"I then noticed the long, thick arms with fingers and long nails. I recognized a long snout and long pointed ears. Then suddenly, it turned and ran into the woods. It was gone."
I received the following account:
"Hello. I want to report disturbing activity around my residence over the past two weeks. I hope you can provide some insight into what we're dealing with. I live in a rural area of southeastern Oklahoma, a few miles from Talhina. I've lived here for all of my 48 years and have never experienced anything strange in this area before.
On June 1st, at about 10:30 pm, I was on my back porch reading the newspaper. My husband was getting ready to leave for work. My porch faces a large wooded area, about 800 feet or so from the lake. I have a small yard, and the edge of the woods is about 50 feet from the house. My husband walked out the back door, said goodbye, and walked to his truck. As soon as he pulled away, I heard a loud, shrill sound coming from the direction of the lake. It reminded me of a pig squealing, but it was much louder and scarier. I didn't get up from my chair as I looked towards the woods.
After a few minutes, I heard something heavy walking through the woods. It was definitely something or someone on two legs. It was so dark that I couldn't see anything. Suddenly, three deer burst out of the woods and ran alongside the house. I thought they caused the noise, so I got up and walked into the house. Most nights, after I come home from work around 8:30 pm, I eat dinner and then go out on the porch to read the newspaper. Ever since that first night, I've heard the same shrill sound on four other occasions. My husband sat with me a few times, and he was surprised by the sounds. He has been a hunter all his adult life, but he had no idea what made those sounds.
This Tuesday night, I was sitting on the porch talking to my daughter on the phone. My husband was working that night. It was about 10:45 pm. I had a strange feeling most of the evening and kept my gaze focused towards the woods. I was about ready to get up and walk into the house after ending the call, but then I noticed a pair of bright yellow eyes looking at me from the woods. It was only a few feet into the brush, and the eyes were at least seven feet from the ground! I ran into the kitchen, quickly closed the door, and locked it. I turned off the lights inside, but the porch light was still on, and the edge of the woods was slightly illuminated.
As I peeked out of the window above the sink, I noticed a tall, huge, dark figure standing in the back of the yard. The eyes still shone brightly and were looking in my direction. As I continued to watch, my eyes adjusted to the low light. I then noticed the long, thick arms with fingers and long nails. I recognized a long snout and long pointed ears. Then suddenly, it turned and ran into the woods. It was gone. I was literally trembling because I had no idea what I had just seen. I called my daughter back and told her. My son-in-law and she immediately came over and spent the night. He brought his rifle with him.
The next morning, I told my husband what I saw. He is part Osage and believes in animal spirits, but he was confused by this thing I described. He told me that it might be a 'trickster spirit' and if we ignore it, it won't bother us. I'm not so sure I believe that. This didn't look like a spirit and literally resembled a huge dark coyote walking on two legs. Have you heard of anything like this? Please contact me. I'd like to ask you a few questions." A
NOTE: I called the witness and tried to answer her questions. She has not been able to see tracks or any other evidence. She heard the shrill sound night two nights ago before she went to bed. Her husband contacted the authorities, but she said that he was just making inquiries, wanting to know if there had been other reports. It seems they refused to give out any information. Her neighbors have not noticed anything unusual, but she told me that they were elderly and rarely went outside. I asked her to keep me informed of further incidents. Lon
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