A suburban Baltimore resident observes a flying cryptid or anomaly that frightens him because of the otherworldly manner in which it appeared and how it was flying.
I received the following account:
"I live in the greater Baltimore area of Maryland, in a wooded area of Catonsville. I have experienced multiple phenomena that I cannot explain. These things I can only describe as cryptids.
The creature that I saw was large and had wings. It was very late on a summer night and I was 20 or so. I had just gotten into an argument with my girlfriend and was sitting on my porch smoking a cigarette. In front of my porch was my short driveway that led to the street. This is a newer neighborhood and fairly well-lit. I saw what can only be described as the silhouette of a large winged creature. The wingspan was at least 6 feet wide if not more. No torso, no wings in the true sense. It was almost like a shadow of a large crane's skeleton. I know that doesn't make sense but that is how it appeared to me. The wings were but a thin projection like the bones of a bird's wings. There was no skin flap like in bats or feathers like a bird. The rest of the body was similar, more like the suggestion of a body in this shadow form. The way it moved was truly terrifying to me. There was an otherworldliness to how it moved.
I am an avid outdoorsman. I have seen cranes, geese, swans, hawks, etc. hundreds of times during hikes and camping trips. I have never seen an animal move in this way. It glided with a grace, a timelessness even, that I don't think a physical animal could manage. I was horrified. I ran down my driveway (it had flown directly overhead towards the street) but I did not see it again. I called my girlfriend crying. I was absolutely terrified." A
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