - described a female in a white dressHow many just saw something and how many 'nearly collided'?
Another couple swerved to avoid her as she was in the middle of the road - and if they hadn't - would have driven straight into her. - female white dress and some form of cape / shawel
two people saw her looking very distressed at the side of the road, they pulled over, went back to help and see if she was ok - there was no one there. - white dress with an overcoat or shawel - brown in colour
another chap saw her walking down the road at an unsual time in period dress, and in some difficulty (white dress / cap / some form of shawl) and thought that the local historic site was having a fancy dress evening (they were not).
described as female, white dress, often looking distressed (hunched over), slow moving, wearing a shawel or coat - the coat is always described as brown or black.How much detail in the descriptions of the figure? Any colours in the figure other than black and white?
Last edited by Dr B; 30th August 2008 at 04:41 PM.
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I've been thinking about this all day and I have no idea but I have some tentative points.
It is not gas or dust because it is described as having a dark shawl.
If it were gas or dust I would think it would be described as wearing all light clothing.
As sightings are limited to a one kilometer section of road, I think the "thing" is in a single location but witnesses are unable to remember the exact spot. I think it is on a bend. This is why it gets seen in the headlights and also may seem to be on the road when the car is pointing at it.
All see the same thing, even without knowing the history of that area, so I think it is something that resembles a human form when barely glimpsed.
I think it may be a tree trunk or some other roadside object that gives the appearance of a girl when viewed briefly under headlights.
The accounts of it moving, wearing period dress or being hit are embellishments or filled in by the mind.
There you go.
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Do these sightings take place at any particular time of the night or date in the year?
I notice you imply the figure is said to be moving. Do ALL the sightings say the figure was moving?
Are their buildings beside the road near the sightings?
Polluted gas\dust could be darker in colour, maybe from a nearby factory or vent.
Another thing that has struck me, pure speculation of course, are there any pub signs or advertising posters nearby that depict a women in period costume?
Defendants might as well have said: Beneficent creatures from the 17th dimension use this bracelet as a beacon to locate people who need pain relief and whisk them off to their home world every night to provide help in ways unknown to our science.
Judge Frank Easterbrook commenting on the Q-Ray bracelet
"For Gods sake you're an American! Stop thinking of the consequences and blow something up" - Stan Smith, American Dad!
Night time or dusk (but mainly night time - pitch black).
I never said the figure was generally seen to be moving - although one person implies it (the rest do not)I notice you imply the figure is said to be moving. Do ALL the sightings say the figure was moving?
Yes - one old house - set way back off the road though in its own drive and elevated to the road (at a guess i would say 30-50 yards away from the road)Are their buildings beside the road near the sightings?
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no nearby factories or vents - very rural area.
No - none. Though the area is spooky and suggestive with wooded regions in parts and an old high stone wall on one side which marks the perimeter of an historic estate.Another thing that has struck me, pure speculation of course, are there any pub signs or advertising posters nearby that depict a women in period costume?
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I've been thinking about this for 15 years and I am still fairly stumped...but i have some hunches
Yes, that was my first thought - though a dense collection of mist is unlikely to be equally dense all over its surface and gaps in the mist may be misinterpreted as dark clothing....having said that some witnesses were convinced of a brown coat for some reason......It is not gas or dust because it is described as having a dark shawl.
If it were gas or dust I would think it would be described as wearing all light clothing.
not all sightings in the same direction or exactly the same spot - some are on a bend - but occur after one has gone around it - others are further down the road - no major bend. The road is a twisty road and steep in parts.I think it is on a bend. This is why it gets seen in the headlights and also may seem to be on the road when the car is pointing at it.
Spot on - I think the case certain supports an interpretation along these lines.All see the same thing, even without knowing the history of that area, so I think it is something that resembles a human form when barely glimpsed.
But surely the sightings would be far more common if that were the case? It is a busy road during the day and early evening.I think it may be a tree trunk or some other roadside object that gives the appearance of a girl when viewed briefly under headlights.
yes - I agree - but it is possible that you can drive through mist (from whatever source) which may lend itself to such interpretations.The accounts of it moving, wearing period dress or being hit are embellishments or filled in by the mind.
The odd thing though is the level of convinction from witnesses - and when they go to see - nothing is there - not even mist / fog etc (from what i can gather). Dont get me wrong - its misperception of something alright - but the accounts are very detailed - match to a certain degree.
I don't, as yet, have a plausible and explicit explanation.
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