Spring Heeled Jack Encounter?

Strange floating figure, U.K. 1986

Location. South Herefordshire, England
Date: Summer 1986 Time: afternoon
A man named Marshall was walking along a quiet country road not far from the Welsh border. A movement in the field to his left caught his eye and he was astounded to see a strange figure of a man physically leaping high hedgerows in great bounds, in fact it looked as if he was gliding above the ground. Suddenly the ‘man’ leaped onto the road and as he glided past Mr. M…arshall he slapped him so hard across the face that he fell to the ground, leaving a red imprint on his cheek for several hours afterwards. As he slapped Mr. Marshall, the strange man gave out an almighty cackle of a laugh and carried on with his journey across the fields. It all happened so fast, Mr. Marshall was dumbstruck, shocked with his senses haywire. He describes, the man as wearing a type of black shell suit and having an elongated chin. Other than that he cannot say only he seemed to defy all laws of gravity pertaining to man.