On March 27, 1977, residents of Dover, Massachusetts, experienced a peculiar phenomenon known as the "Dover Demon." During the night, several witnesses reported seeing a bizarre, humanoid creature that defied explanation.
The first encounter occurred when three teenage boys were driving down Farm Street. The driver, Bill Bartlett, spotted a strange figure creeping along a stone wall. He described the creature as having a large, watermelon-shaped head, glowing orange eyes, and long, thin arms and legs. The body was described as being hairless and having rough, sandpaper-like skin. Bartlett, an aspiring artist, later sketched what he had seen.
A couple of hours later, another teenager, John Baxter, reported seeing a similar creature while walking home from his girlfriend's house. He described it as being about the size of a goat, with a figure like a monkey or a baby's body. The creature had glowing green eyes and made a bloodcurdling noise, causing Baxter to flee in terror.
The final sighting that night was reported by Abby Brabham, a 15-year-old girl who was driving with her friend. They saw a "baby-like" creature with a big head and glowing eyes standing on the side of the road.
Investigators, including cryptozoologist Loren Coleman, interviewed the witnesses and found them credible. They ruled out the possibility of a hoax or misidentification of a known animal. Some theories suggested that the creature might have been an escaped monkey or a mutated animal, but no concrete evidence was found.
The Dover Demon remains an unexplained phenomenon, with no definitive explanation for the creature's appearance or origin. The case has become a classic example of cryptozoology and continues to intrigue researchers and enthusiasts of the paranormal to this day.
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