The Nightcrawlers, also known as the Fresno Nightcrawlers, are a mysterious cryptids that has so far made two appearances, both of which took place in Fresno, California. On both sightings, it was only seen in video footage.
The Nightcrawles are best known for being one of the two featured video cases on the second episode of Syfy's Fact or Faked: Paranormal Files.
Appearance[]
It appears to be a relatively short creature (approx. 4 feet in height). It is an extremely thin, white humanoid with no discernible arms. It also appears to be wearing a white gown or cloak of some sort. It is thought to be similar to a classic grey alien.
Origins[]
While there have been claims that they are a part of Native American folklore in the region, this has been debunked.
The first sighting of a Fresno nightcrawler happened in Fresno, California, by a man named Jose. After being woken up by his barking dogs, Jose observed the Nightcrawlers on his front lawn through CCTV. He woke up his brother to rewatch the footage. After, his brother claimed to have seen small footprints outside, but by the time investigators made it to the site, all evidence was washed away. After the initial sighting, the original CCTV footage was lost. The only remaining footage is a grainy video recorded from a monitor.
Jose had a surveillance camera watching his front lawn and looked at the camera when he heard a dog barking.