THINK ABOUTIT ENTITY SIGHTING REPORT
Date: June 1952
Sighting Time:
Day/Night: daytime
Location: Newton Abbot Devon England
Urban or Rural: Rural
Hynek Classification: CE-III (Close Encounter III) Close observation with animate beings associated with the object.
Duration:
No. of Object(s): 1
Size of Object(s): 3 to 4 ft tall
Distance to Object(s): within 40 yard
Shape of Object(s): man
Color of Object(s): dressed in a brown smock with a cord around the waist, and with a brown cap or brown hair. He appeared elderly rather than young.
Number of Witnesses: 1
Source: Diarmaid McManus, Irish Earth Folk
Summary/Description: Near the top of Haytor, Mrs C. Woods saw a little man watching her, shading his eyes from the sun. She was within 40 yards when he dived out of sight between stones. He was 3 to 4 ft tall, dressed in a brown smock with a cord around the waist, and with a brown cap or brown hair. He appeared elderly rather than young.
The 1952 Newton Abbot Humanoid Sighting: An Encounter at Haytor
The June 1952 encounter near Newton Abbot, Devon, remains one of the most enigmatic Close Encounters of the Third Kind (CE-III) in English history. While many reports from the 1952 global wave focused on metallic crafts, this specific case highlights a small, elderly humanoid entity observed in a rural setting.
Witness Account: The Little Man of Haytor
The primary witness, Mrs. C. Woods, was exploring the area near the summit of Haytor when she noticed a figure watching her from a distance of approximately 40 yards. The entity appeared to be shielding its eyes from the afternoon sun, a detail that suggests a physical presence reacting to the environment rather than a mere spectral apparition.
The entity was described as:
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Stature: Standing between 3 and 4 feet tall.
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Attire: Dressed in a distinctive brown smock secured with a cord around the waist.
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Appearance: Wearing a brown cap (or possibly having brown hair) and appearing elderly.
As Mrs. Woods attempted to get closer, the being suddenly dived out of sight among the large granite stones and vanished. No craft was reported in the immediate vicinity, making this a “humanoid-only” sighting typical of folkloric “Earth Folk” reports.
Conclusion: Folklore or Extraterrestrial?
This case, sourced from Diarmaid McManus’s Irish Earth Folk, straddles the line between traditional “little people” sightings and modern entity encounters. Within the context of 1952 England Sightings, it serves as a reminder that the phenomenon often presents itself in diverse, non-technological forms.
