1838: Spring Heeled Jack sighted in London, England

THINK ABOUTIT ENTITY SIGHTING REPORT

Date: February 20 1838

Sighting Time: 2030

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Location: London, England

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Entity Type: Spring Heeled Jack – Humanoid

Entity Description:

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: 2

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Source: Spring Heeled Jack, London England

Summary/Description: Lucy Scales, 18 and her sister Margaret Scales were returning home, from their brother’s house in the Limehouse area.

Reports indicate that Spring Heeled Jack jumped out in front of Lucy Scales and spat blue fire in her face.

Written evidence indicates that Lucy was “blinded”—whether this blindness was temporary, permanent or simply a figure of speech is not known.

After the attack, witnesses claim that Spring Heeled Jack jumped from the ground to the roof of a house and made his escape.