WEBVTT 1 00:00:07.519 --> 00:00:10.359 Back in nineteen eighty four, my family lived on a 2 00:00:10.480 --> 00:00:13.640 farm on the edge of town in the heart of Kentucky. 3 00:00:14.720 --> 00:00:17.359 The house sat on a hilltop with a big black 4 00:00:17.399 --> 00:00:20.719 barn behind it and a long, narrow valley beyond that. 5 00:00:21.960 --> 00:00:25.000 The house set well above the roadway and even higher 6 00:00:25.079 --> 00:00:28.760 above the valley. The valley sat even lower and was 7 00:00:28.800 --> 00:00:33.359 surrounded by woods. I was sixteen and feeling pretty low. 8 00:00:33.920 --> 00:00:36.079 My girlfriend had just called me on the phone and 9 00:00:36.159 --> 00:00:39.759 broken up with me after two months. She didn't even 10 00:00:39.799 --> 00:00:42.920 give me a reason. It was February, but the weather 11 00:00:43.119 --> 00:00:46.600 was beginning to show signs of spring after a long winter. 12 00:00:47.719 --> 00:00:50.640 The temperature was somewhat in the mid forties, and there 13 00:00:50.640 --> 00:00:53.159 were only a few patches of snow here and there. 14 00:00:54.200 --> 00:00:56.840 I needed to get away and think, so I headed 15 00:00:56.880 --> 00:01:01.640 for my favorite spot for me, that the woods. I 16 00:01:01.679 --> 00:01:04.799 spent a great deal of time there, and sometimes with friends, 17 00:01:04.840 --> 00:01:08.879 but usually alone. My father had left my mother when 18 00:01:08.920 --> 00:01:11.120 I was young, so the male role models in my 19 00:01:11.280 --> 00:01:14.359 life were my two uncles. They taught me to hunt 20 00:01:14.400 --> 00:01:17.200 and fish, and to appreciate the beauty and wonder of 21 00:01:17.319 --> 00:01:21.120 nature in those woods. They were a couple of great guys. 22 00:01:21.359 --> 00:01:24.599 Looking back, I really missed those times that we spent together. 23 00:01:26.840 --> 00:01:28.840 I walked down to the bottom of the valley, like 24 00:01:28.920 --> 00:01:32.159 I generally did. I was deep in thought about why 25 00:01:32.239 --> 00:01:34.560 my girl would break up with me, and I wasn't 26 00:01:34.560 --> 00:01:38.599 paying attention when I heard a thumping sound. It was 27 00:01:38.640 --> 00:01:42.760 something solid hitting the grass covered ground. I looked around 28 00:01:42.760 --> 00:01:46.280 and saw a rock about twenty feet from me, rolling uphill. 29 00:01:47.359 --> 00:01:49.840 I figured it was either my sister or my brother 30 00:01:49.920 --> 00:01:52.480 playing a trick on me, so I turned to look 31 00:01:52.599 --> 00:01:55.400 back the way I came, expecting to see one of them, 32 00:01:56.000 --> 00:02:00.519 and I scanned around looking, but they weren't there. As 33 00:02:00.519 --> 00:02:03.400 I turned to my left, still looking for my siblings, 34 00:02:03.519 --> 00:02:06.159 I saw a twenty foot patch of snow with four 35 00:02:06.359 --> 00:02:10.360 human shaped footprints in it. It was a little unnerving 36 00:02:10.439 --> 00:02:14.080 to see the footprints because first, whoever made these prints 37 00:02:14.159 --> 00:02:18.199 wasn't wearing shoes. It wasn't freezing out, but it was 38 00:02:18.199 --> 00:02:21.360 still cold. Walking in the snow would have made it 39 00:02:21.360 --> 00:02:26.599 feel even colder. Second, these prints were huge. I walked 40 00:02:26.639 --> 00:02:29.680 over and compared them to my boot. They were nearly 41 00:02:29.719 --> 00:02:32.719 twice as long as my foot and much wider, and 42 00:02:32.800 --> 00:02:36.879 the stride was a lot longer than I could have made. 43 00:02:36.919 --> 00:02:39.759 I was still examining the footprints when I heard another 44 00:02:39.840 --> 00:02:42.639 rock hit the ground, and I turned in the direction 45 00:02:42.919 --> 00:02:45.240 of the sound, and I saw the rock twenty feet 46 