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PR-0045

Night walk with dog near cemetery: passerby vanishes

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The most recent case was two years ago, I was walking my dog at night near the cemetery (there are no urban legends, the road there is good, forest, lighting, and it's not far from home). I had a huge and beautiful cane corso (unfortunately died of cancer). And so I'm standing on the path, watching him so he doesn't eat anything there, he's doing his business in the grass. And out of the corner of my eye I see someone walking, what I especially remember is the trouser leg of classic trousers and a patent leather shoe, brown. So I step from the center of the path closer to the edge, not taking my eyes off the dog (what if he starts guarding me, I'll say it's all fine), and sort of let this person pass. I turn my head to see who passed, and there's no one there, I turned my head around, no one around either. And I'm like: "Archi, that's it, let's go home, faster."

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Самый последний случай был два года назад, гулял ночью с собакой около кладбища (городских легенд никаких нет, дорога там хорошая, лес, освещение, да и от дома недалеко). У меня был здоровенный и красивый кане-корсо (к сожалению погиб от рака). И вот стою я на дорожке, смотрю на него, чтоб ничего там не съел, он в траве свои дела делает. И боковым зрением вижу, как кто-то идет, особенно запомнилась штанина брюк классических и ботинок лакированный, коричневого цвета, ну я с центра дорожки делаю шаг ближе к краю, взгляд с собаки не отпускаю (мало ли охранять меня начнет, сказать, что все норм), и как бы пропускаю этого человека. Поворачиваю голову, чтоб посмотреть кто прошел, а там никого, покрутил головой, вокруг тоже никого. Ну и я такой: «Арчи, всё идем домой, быстрее».

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Setting
Outdoors
Region
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Witnesses
1
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First-hand
Who was there
Unidentified
Witness's own word
«кто-то»

Possible ordinary explanations

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  • Peripheral vision misperception or pareidolia in low light
  • A real passerby who quickly walked out of sight behind trees or a bend
  • Reflection or shadow from lighting mistaken for a person

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