Taylor had originally thought the creature to be a giant bird at first. It was not until it drew closer that he realized it had a humanoid body. Also, at first it had been flapping its large wings (the sound of this flapping was what first alerted Taylor to the creature’s presence), but upon coming closer, the thing began to hover instead. Depending on the report you read, there is also mention of glowing eyes. However, it is difficult to say if this was in Taylor’s original report or an embellishment added later.

Taylor was also not the only witness to whatever this thing was. When he reported it to his sergeant, it was revealed that a guard had seen what was apparently the same thing the year before. Although Taylor did not know of this other sighting and had had no contact with the other eyewitness, the descriptions of the creature were remarkably similar.

In addition to these sightings by personnel on the base, there were other strange happenings occasionally reported in the vicinity of Camp Okubo. Residents in the area had reported seeing what they believed to be giant birds, and there were sporadic reports of strange lights in the sky as well.

The sightings all seem to have happened over just a couple of years, and seemed to stop as suddenly as they started.