00:02:45.240 --> 00:02:49.759 away rolling downhill. This time it was bigger than the first, 47 00:02:50.039 --> 00:02:53.479 roughly the size of my fist, and I knew immediately 48 00:02:53.599 --> 00:02:57.159 it couldn't have been my brother or sister. I was 49 00:02:57.240 --> 00:02:59.560 far older and stronger than them, and I doubt I 50 00:02:59.599 --> 00:03:03.919 could have thrown it from any possible hiding spots. I 51 00:03:03.960 --> 00:03:06.039 then thought it might have been one of my friends 52 00:03:06.080 --> 00:03:09.000 who lived close. I knew Tommy was out of town 53 00:03:09.120 --> 00:03:12.439 visiting relatives, and Scotty had been in bed all week 54 00:03:12.479 --> 00:03:15.240 with a bad case of the flu. They were the 55 00:03:15.280 --> 00:03:18.680 only ones who ever came over, so I looked around again. 56 00:03:19.080 --> 00:03:23.599 Who was throwing rocks at me? The tracks probably should 57 00:03:23.599 --> 00:03:26.319 have sent me running home, but I honestly thought someone 58 00:03:26.439 --> 00:03:29.400 was playing a prank on me. My uncle's taught me 59 00:03:29.439 --> 00:03:32.479 that tracks made in the snow will expand when they melt, 60 00:03:32.840 --> 00:03:36.639 so I figured it was just a joke. I walked 61 00:03:36.680 --> 00:03:39.560 forward with a lot of confidence. You better knock it off. 62 00:03:39.599 --> 00:03:43.919 I'm throw rocks too, I said. Another rock was chucked 63 00:03:43.919 --> 00:03:46.840 at me. This time I saw it in mid flight, 64 00:03:47.000 --> 00:03:49.000 so I knew it was coming from the left corner 65 00:03:49.120 --> 00:03:52.360 of the woods near the property line. It was two 66 00:03:52.479 --> 00:03:55.360 hundred feet from me, and I thought, whoever was throwing 67 00:03:55.400 --> 00:03:59.199 these rocks must have a pretty good arm. Another rock 68 00:03:59.280 --> 00:04:02.919 landed ten feet to my right. I was getting angry now, 69 00:04:03.159 --> 00:04:05.639 so I walked over and picked it up before it 70 00:04:05.680 --> 00:04:08.919 stopped rolling. It was a little bigger than I would 71 00:04:08.960 --> 00:04:12.159 have normally wanted to throw, but in my frustration, I 72 00:04:12.240 --> 00:04:15.919 threw it back. Then I screamed an insult at whoever 73 00:04:16.079 --> 00:04:20.199 this was for good measure. My throw was way off 74 00:04:20.240 --> 00:04:22.639 the mark. It hit the ground well short of the 75 00:04:22.680 --> 00:04:25.720 tree line, so I looked around for another rock to throw. 76 00:04:26.959 --> 00:04:29.279 I found a few in the grass between the patches 77 00:04:29.319 --> 00:04:31.720 of snow, so I picked one up that fitted my 78 00:04:31.759 --> 00:04:35.079 hand better. This time, it hit a tree just inside 79 00:04:35.160 --> 00:04:39.160 the woodline. Then I saw a movement eighty feet to 80 00:04:39.240 --> 00:04:42.839 my left in the nearest section of trees. It was 81 00:04:42.879 --> 00:04:45.120 a lot closer to me than where the rocks were 82 00:04:45.160 --> 00:04:49.800 coming from. I only got a glimpse, maybe four or 83 00:04:49.879 --> 00:04:53.399 five seconds at most. Most of it was obscured by 84 00:04:53.439 --> 00:04:57.240 the thick brush and trees. I saw a dark upper 85 00:04:57.279 --> 00:05:00.680 portion of a massive right shoulder blade and a huge 86 00:05:00.720 --> 00:05:05.920 moving arm about seven feet off the ground. Also, I 87 00:05:05.959 --> 00:05:08.839 saw what looked like thick legs as it ran behind 88 00:05:08.879 --> 00:05:12.839 a tree. It was completely covered in reddish hair that 89 00:05:13.040 --> 00:05:16.480 bounced as it disappeared into the trees. I was nearly 90 00:05:16.560 --> 00:05:20.720 awe struck. Its movements were so graceful and fluid. It 91 00:05:20.800 --> 00:05:23.560 was completely different from how a deer or a