Location. Tarqui, near Cuenca, Ecuador

Date: 1965 Time: night

A female peasant reported to authorities that at a local ‘abandoned house’ she was able to see on separate occasions ‘somebody or something’ taking refuge or hiding in the old, dilapidated structure. According to the witness, Noelia, whoever it was, always arrived around 3 in the morning apparently to sleep. Noelia immediately thought that it could be a thief or ‘drug addict’ that had begun to frequent the region. Thinking that things might get out of hand Noelia decided to investigate herself. She went to the location one night accompanied by several other neighbors or locals and decided to confront what they were sure was a thief or robber.

The abandoned house was located about 200 meters from hers, in an almost direct line, except for several hills that blocked certain angles of vision. One night a group including Noelia armed with sticks and knives invaded the house sure to catch someone hiding there but were surprised to find it empty. Looking around for clues one of the groups suddenly noticed a strange odor, which the group could only compare to rotten eggs or sulfur. There was a sudden change of ambience and the group felt that some unseen presence was stalking them. Suddenly something unseen appeared to leave the abandoned house, something that could not be seen, at the same time the strong odor permeated the air.

The group, now afraid, decided to leave the house and as they stepped out of the house, they all saw at about 40 meters away a “man” that appeared to be staring intently at them. Apparently, the stranger had been observing the group’s behavior for quite some time. The man appeared to be wearing a worn gray cloak or hooded outfit, which covered him completely, his face was not visible. His height was about 1.70-80m. There was a bright full moon that night, thus the visible details. Upon seeing the strange figure, the group immediately ran in his direction in an attempt to capture ‘him’ at the same time the stranger did the same, but according to Noelia in a very peculiar manner. As he ran away, the group noticed that he never seemed to turn around and seemed to be able to ‘run’ remaining in the position when he was first seen or facing the astounded crowd of pursuers. He maintained this position the whole time he fled from the group. The stranger seemed to be able to gain distance from the group in great leaps and bounds, and as the group advanced, they noticed strange tracks on the sandy terrain on which the strange had fled over. The strange tracks were not normal feet or footwear; the stunned witnesses could only compare them to those of “goat’s feet.” Alarmed, the group stopped in unison and ended their pursuit. Terrified they watched as the ‘man’ also stopped and then began to glide away at high speed without touching the ground until he disappeared behind a nearby hill.

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Source: http://moradaparanormal.blogspot.com/.../tras-las-huellas... Esteban Coronel, Ecuador Type: E

Comments: Translated by Albert S Rosales