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SANJAY R SINGHAL, RA

Copyright © 2015 Sanjay R Singhal. All rights reserved.

FIELD REPORT 04.26.2015A

Location: Penrose

Date: Sunday, 26 April, 2015

Time: Approximately 0100pm to 0200pm, CST

Weather: Sunny and clear; quite cold

Present : Myself, and others (names changed and/or withheld for publication)

Sanjay’s Note: Certain portions of this Report may be more subjective in their aspect; the reader’s gracious

indulgence is requested. Not all of these phenomena are understood; they are included here, nonetheless, as an

integral and vital portion of my investigation.

Items Noted:

I returned to Penrose on Sunday, 26 April;1 further activity had been reported by the owners. The weather was

sunny and clear, but quite cold; winter had not yet loosened its grip upon southern Wisconsin.2 The owners had

invited us to luncheon; we sat in their large, warm kitchen and enjoyed a delicious chili together.

While at the table, I happened to glance out the wide picture windows at the back of the villa, which look over

the lawns, and the woods beyond.

Something was looking back at me.3 4 5

For a moment, I thought I was mistaken; I was inside a warm, comfortable villa. Surely, I thought….

I looked out the window, again.

And then, something…moved.6

A tall, unkempt shape, standing motionless before a tree,7 suddenly moved into the woods and disappeared.

1 I had last visited Penrose in March. Sanjay R Singhal. Field Report 03.01.2015b: Penrose. Beyond The Forest.

https://beyondtheforestblog.wordpress.com/2015/10/04/field-report-03-01-2015b-penrose/. 4 October 2015. Web. Accessed 13

October 2015. 2 The winter of 2014-2015 was particularly severe across the Midwest, and the rest of the country. Weather Underground Author(s).

Winter Weather 2014-2015 Recap. Weather Underground. http://www.wunderground.com/news/winter-weather-watch-2014-2015-

20140930. 22 May 2015. Web. Accessed 28 August 2015. 3 Scopaesthesia, sometimes referred to as the Psychic Staring Effect, was first explored by Titchener in the 19 th century. Further

laboratory experiments to replicate this effect appear to have failed. EB Titchener. The Feeling of Being Stared At. Science: Volume

8; pp 895-897. 1898. 4 Rupert Sheldrake. The Sense of Being Stared At: And Other Aspects of the Extended Mind. New York: Random House; 2013. 5 Scopaesthesia has been reported almost universally by EC investigators, researchers and enthusiasts. Meldrum describes it as a

strongly subjective feeling, which cannot be quantified…and I think he’s right. Dr Jeff Meldrum. Sasquatch: Legend Meets Science.

New York: Macmillan Publishers; 2007. 6 Brief glimpses of movement are commonly reported, pertinent to EC sightings. BFRO Author(s). Witnesses in Van Catch Brief

Glimpse of Bipaedal Figure Walking along Road near Louisa. Bigfoot Field Researchers’’ Organisation.

http://www.bfro.net/GDB/show_report.asp?id=7294. 31 March 2003. Web. Accessed 8 September 2015. 7 Accounts of EC standing motionless when observed are frequently reported. Brian Petree. Truck Driver has Unexpected, Early

Morning Encounter on US Highway 83, near Llano River. North American Wood Ape Conservancy.

http://woodape.org/reports/report/detail/331. 3 January 2006. Web. Accessed 27 December 2014.



These photographs presents views of the woods as I entered them from the villa; the first image presents a view

looking northwest. The second image presents a ground-based branch assembly; the third image presents a

possible glyph arrangement nearby. The fourth image presents a view looking northeast, where I glimpsed a

shadow in the trees, watching me from the heavy, thick brush.

It was a blonde, sand colour, and rather rough-looking.8 9

Oh, my god!

“Look!” I exclaimed, “Something just walked into the trees!”

I was really quite excited; everyone looked where I was gesturing.

“What colour was it, Sanjay?” someone asked me.

“Sort of a blonde, sand colour,” I said, “It matched the tree bark, perfectly.”

8 Curiously, although I observed no genitalia, I had the clear impression it was female. 9 Although extremely rare, sightings of EC with blonde hair have been reported. Sasquatch Chronicles Author(s). 1999, Missouri:

Blonde Bigfoot Spotted Climbing Trees. Sasquatch Chronicles. https://www.sasquatchchronicles.com/1999-missouri-blonde-bigfoot-

spotted-climbing-trees/. 4 March 2015. Web. Accessed 6 September 2015.



The first and second photographs present views of the woods looking northeast, where I felt, and continued to

feel, something lurking in the shadows, which recognised me, and did not welcome me there. The third and

fourth views present views of two branch assemblies observed in the woods; regrettably, I was in no condition

to examine them further. My dizziness and nausea prevented me from doing a great deal, here.

