I know that it can be hard to judge distances and sizes of flying creatures, but I’d wager that it had a wingspan of between two and three feet and wasn’t more than fifteen yards away. I at first thought that it was a red-tailed hawk (they’re rare, but I’ve seen them around here before) because of the size and because the wings appeared reddish.

I was crouching at the time and only saw it from the corner of my eye. Luckily it wasn’t moving very quickly, because I had time to stand up and take a better look. Though I had originally thought that the wings were red-orange, I noticed that they were in fact dark brown and hairless. The red color came from the sun shining through the skin.

The head was semi-elongated and came to a point, and I couldn’t make out the ears as it was flying away from me. I don’t remember seeing a tail or finger-bones in the wings, but I remember that the legs weren’t attached to the wings.

The thing couldn’t have been more than ten feet above my fifteen foot garage, close enough to my position that I could clearly see the skin at the edge of the wings ripple through the air.

I wish I knew what it was. If anybody has information, I’d love to hear it. Thanks.

My digital camera takes five seconds to power up, and I never take it with me anyway. I would’ve missed the shot, too.

You’d be surprised at what some scientists are up to. Gen-splicing may replace stem cell research’s controversy in the near future.

Or, it could be something supernatural.

Just like Bigfoot there are accounts of “bat like” humanoids throughout history. Legends from India tell of a creature that at first it resembles an old man, but as the travelers come closer it spreads its wings and attacks them and drinks their blood.

If you guys could, I’d appreciate more information about this incident, and if more occur.

Usually in these cases there are casualties of some kind.

At any rate, interesting story. I think the student account is written with tongue firmly planted in cheek, btw.