Dover Demon
Ringkasan
Dover Demon adalah kriptid kecil berkepala besar yang dilaporkan oleh remaja di Dover, Massachusetts, pada 21–22 April 1977 dan tidak pernah terlihat lagi.
The Dover Demon is a small, large-headed cryptid reported by teenagers in Dover, Massachusetts, on April 21–22, 1977, and never seen again.
Kisah dan tradisi
Dover Demon adalah kriptid yang dilaporkan terlihat pada 21–22 April 1977 di Dover, Massachusetts. Bill Bartlett (17) melaporkan melihat makhluk setinggi sekitar 4 kaki bermata oranye menyala, tanpa hidung atau mulut yang terlihat, dan berkepala berbentuk semangka yang bertengger di dinding batu yang rusak. Pada malam yang sama John Baxter (15) melaporkan hal serupa di Miller Hill Road, dan malam berikutnya Abby Brabham (15) di Springdale Avenue. Baxter menggambarkan makhluk berkepala besar berlobus dua seperti kacang dengan lengan dan kaki kurus berjari panjang. Ketiga remaja itu membuat sketsa masing-masing; sketsa Bartlett dan Baxter sangat mirip: makhluk kurus berkepala besar berlobus dua tanpa ciri wajah selain mata menyala. Penampakan baru diketahui publik pada paruh pertama Mei dan diselidiki oleh Mutual UFO Network serta organisasi lain, tetapi tidak pernah ditemukan bukti. Tidak ada bukti fisik, hanya kesaksian para remaja itu. Sebagai penjelasan, ada yang mengusulkan anak kuda atau anak moose, dan Joe Nickell mengusulkan burung hantu salju yang bulunya memantulkan lampu mobil. Brian Dunning menilai ilusi seperti itu seharusnya menipu orang lain pula, padahal tidak pernah. Polisi menyebut gambaran para remaja itu mungkin tidak lebih dari lelucon liburan sekolah.
The Dover Demon is a cryptid said to have been seen on April 21–22, 1977, in Dover, Massachusetts. Bill Bartlett, 17, reported a creature about 4 feet tall with glowing orange eyes, no visible nose or mouth, and a watermelon-shaped head, perched on a broken stone wall. That same evening John Baxter, 15, reported something similar on Miller Hill Road, and the next night Abby Brabham, 15, on Springdale Avenue. Baxter described a huge double-lobed, peanut-like head with skinny arms and legs and long fingers. The three teenagers each made sketches, and those of Bartlett and Baxter were strikingly similar: a thin creature with a huge double-lobed head and no facial features except glowing eyes. The sightings only became public in the first half of May and were investigated by the Mutual UFO Network and other organizations, but no evidence was ever found. There is no physical evidence, only the teenagers' testimony. As explanations, some proposed a foal or moose calf, and Joe Nickell proposed a snowy owl whose plumage reflected car headlights. Brian Dunning judged that such an illusion should have fooled others too, but it never did. Police said the teenagers' descriptions were probably nothing more than a school vacation hoax.
Fakta utama
- Budaya / Culture
- Tradisi Amerika Serikat
- Kawasan / Region
- Amerika Utara Pribumi
- Negara / Country
- United States
- Era
- Reported on April 21–22, 1977
- Klasifikasi / Classification
- Cryptid
Tahukah kamu? / Did you know?
Jika lokasi dugaan penampakan diplot di peta, menurut laporan berita lokal, hasilnya membentuk garis lurus sepanjang lebih dari 2 mil.
According to a local news report, plotting the locations of the alleged sightings on a map produced a straight line more than 2 miles long.