year olds were in a car when one of them, Bill Bartlett, glimpsed something creeping next to a wall of stones on the west side of the street.

The creature turned its head and looked directly into the car’s headlights. The teen saw two large, shiny orange eyes glowing brightly. Its large oval head as large as the rest of its body was on top of a skinny neck.

William Bartlett’s original sketch of the Dover Demon.

The body, less than four feet tall, was gangly with large hands and feet. The hairless skin appeared to be rough- textured.

None of the others in the car saw the critter. They testified later that Bartlett seemed genuinely distressed. When the teen arrived home his father noticed how upset he was. Bartlett drew asketch of the entity to show him what he saw.

Second Sighting of the Dover Demon

April 22, 1977, approximately 12:30 AM, John Baxter, 15, was walking home from his girlfriend’s house. He noticed a short figure walking toward him. He thought it was a friend of his.

He called out his friend’s name, but there was no answer. As they grew closer, the creature stopped. Baxter approached it to see who or what it was. It scurried down a shallow gully, rested, then went up the opposite bank.

Baxters Drawing Demon

When it was at the bottom of the slope Baxter looked more intently at it. The creature had its arms wrapped around a tree trunk. The fingers were very long. His description of the creature matched Bartlett’s.

Dover Demon’s Third Sighting

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