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The Mystery of All Colours Sam, the Sandown Clown
Witnesses
2 witnesses
Duration
Unknown
Source material
3
Timeline
3
Source context
Sparse context
Treat this as an exploratory lead until more source material arrives.
Source provenance
r/aliens
Live sighting record 3e014d67-8150-4537-8204-98b5dd5a3457.
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Correlations
Field Intelligence
Moon phase
91% illumination
Waxing gibbous — bright sky
Solar window
Weather
Open-MeteoArea activity
Meteor activity
Context notes
Full/near-full moon (91% illumination)
Quadrantids meteor shower was active at this time
Extracted details
Observed facts
Occurred
Jan 1, 2026, 12:00 AM
Timezone
United Kingdom Time
Location
Lake Common, Sandown
Observers
2 witnesses
Witness account
Narrative
"HELLO AND I AM ALL COLOURS SAM" - The supposed introduction of a 7-foot-tall, seemingly biomechanical entity spotted on the Isle of Wight in 1973. Sam the Sandown Clown has long been a favourite cryptid of mine, due in part to the sheer surreality of this sighting. Allegedly encountered by two young girls while they were playing on the swampy shores of Lake Common, Sandown, this creature was described as having triangular eyes, square nose and yellow lips, on a face that sat directly on his...
Case progression
Timeline
Witnesses place the encounter near Lake Common, Sandown.
r/aliens carried the report into the source network.
Grouped into the Sam the Sandown Clown incident dossier.
Ledger
Source material
media
Cover image
Visual reference carried with the original report.
source
Original report
Direct source material from r/aliens.
telemetry
Environmental pass
Historical atmosphere, astronomy, and nearby infrastructure were resolved for this case.