1809: Mermaid Sighting near Sandside, Caithness, Scotland

THINK ABOUTIT MERMAID SIGHTING REPORT

Date: January 12 1809

Sighting Time:

Day/Night: morning

Location: Sandside, Caithness, Scotland

Urban or Rural: –

Entity Type: face of a young woman “round and plump and of a bright pink hue

Entity Description: When they were able to observe more of the top part of its body, they could see that it had well-formed human breasts. From time to time it lifted a long, thin white arm above the waves to toss back its long green hair.

Hynek Classification: CE-III (Close Encounter III) Close observation with animate beings associated with the object.

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No. of Object(s):  1

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Number of Witnesses: Two

Source: Jerome Clark, Unexplained!

Summary/Description: Two women standing on a beach in a remote area of northeastern Scotland saw what looked like the face of a young woman “round and plump and of a bright pink hue” in the sea. It then disappeared into the water, to reappear a short time later. When they were able to observe more of the top part of its body, they could see that it had well-formed human breasts. From time to time it lifted a long, thin white arm above the waves to toss back its long green hair.