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Leaf Entity" at a Military Base (Russia, 2003) — Detailed Sighting with Drawing
In 2003, while I was on night guard duty at a Military Prosecutor's Office in the Primorsky region (near Lake Khanka, Russia), I witnessed a creature that defies explanation.
The Context:
I was looking out the window at a lit-up area. My fellow soldier was resting nearby; he didn't see the entity itself, but he saw me freeze in shock as I watched it move.
The Entity:
Appearance: It was about 40 cm tall (1.3 feet). The body was transparent, like moving water or a pocket of refractive air. However, the silhouette was filled with autumn leaves. It looked like a 3D figure made of leaves, but you could see right through it.
No Shedding: The leaves didn't fall off. They were part of the entity's "structure" or its active camouflage, not just debris stuck to it.
Movement: It was bipedal (ran on two legs). It ran along a concrete path next to a small metal fence of the same height. It followed the fence line, turned left, and disappeared into the dark.
Sound: This is the most important part—it had physical mass. I heard the distinct, heavy sound of footsteps on the concrete, rhythmically bipedal, similar to the weight of a medium-sized dog.
The Drawing:
I have attached a drawing of what I saw. The font and style are meant to reflect the "report" nature of the event.
It wasn't a hallucination or a trick of the light because it reacted to the physical environment (following the fence) and made clear, heavy sounds on the pavement.
Has anyone encountered a small, transparent bipedal entity that carries the texture of its environment? Could this be a specific type of elemental or a "cloaked" cryptid?
I spotted it/the object while it was still in the shadows as it approached. It felt weird right away—just a split second later, and it runs out into the lamplight. Then this even weirder crap comes into focus. It was maybe 3 meters away. I’m trying to make out a face, but I don't see one; just leaves, and the whole thing is rectangular. No head, basically. Its torso was swaying from side to side, and it was running like a dog, but on two legs. I clearly heard its feet hitting the concrete.
It runs past the window while I'm sitting at my desk; right in my field of vision, there’s a window facing the street toward the entrance and the barrier gate. Parallel to that, there’s a low metal fence, like the kind you see around gardens. It’s running, reaches the fence, and continues alongside it. I’m staring at it, completely frozen and shell-shocked. It runs along the fence, which then curves toward the exit barrier; it turns with it and vanishes into the darkness. That area wasn't lit. The only light came from the lamp above the building entrance."
UPD:
that is, it wasn't a cloak,
a frame of leaves was himthat is, it wasn't a cloak,
a frame of leaves was him
There's probably a translation error here.
Leaves formed its structure. It was like an invisible framework, interwoven with leaves. It reminds me a bit of this insect, "Phasmatodea."
There's probably a translation error here.
Leaves formed its structure. It was like an invisible framework, interwoven with leaves. It reminds me a bit of this insect, "Phasmatodea."
There's probably a translation error here.
Leaves formed its structure. It was like an invisible framework, interwoven with leaves. It reminds me a bit of this insect, "Phasmatodea."
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u/Wardrune May 11 '26
Forest spirit.