Falkville, Alabama: Police Chief Photographs Human-Sized Entity in Aluminum Foil
On October 17, 1973, the Falkville, Alabama police chief responded to reports of a UFO landing in a farm field. He found a human-sized figure dressed in what appeared to be aluminum foil, with an antenna on its head. He snapped four Polaroid pictures. The creature ran 'faster than any human I ever saw.' Afterward, his wife divorced him and the mayor demanded his resignation.
Background
The Falkville, Alabama police chief took a call about an unknown with flashing lights that had landed in a farm field. He arrived and saw a figure, human-size, dressed in what appeared to be aluminum foil, with an antenna on its head. He snapped four Polaroid pictures.
When he turned on the cruiser's overhead lights, the creature ran down the dirt road nearby. The chief gave chase but was unable to keep up, saying later, 'He was running faster than any human I ever saw.'
Several residents reported their own UFO sightings that night. However, the event soon turned sour for the chief. His wife divorced him and the mayor asked for his resignation.