A survey of modern fairy experiences by Dr Simon Young

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Texas, US 2000s
Female: Age 0-10 occasional supernatural experiences
in woodland 3 pm-6 pm less than a minute on my own
no special state reported
curious
hair prickling or tingling before or during the experience, unusually vivid memories of the experience

‘I was nine and playing in the woods behind my elementary school (my mom was a teacher so sometimes I had to stay late after school with her). It was around four in the afternoon. I heard something moving in a bush and, when I looked over, I saw a small face peeking out of the bushes at me, surrounded by bright light. As soon as it realized I saw it, it disappeared.’ ‘Small. I only saw its head, but that was a little smaller than a plum. It was surrounded by light.’