human 92 00:05:23.600 --> 00:05:26.839 would move. Now I knew immediately it wasn't a bear 93 00:05:27.040 --> 00:05:30.279 or a cougar. It was too large. Both bears and 94 00:05:30.360 --> 00:05:33.879 cougars are extremely rare in Kentucky, and neither of them 95 00:05:33.920 --> 00:05:38.480 throw rocks. I barely had time to register what I 96 00:05:38.560 --> 00:05:41.480 was seeing when another rock landed five feet from me. 97 00:05:41.959 --> 00:05:45.920 It came from the same direction as the others. Then 98 00:05:45.959 --> 00:05:49.120 I heard heavy footfalls in the woods from that same direction. 99 00:05:49.720 --> 00:05:52.800 There were definitely more than one of them. To say 100 00:05:52.839 --> 00:05:56.959 I wasn't terrified would be a bold faced lie. I 101 00:05:57.040 --> 00:05:59.000 knew I had to get out of there. I was 102 00:05:59.040 --> 00:06:02.439 alone and on The nearest house was over half a 103 00:06:02.519 --> 00:06:05.240 mile away, on the other side of the valley and 104 00:06:05.279 --> 00:06:09.759 flanked by thick trees. I knew the elderly couple who 105 00:06:09.800 --> 00:06:12.639 lived there. They were nice people, but they wouldn't have 106 00:06:12.680 --> 00:06:15.279 been able to hear me even if they were outside, 107 00:06:15.319 --> 00:06:19.160 which they rarely were. My house was over three quarters 108 00:06:19.240 --> 00:06:21.800 of a mile away, and my mom and siblings had 109 00:06:21.800 --> 00:06:26.160 been inside watching TV when I left. At that moment, 110 00:06:26.279 --> 00:06:30.959 I forgot all about my girlfriend. Survival was my priority. 111 00:06:31.759 --> 00:06:34.240 I wanted to run, but I remembered what my uncles 112 00:06:34.279 --> 00:06:37.879 had told me about predators. Never turn your back on them, 113 00:06:38.160 --> 00:06:43.000 and running will kick in their instinct to chase. Fear 114 00:06:43.079 --> 00:06:45.839 turned into anger as I picked up as many rocks 115 00:06:45.839 --> 00:06:48.759 as I could find and started throwing them back towards 116 00:06:48.800 --> 00:06:52.120 the woods as fast as I could. I at least 117 00:06:52.160 --> 00:06:55.560 a string of obscenities and foul language as I did, 118 00:06:56.040 --> 00:06:59.079 all the while moving backwards a few dozen paces at 119 00:06:59.079 --> 00:07:03.560 a time. Years later, during my time in the military, 120 00:07:03.959 --> 00:07:08.879 I learned to call that a tactical retreat. More rocks 121 00:07:08.879 --> 00:07:11.199 are being thrown back at me now, and from two 122 00:07:11.240 --> 00:07:15.240 different directions. I switched targets back and forth as I 123 00:07:15.279 --> 00:07:18.480 slowly made my way back down the valley. Locked in 124 00:07:18.600 --> 00:07:23.279 combat with an unseen enemy. I was outnumbered and out 125 00:07:23.279 --> 00:07:26.680 gun but I kept throwing and moving and cussing and cursing. 126 00:07:27.319 --> 00:07:29.759 I doubted the cussing helped me, but it made me 127 00:07:29.800 --> 00:07:34.720 feel braver. It was probably only five minutes before I 128 00:07:34.839 --> 00:07:38.199 felt the hill under my feet, but it felt like hours. 129 00:07:38.759 --> 00:07:41.879 That meant I was closer to the relative safety of home. 130 00:07:42.959 --> 00:07:45.720 By now, those creatures had stopped throwing rocks at me. 131 00:07:46.680 --> 00:07:50.800 My accuracy had dropped off dramatically by then, anyway, and 132 00:07:50.879 --> 00:07:54.040 I scanned the woods once more for movement and listened 133 00:07:54.079 --> 00:07:58.680 for sounds. I didn't see or hear anything, and exhausted 134 00:07:58.720 --> 00:08:02.000 and sweating like i'd run a marathon, I took off 135 00:08:02.040 --> 00:08:05.279 my coat and stood there for another five minutes before 136 00:08:05.319 --> 00:08:08.040 