SIGHTING: DURANGO, COLORADO (UNITED STATES)

Witness Testimony

"In our pasture was a recently cut large box elder burl, over 500 lbs and 48 inches in diameter, growing water sprouts which would have made it difficult to burn. It was wrapped with a 4" wide car towing strap which had been used to move it with a tractor. The entire burl disappeared leaving a circular ash footprint with only a 1/2 " of ash remaining. A perfect 4 foot section of the toe strap remained outside the circle with a burned edge. The pasture grass was very dry and remained unaffected outside the burned circle. The ground with in the circle remained sterile for several years after the incident. We work at home and were in town at the time of the disappearance but never had any indication of a fire or burning of the log (smoke or smoke odor)."