“You know,” said the owner, “I think she’s been spotted in the neighbourhood before.” 10

Several minutes later, I was washing up in the kitchen; the window overlooked the ravine, and I again glanced

out, to the woods and the heavy brush bordering the lawns.

I was being watched.11

A horrid, freezing cold swept through me; for a moment, I was quite chilled.12

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10 The implications of this statement should be carefully considered; I did not identify the EC as female to anyone. 11 Ibid, Meldrum. 12 Sometimes referred to as a ‘cold spot’; in this situation, the term is applicable, based on my recollections of that summer. Maurice

Townsend. Paranormal Cold Spots. ASSAP Association for the Scientific Study of Anomalous Phenomena.

http://www.assap.ac.uk/newsite/htmlfiles/Cold%20spots.html. 2007, 2011. Web. Accessed 5 January 2015.



Something was very close to the house…and very close to me.13

I nearly dropped one of the plates; I did not know what to do.

“This is madness,” I said to myself, “What’s going on, here?”

I was about to find out.

A few minutes later, the owner escorted us into the woods; the weather was clear and fine, and the trees were

still quite bare. As we came into the trees, I stopped, suddenly; the others went on ahead.

Everything was eerily quiet; I could hear my heart, beating like a drum.14

Something was in the woods.15

It was an awful, sickening moment; I felt quite ill and nauseated.16 17

Something…in the woods knew I was there, and I was not welcome.18

My head began pounding terribly, as though mallets were striking it, on each side. I recall putting my hands up,

to stop it; it was a horrible, ghastly sensation, and more than once, I nearly cried out from the pain of it. I did

not know what to tell the others; I did not want to spoil their afternoon. We had all enjoyed a nice luncheon; we

had driven a long distance to be there.

“Oh, screw this!” I exclaimed to myself, in some frustration. “I’m going in there!”

And so I went into the woods. I continued to feel dizzy and nauseated;19 the pounding in my head would not go

away. At times it was so intense I could not breathe, or focus; I would clutch onto trees for support, gasping.20


13 The feeling of “something” being quite close is not uncommon to EC encounters, or reports thereof. CRM [sic]. Barry County,

Missouri; Mineral Springs. Bigfoot Encounters. http://www.bigfootencounters.com/sbs/barrycountyMO.htm. Date Unknown. Web.

Accessed 12 October 2014. 14 The utter stillness and quiet of the woods has been observed, and commented upon, several times, by several persons; it is not

uncommon in conjunction with reported sightings and/or encounters. BFRO Author(s). Silent Woods. The Bigfoot Field

Researchers’ Organisation. http://s2.excoboard.com/exco/archive.php?ac=t&forumid=125336&date=02-24-2010&t=2120282-1. 24

February 2010. Web. Accessed 5 August 2014. 15 The sense of a presence in the woods, albeit unseen and unknown, is not uncommon to EC encounters. Chris Bateman.

Archaeologist Digs for Proof of Sasquatch. Union Democrat. http://www.uniondemocrat.com/news/story.cfm?story_no=22545 [link

no longer active] Reprinted BigfootEncounters.com: http://www.bigfootencounters.com/articles/strain.htm. Date Unknown. Web.

Accessed 16 October 2014. 16 Reports of nausea or sudden, physical illness, are not uncommon aspects of EC sightings and/or reports. Stephen Willis. Sightings

by Two Hunters in Tree Stands outside Elkwater. Bigfoot Field Researchers’ Organisation.

http://www.bfro.net/gdb/show_report.asp?id=12959. 2 November 2005. Web. Accessed 26 August 2014. 17 The use of infrasound cannot be eliminated as a source of my discomfort. Cliff Barackman. A Case for Infrasound.

CliffBarackman.com. http://cliffbarackman.com/research/articles-2/a-case-for-infrasound/. 2013. Web. Accessed 3 August 2014. 18 Feelings of being unwelcome, while nonetheless subjective, are not infrequently reported pertinent to EC encounters. Brad Bacon.

Possible Vocalisations Heard while Training Hunting Dogs near Atwater. Bigfoot Field Researchers’ Organisation.

http://www.bfro.net/gdb/show_report.asp?id=28730. 20 January 2011. Web. Accessed 12 September 2014. 19 Ibid, Willis. 20 Ibid, Barackman.



These photographs present views from the bottom of the ravine, looking up the slope to the northeast, whence I

heard the loud, heavy footsteps, but observed nothing.

These photographs presents views of the ravine, brilliantly sunny and clear in the afternoon light, as I began to

realise that it was time for me to leave; it was no longer adviseable to remain in the area.

Nonetheless, it was a brilliantly beautiful day; I enjoyed being outdoors in the sunlight, and exploring the

ravine. The others had gone on ahead of me; I could not hear what they were saying.