I felt it was safe enough to turn and high 137 00:08:08.079 --> 00:08:12.560 tailor at home. I didn't tell my mother and siblings 138 00:08:12.600 --> 00:08:16.079 what had happened. I didn't want to scare them. The 139 00:08:16.079 --> 00:08:18.360 next day I told one of my uncles, who brought 140 00:08:18.360 --> 00:08:21.240 his shotgun over and slipped down into the valley with 141 00:08:21.399 --> 00:08:25.480 me to retrace my steps. I showed him the tracks 142 00:08:25.519 --> 00:08:28.480 in the snow. There were huge gouges in the hard 143 00:08:28.560 --> 00:08:31.639 dirt where the rocks and landed. We walked into the 144 00:08:31.680 --> 00:08:35.480 woodline where I had seen the one running. That's where 145 00:08:35.480 --> 00:08:38.000 I compared the size and height of the trees to 146 00:08:38.080 --> 00:08:40.840 the spot where I saw the shoulder and the arm. 147 00:08:41.639 --> 00:08:45.000 This thing must have been massive, but we didn't find 148 00:08:45.000 --> 00:08:49.440 any tracks there. We left the area, but not before 149 00:08:49.480 --> 00:08:54.080 I noticed that my uncle was being unusually quiet. After 150 00:08:54.120 --> 00:08:56.519 we got back to the house and well away from 151 00:08:56.559 --> 00:08:59.440 my mom, he told me that he'd had a strange 152 00:08:59.480 --> 00:09:05.360 experience there many years before. My eldest uncle served in Vietnam. 153 00:09:06.039 --> 00:09:09.279 He's a quiet man who rarely shows his emotions or 154 00:09:09.320 --> 00:09:13.039 gets upset. When he came home from the war, he 155 00:09:13.039 --> 00:09:15.840 couldn't wait to get back into his beloved woods where 156 00:09:15.840 --> 00:09:18.879 he could hunt and fish. And then he finally got 157 00:09:18.879 --> 00:09:24.399 the chance, and it was a bittersweet experience. It isn't 158 00:09:24.440 --> 00:09:28.519 an easy transition from life of daily combat back to 159 00:09:28.600 --> 00:09:33.480 a peaceful civilian existence. The woods of Kentucky looked nothing 160 00:09:33.600 --> 00:09:37.279 like the jungles of Southeast Asia, but the oppressive feeling 161 00:09:37.480 --> 00:09:41.639 of the dense vegetation and the limited visibility are similar. 162 00:09:43.240 --> 00:09:44.919 It took him quite a while to get over the 163 00:09:45.039 --> 00:09:48.919 nagging fear of someone waiting behind every bush to kill him. 164 00:09:50.480 --> 00:09:53.720 Slowly he worked his way back to his favorite fishing spots. 165 00:09:54.200 --> 00:09:58.399 Once he was comfortable, he began to hunt again. One 166 00:09:58.480 --> 00:10:01.279 day he was out hunting squirrel alone with his twenty 167 00:10:01.320 --> 00:10:05.000 two rifle. He was also carrying a revolver in his 168 00:10:05.080 --> 00:10:08.799 hip holster. He walked for hours and saw a few 169 00:10:08.879 --> 00:10:12.000 squirrels that they were too small to trouble with. When 170 00:10:12.039 --> 00:10:16.200 he decided to take a break, he sat down under 171 00:10:16.240 --> 00:10:19.759 a large tree on top of a heavily wooded ridge line. 172 00:10:20.399 --> 00:10:23.000 From there, he had a clear view down into the 173 00:10:23.080 --> 00:10:27.399 nearby holler. He'd been sitting there for about ten minutes 174 00:10:27.440 --> 00:10:31.240 when he saw movement below. He only saw bushes moving, 175 00:10:31.360 --> 00:10:34.480 but he suspected it was a deer. It was too 176 00:10:34.559 --> 00:10:37.480 early for deer season, but knowing their paths might help 177 00:10:37.559 --> 00:10:41.159 him decide where to build a stand later. He decided 178 00:10:41.200 --> 00:10:45.399 to go down check it out. He got up and 179 00:10:45.440 --> 00:10:48.480 slowly made his way down to the holler. The trees 180 00:10:48.519 --> 00:10:51.600 and underbrush made it impossible to get a clear view 181 