This file from early spring in Rock County, Wisconsin, brings us to the outskirts of Beloit, where a couple's routine afternoon drive led to an encounter that defied not just explanation, but the very nature of reality itself.

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The Thing That Blurred At The Edges | Cryptid Archives

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This short story was based on an encounter originally documented by the Pine Barrens Institute. Links to the original encounter, along with our other cryptid content can be found below.

Could the witness accounts of reality distortion point to a natural phenomenon we don't yet understand? While stress and fear can certainly affect perception, how do we explain multiple witnesses experiencing similar effects in the same location across different times? Is there perhaps something about this particular area of Wisconsin that creates unusual conditions, or are we glimpsing something that challenges our understanding of what's possible?

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Full URL: https://pinebarrensinstitute.com/user-submitted-encounters/2019/1/7/user-submitted-cryptid-sighting

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