a shadow figure happened after a night of trick-or-treating when i was 10 years old. i went to bed at the regular time that night, but after about 40 minutes of trying to sleep i got bored. i sat up in bed and looked around the room. this will sound really strange, and it was hard for me to accept at the time, but walking in the air toward me was the black shadow figure of a cat! i tried closing my eyes hoping that it would go away, but somehow i could still see it even with my eyes closed. after about 8 minutes of keeping my eyes shut 