00:10:51.799 --> 00:10:54.720 of whatever was moving around, but he found a little 182 00:10:54.759 --> 00:10:58.240 path that had made Whatever it was, he knew it 183 00:10:58.279 --> 00:11:02.840 wasn't a deer. It looked almost like a small bulldozer 184 00:11:02.879 --> 00:11:06.320 had made the path, like six deer had walked inside 185 00:11:06.320 --> 00:11:10.080 by side. He never seen them move that way, and 186 00:11:10.120 --> 00:11:13.440 plus the vegetation looked like it had been smashed aside 187 00:11:13.480 --> 00:11:17.120 and pulled out of the way. He didn't find any tracks, 188 00:11:17.200 --> 00:11:20.039 but it was clear that something heavy had walked through here. 189 00:11:21.480 --> 00:11:23.919 He told me he should have left right then and there, 190 00:11:24.080 --> 00:11:27.000 but he was young and curiosity got the better of him. 191 00:11:27.799 --> 00:11:30.720 He moved forward, pondering what kind of critter could make 192 00:11:30.799 --> 00:11:34.679 such a path. Was it a bear? No, Black bears 193 00:11:34.679 --> 00:11:38.080 aren't much whiter than a deer. Besides, he'd never seen 194 00:11:38.120 --> 00:11:41.440 a bear in this part of the state. Cougars and 195 00:11:41.480 --> 00:11:44.320 mountain lions came to mind, but he quickly ruled them 196 00:11:44.360 --> 00:11:49.320 out as well. Suddenly there was a loud crash, like 197 00:11:49.360 --> 00:11:52.519 a tree breaking under a great strain, and it echoed 198 00:11:52.559 --> 00:11:56.919 across the haller. Then the woods grew eerily quiet. There 199 00:11:56.919 --> 00:12:00.559 were no birds chirping, no bees buzzing, no worlds or 200 00:12:00.600 --> 00:12:05.799 any other animals making any sounds. Alarmed, and reverting back 201 00:12:05.840 --> 00:12:08.960 to his military training, he quickly veered off the trail 202 00:12:09.039 --> 00:12:11.679 and hid down among the tall grass on his belly. 203 00:12:13.159 --> 00:12:16.080 He lay there in the silence for several minutes, wondering 204 00:12:16.200 --> 00:12:19.360 if his mind was playing tricks on him. He was 205 00:12:19.399 --> 00:12:21.919 about to move away when he heard a sound that 206 00:12:22.039 --> 00:12:25.840 I was familiar with. First, there was a thump several 207 00:12:25.960 --> 00:12:30.320 yards away, and then another one a little closer. He 208 00:12:30.360 --> 00:12:32.559 looked up over the tall grass and he saw a 209 00:12:32.679 --> 00:12:36.960 rock coming in his direction. He crawled away, hoping that 210 00:12:36.960 --> 00:12:40.120 that would throw his attacker off his position, and it 211 00:12:40.240 --> 00:12:44.759 almost worked. The next rock landed farther away, but it 212 00:12:44.840 --> 00:12:49.080 was adjusting for his movement. He decided that this thing 213 00:12:49.159 --> 00:12:51.759 must be a human. He couldn't think of anything else 214 00:12:51.799 --> 00:12:57.159 in Kentucky that could throw rocks. With his rifle and pistol, 215 00:12:57.399 --> 00:13:00.879 my uncle felt reasonably assured that he was sick, so 216 00:13:00.919 --> 00:13:04.600 he stood up and he called out. He doesn't remember 217 00:13:04.720 --> 00:13:07.200 what he said, but it was something to the effect 218 00:13:07.240 --> 00:13:10.320 of asking them not to throw rocks at him, but 219 00:13:10.360 --> 00:13:14.039 no one answered. He then told them that he was armed, 220 00:13:14.360 --> 00:13:16.679 and he expected to get an answer, or at least 221 00:13:16.759 --> 00:13:20.919 hear them leave, but he got neither. He began to 222 00:13:20.919 --> 00:13:24.240 make his way out of there. Like me, He walked backwards, 223 00:13:24.279 --> 00:13:28.320 with his eyes scanning for threats. He moved quickly. It 224 00:13:28.399 --> 00:13:31.879 was too late to worry about being quiet. Whatever it was, 225 