Octo-squatch

 


What follows is a report of a cryptid or alien creature that feels oddly connected to the previous entry of this blog. Yet the only thing that connects them is the cephalopod appearance of the creatures, and that both stories took place in Spain, albeit on opposite sides of the country. 


In the summer of 1961 Arquimedes Sanchez and an unnamed coworker were driving through the Basque Mountains in the province of Vizcaya. They were hauling construction equipment, driving along the road at night. However the two of them knew the route well and had done this run many times before. 


They were nearing their destination at Puerto de Barazar when an alarmingly strange creature climbed over the embankment on the side of the road and ran in front of the truck. It was an octopus like being covered in rusty red hair. It walked upright on four tentacles (yes, I know I drew six) and stood about 3 to 4 feet tall. 


Mr Sanchez slammed on the breaks and stopped before hitting the creature. The creature raised one tentacle to shield its reflective eyes from the light of the truck. Both the truck and the creature stayed motionless for minutes on end, Sanchez reported, although it’s likely that fear caused this time to feel longer than it was. 


Seeing that the creature wouldn’t move out of the way on its own, Mr Sanchez ordered his coworker to grab the jackhammer from the back of the truck and attack the creature. The coworker, fearing for his safety, refused to do this. Mr Sanchez then backed up the truck and sped at the creature, stopping mere feet from hitting it. He did this several more times, but the creature still stayed motionless. 


It was at this point they were passed by another truck on the opposite side of the road. The other truck didn’t slow or show any other signs of seeing the creature. Once the way was clear Mr Sanchez pulled out into the oncoming lane and passed by the creature. 


Once they reached Puerto de Barazar Mr Sanchez told the locals about the creature. When they went back to the location in the morning there were no traces of the creature left. 


While no UFO activity was seen associated with these events, both I and the Cryptonauts podcast assume this octopus creature had to be an alien. It seems unlikely to be a true cryptid, as there’s nothing it could have evolved from on Earth. Octopuses are all too tied to the water.



Sources

https://cryptidz.fandom.com/wiki/Octo-squatch
https://cryptonautpodcast.com/podcast-episodes/5-octo-squatch/

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