A survey of modern fairy experiences by Dr Simon Young

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Cornwall, England 2000s
Female: Age 11-20 never or almost never has supernatural experiences
on a country road 6 am-9 am one to two minutes with several other people, some of whom shared my experience
no special state reported
busy
unusually vivid memories of the experience

‘I was excited as we were going out for the day.’ ‘I was buckled into a seat in the back of my granddad’s car waiting for my sister to join us I watched a creature in the hedgerow at the side of the road hovering around the blackberries. I pointed it out to my brother and my nan who saw something but were further away so didn’t see the details that I could. When my sister and granddad came out of the house it went behind the tree, I believe it was a faery.’‘It was about two inches in height, it had thin wings like a crane fly and a very slim upright body with two long legs and larger feet. I did not see arms but the creature had what looked like a raggedy skirt on. It was orangey brown in colour. I was fascinated by insects as a child (and still am now) but was unable to identify it in any book I found.’ ‘I’m totally open to someone debunking my story and identifying it as a bug of some sort. I suppose it could have been an alien but I don’t really imagine them as small things. LOL!’