I began photographing various areas of reported activity in the woods, as indicated by the property owner;

curiously, my photographs presented a strange, brown discolouration at times. The discolouration did not

appear in all my images, but would appear in one, and not another. I took several photographs in sequence, of a

small cluster of trees, and again, the brown discolouration appeared.21

As I was walking about, I realised that I was looking over my shoulder quite frequently, especially to the

northeast.22

21 The property owner has also reported brown discolourations in several of their own photographs. 22 The feeling of being surrounded, especially in the woods, is also not uncommon, pertinent to EC encounters or presence in the area.

Scott Carpenter, writing as Joe Black. Bigfoot in the Background? The Bigfoot Field Journal. http://bf-field-

journal.blogspot.com/2013/08/bigfoot-in-background.html. 1 August 2013. Web. Accessed 11 October 2014.



I thought I observed a tall, dark shadow in the trees,23 approximately seventy-five yards away (75yd, or

68.58m). I took several photographs, but when I looked up from the camera, it had disappeared.24

I continued to feel quite uncomfortable in the woods;25 I had an impression that someone or something knew

who I was, and also knew I was aware of them, and therefore did not want me there.26

It was hardly reassuring.

I descended the hill to join the others; my head was still spinning quite badly,27 and I longed to be able to leave,

to get out of there for a time. The others were having a wonderful time talking and laughing; I wished I could

join them, that I might enjoy the afternoon as well.

Far to the northwest, I heard a pair of loud rock-clacks; the others heard it, too.28 I stopped, and cupped my

hands to my ears, but did not hear it again.

Further down the hill, someone asked to take my photograph.

“Okay,” I said, “But take it looking up the hill, with the trees behind me.”

I could not have guessed what was about to happen; I turned to face the camera, and as I did so, I heard the

sound of loud, heavy footsteps, descending the slope behind me.29

I turned my head; there was nothing there. The air shimmered, as though a wave of heat had wafted upon it,

and then it was gone.30

“Why did you turn around?” someone asked me, “I was taking your picture!”

“Sorry,” I said, “I thought I heard something…!”


23 Reports of shadows moving through the trees are not uncommon in EC encounters. BFRO Author(s). Three Men have Late Night

Encounter with a Bipaedal Figure. Bigfoot Field Researchers’ Organisation. http://www.bfro.net/GDB/show_report.asp?id=8905.

24 June 2004. Web. Accessed 11 October 2014. 24 Accounts of EC quickly or inexplicably disappearing in the brush are commonly reported; although certain and various of these

situations may have some paranormal aspect, I do not suggest this to be the case here. North American Wood Ape Conservancy

Author(s). Deer Hunter Encounters Two Huge Ape-like Creatures Fighting. North American Wood Ape Conservancy.

http://woodape.org/reports/report/detail/367. 7 October 2004. Web. Accessed 2 December 2014. 25 A pervasive feeling of discomfort is not uncommon to many EC-related reports and encounters. Oregon Bigfoot Author(s). File

#00672. Oregon Bigfoot. http://www.oregonbigfoot.com/report_detail.php?id=00672. May 1996. Web. Accessed 24 October 2014. 26 Ibid, Bacon. 27 Ibid, Willis. 28 Theories regarding rock-clacking, possibly as a means of communication, have been discussed by others, and often. Steve Moon.

Hunter describes combination of rock-clacking and bird-like vocals in public hunting area near Van Wert. Bigfoot Field Researchers’

Organisation. http://www.bfro.net/GDB/show_report.asp?id=24056. 24 June 2008. Web. Accessed 5 June 2015. 29 Reports of heavy footsteps are not uncommon, pertinent to EC encounters. BFRO Author(s). Father and Son hear Heavy

Footsteps made by an apparent Bipaedal Creature. Bigfoot Field Researchers’ Organisation.

http://www.bfro.net/gdb/show_report.asp?id=1387. 1 May 1998. Web. Accessed 22 August 2014. 30 Compare this behaviour with my sighting of a large, shimmering figure at Salt Fork State Park in May 2008. Ibid, Singhal. Field

Report 05.16.2008: Salt Fork State Park (with Addenda). Beyond The Forest.

https://beyondtheforestblog.wordpress.com/2014/08/14/field-report-05-16-2008-salt-fork-state-park-with-addenda/. 14 August 2014.

Web. Accessed 13 October 2015.



I had a strong impression, just at that moment, of being called or summoned, to return up the hill.31 It was

rather insistent, and pressing; strangely, I did not feel excited or alarmed, just horribly weary. My entire body

felt weak and sluggish; I just wanted to leave.

“Okay,” I said to myself, “Here I come.”

Leaving the others, I walked back up the hill; I felt very weak, and my progress was difficult. From time to

time, I would grip the trunks of trees on the slope, so that I might not fall. I mounted the crest, and looked to

the northeast; the neighbour’s garden was in sight, just a few yards away. I again had the strong impression I

was to enter the garden, and that something was waiting for me there.32

I did not wish to trespass; I felt most odd. I leaned against an upright, living tree for support; I could not focus,

I could not think.33

“I must get out of here,” I said to myself, with some effort, “I must get out of here.”