00:13:31.960 --> 00:13:35.759 it knew exactly where he was. Another rock hit the 226 00:13:35.759 --> 00:13:38.840 ground at his feet and bounced into his right leg. 227 00:13:39.840 --> 00:13:43.519 It didn't hurt him. But it startled him greatly. He 228 00:13:43.559 --> 00:13:46.600 didn't lose his cool. He pulled his rifle up and 229 00:13:46.639 --> 00:13:50.519 scanned the area in a quick three sixty. He was 230 00:13:50.559 --> 00:13:53.759 still convinced it was people, so he threatened to shoot 231 00:13:53.879 --> 00:13:58.360 if another rock was thrown. Well, something moved in the bushes, 232 00:13:58.480 --> 00:14:01.320 but he couldn't see what it was. It had to 233 00:14:01.320 --> 00:14:05.360 be a human. He wasn't prepared to accept any other alternative. 234 00:14:06.360 --> 00:14:09.240 He kept backing up and moving his head from side 235 00:14:09.320 --> 00:14:13.879 to side, and then an incredibly loud growl broke the 236 00:14:14.000 --> 00:14:18.480 silence and reverberated through his chest. He said he'd never 237 00:14:18.559 --> 00:14:23.519 heard anything like it before or since. At this point, 238 00:14:23.559 --> 00:14:26.679 my uncle knew two things. It was very close, and 239 00:14:26.799 --> 00:14:31.840 it wasn't human. Instinct kicked in. He fired into the bushes, 240 00:14:32.159 --> 00:14:36.200 shifted position, chambered another round, and then he fired again. 241 00:14:37.799 --> 00:14:40.320 He doubted he hid anything, but he was hoping to 242 00:14:40.360 --> 00:14:43.720 scare it off. And then another rock flew at him. 243 00:14:44.000 --> 00:14:46.399 It landed a little further away than the last, but 244 00:14:46.440 --> 00:14:50.399 that was enough. He turned and bolted for a nearby 245 00:14:50.480 --> 00:14:54.120 grove of trees. It didn't offer much shelter, but it 246 00:14:54.159 --> 00:14:57.919 was better than nothing. He pulled at his pistol and 247 00:14:58.000 --> 00:15:01.240 sat there for maybe an hour, waiting for or another confrontation. 248 00:15:01.919 --> 00:15:05.720 His nerves were on edge. He's not a religious man, 249 00:15:05.799 --> 00:15:07.960 but he said he did a lot of praying that day. 250 00:15:08.519 --> 00:15:11.559 But nothing more happened, and soon the sounds of the 251 00:15:11.600 --> 00:15:14.720 woods were turned to normal, as if nothing had ever happened. 252 00:15:15.960 --> 00:15:18.639 He was feeling foolish, and he made his way back 253 00:15:18.679 --> 00:15:21.720 to the ridge and looked over the area one more time. 254 00:15:22.279 --> 00:15:26.919 He didn't see anything unusual and gladly went home empty handed. 255 00:15:28.519 --> 00:15:31.559 He didn't tell anyone else about his experience for a 256 00:15:31.600 --> 00:15:36.480 long time. He didn't think anyone would believe him. Eventually 257 00:15:36.559 --> 00:15:40.720 he told his brother later. He told me. In a way, 258 00:15:40.879 --> 00:15:44.039 my uncle and I bonded that day, we both had 259 00:15:44.039 --> 00:15:48.200 a strange experience that we couldn't explain. At least, he'd 260 00:15:48.240 --> 00:15:51.480 been armed with throwing rocks back at something that's throwing 261 00:15:51.600 --> 00:15:55.240 rocks at me. Probably wasn't very smart, but it seemed 262 00:15:55.279 --> 00:15:59.559 like my best option at the time. Fortunately, neither of 263 00:15:59.639 --> 00:16:04.240 us had seen anything. Since, now that I'm older and 264 00:16:04.360 --> 00:16:07.799 perhaps a bit wiser, I don't think that whatever was 265 00:16:07.840 --> 00:16:10.879 throwing rocks at us was trying to hurt us. I 266 00:16:10.919 --> 00:16:13.399 think it was warning us to get out of the area. 267 00:16:13.960 --> 00:16:17.679 At least, that's my two cents worth. You can believe 268 00:16:17.720 --> 00:16:19.279 whatever you choose to believe.