Flap: Ryde, England, Jun–Nov 2016
3 reports · 3 separate documents
Bigfoot (2), Shadow Person (1).
In the 10 years either side we have 7 other reports within 37 miles of here.
The reports, in order
- Jun 17, 2016 Witness reports seeing a tallish dark shadow figure in a park at night, which caused violent wind and knocked down tree branches before disappearing.
Shadow Person · Ryde, England - Sep 2016 A lady reports seeing a large, dark creature scuttle up a tree trunk quickly at Puttles Bridge.
Bigfoot · Puttles Bridge, England - Nov 6, 2016 The witness reports that after making a 'Bobo' call in Wareham Forest, they saw a dark figure standing upright on two legs about 60 yards away before it…
Bigfoot · Wareham Forest, England
Sources: ukwildman (3).
How we find flaps
- Plain rules, no model: reports within 37 miles and about four months of each other are grouped, and a group counts only when it is at least 5 times what that place usually sees over the 10 years either side.
- A flap needs at least 3 reports from at least 3 separate documents: one article listing six sightings is one telling.
- Copies are not confirmations: a story reprinted in thirty papers counts once.
- Investigator logs (BFRO, NAWAC, the Loch Ness Register) are left out, because a busy field season looks just like a flap.
- Only reports placed to a town or county and dated to the month are used. A flap is a burst of reports, not proof of a creature: panics, hoaxes and newspaper fashions make flaps too.