Slowly, I made my way through the trees, back to the villa; the distance was not far, but the pounding dizziness

and nausea hindered my progress greatly. I achieved the outside deck, and collapsed on the bench; I felt rather

light-headed, and faint; I wondered if I closed my eyes, if I would sleep.34

Several minutes later, the others returned from the woods; we retrieved our vehicles, and left the area.

Respectfully submitted,

Sanjay R Singhal, RA

*Name(s) changed for publication

**The Blueberry is my car: small, round, and blue

31 Although not proven, accounts of telepathic communication with EC have been reported; it is difficult, at best, to comprehend

and/or to qualify such statements. Jim Osborne. Two Teenagers Encounter Bigfoot while Bowhunting. Bigfoot Field Researchers’

Organisation. http://www.bfro.net/gdb/show_report.asp?id=3122. 15 September 2001. Web. Accessed 12 April 2015. 32 There are also numerous reports of persons feeling that something was waiting for them, in the woods, pertinent to EC encounters.

Oregon Bigfoot author(s). File #01615. Oregon Bigfoot. http://www.oregonbigfoot.com/report_detail.php?id=01615. August 1995.

Web. Accessed 19 September 2014. 33 Ibid, Willis. 34 Ibid.



FIELD REPORT 04.26.2015A

SUMMARY

Substantiation of this Report may be provided by my own investigations at Penrose;35 36 I have returned there

throughout 2015, and sincerely hope to continue my efforts. Further substantiation, however, is minimal at

best. There are no published reports for Green, Jefferson, Rock, or Walworth Counties on the BFRO website,37

although two reports each for adjacent Dane and Waukesha Counties are available.38 39 Nonetheless, a cursory

review of same suggests considerable activity in this region.

The combination of physical, visual, audible and/or olfactory events described in this Report are:

1. The observation of something standing before a tree, then moving into the woods;

2. Ditto, with blonde or sand-coloured hair and a rough, unkempt appearance;

3. The eerie quiet and stillness in the woods, experienced throughout;

4. The strange, overwhelming dizziness and nausea, experienced throughout;

5. The curious, brown discolouration of certain of my photographs;

6. The possible observation of a tall, dark shadow standing in the trees;

7. The pair of loud rock-clacks, heard far to the northwest;

8. The sound of loud, heavy footsteps heard descending the slope behind me;

9. The strange, shimmering air in the woods, which vanished suddenly.

These behaviours, and the history of my own experience,40 may be considered sufficient to suggest the presence

of EC41 at Penrose in the spring of 2015.

The strange, overwhelming dizziness and nausea experienced in the woods may be considered a personal

infrasound event, lacking any other definition. Such effect upon my physical and perceptive senses suggest

some type of sensory manipulation, although any further clarification is almost impossible to confirm.

An unusual number of subjective events also occurred. While these cannot be considered conclusive evidence,

neither should they be discounted. Although it is reasonable to review the impact of non-objective stimuli in this

Report, such effects, while personally quite vivid and at times overwhelming, are nonetheless nearly impossible

to substantiate with any measure of certainty.

35 Sanjay R Singhal. Field Report 10.20.2014: Penrose. Beyond The Forest.

https://beyondtheforestblog.wordpress.com/2015/09/27/field-report-10-20-2014-penrose/. 27 September 2015. Web. Accessed 4

October 2015. 36 Ibid. Field Report 11.15.2014: Penrose. Beyond The Forest. https://beyondtheforestblog.wordpress.com/2015/09/27/field-report-

11-15-2014-penrose/. 27 September 2015. Web. Accessed 4 October 2015. 37 BFRO Author(s). Wisconsin. Bigfoot Field Researchers’ Organisation. http://www.bfro.net/GDB/state_listing.asp?state=wi.

2015. Web. Accessed 12 September 2015. 38 Ibid. Dane County, Wisconsin. Bigfoot Field Researchers’ Organisation.

http://www.bfro.net/GDB/show_county_reports.asp?state=wi&county=Dane. 2015. Web. Accessed 27 August 2015. 39 Ibid. Waukesha County, Wisconsin. Bigfoot Field Researchers’ Organisation.

http://www.bfro.net/GDB/show_county_reports.asp?state=WI&county=Waukesha. 2015. Web. Accessed 20 September 2015. 40 Ibid, Singhal. Field Report 03.01.2015b: Penrose. Beyond The Forest.

https://beyondtheforestblog.wordpress.com/2015/10/04/field-report-03-01-2015b-penrose/. 4 October 2015. Web. Accessed 13

October 2015. 41 EC, in this context, stands for “Elder Children”, as usual.

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