Case No. #1061
Tibesti Mountains, Nocturnal Thermal Beast
Summary
On the night of August 15, 2022, multiple sightings of a colossal creature accompanied by a strange heat signature were reported near the base of Emi Koussi in the Tibesti Mountains, northern Chad. Nomads and a geological survey team witnessed an unidentified biological entity moving at high speed through the darkness, triggering anomalous responses on thermal sensors. Visually a dark shadow, it appeared with a distinct outline on infrared cameras, causing a temporary, sharp increase in ambient temperature. The Bureau's investigation concluded that its peculiar mode of existence and ability to disappear made conventional zoological classification difficult. This entity, tentatively named the "Nocturnal Thermal Beast," requires urgent clarification of its ecology and conditions for appearance.
Details
At 23:47 on August 15, 2022, a geological survey team stationed at the base of Mount Emi Koussi in Chad's Tibesti Mountains encountered a strange phenomenon near their camp. They recorded an inexplicable rapid rise in ambient temperature, accompanied by large heat sources simultaneously registering on multiple thermal sensors. What was visually observed in the darkness was an indistinct, shadow-like entity moving at high speed, seemingly crawling along the rock face.
In the early hours of August 16, a nomadic family traveling nearby reported a similar experience. They witnessed a huge shadow, blending into the darkness, moving across a distant mountainside, distorting the surrounding air as if emitting intense heat. Local legends speak of a "shadow-eating beast" appearing on specific full moon nights, whose characteristics bear a striking resemblance to this incident. Past records from the 1980s and early 2000s also show scattered reports of similar anomalous heat sources.
The investigation team dispatched by the Bureau discovered specific heat-induced discoloration patterns on the rock surfaces at the site. These suggested that extremely high temperatures were localized and emitted as the entity passed. However, no biological traces such as footprints, hair, or excrement from any known organism were found in the surrounding sand or rocks. Analysis indicated the discolored areas had been instantaneously exposed to temperatures exceeding 600 degrees Celsius.
Analysis of the heat source revealed an amorphous mass approximately 5 meters in size, moving at speeds exceeding 20 meters per second. This far surpasses the locomotive capabilities of any known terrestrial organism. Furthermore, an infrared camera mounted on a tracking drone once captured a clear outline of a biological entity, but in the next moment, the heat source diffused over a wide area before vanishing completely from the footage.
During the phenomenon, the geological survey team's recording equipment experienced an overload across all thermal sensors for approximately five minutes, resulting in some data loss. Additionally, nomadic testimonies reported that after the beast vanished, the surrounding air instantly became filled with a cold approaching sub-zero temperatures. This rapid fluctuation between intense heat and cold suggests its existence might defy physical laws.
The Bureau does not rule out the possibility that this entity is either an undiscovered organism with extreme thermoadaptive capabilities, or the manifestation of some spatial or energetic anomaly. However, to date, no physical capture or detailed ecological observation has been achieved. We prioritize the recurrence of similar incidents and the further collection of data on this unique life form.
Timeline
- August 15, 2022, 23:47Geological survey team detects anomalous heat source near camp.
- August 15, 2022, 23:50-23:55Thermal sensors overload, data loss occurs.
- Around August 16, 2022, 00:30Nomadic family witnesses similar shadow on mountainside.
- August 16, 2022, 07:00Geological survey team makes initial report to the Bureau.
- August 20, 2022Bureau's investigation team arrives at site, discovers heat discoloration.
- August 25, 2022Drone tracking records diffusion and disappearance of heat source.
Witness Testimony
Geologist AThe temperature suddenly shot up in the middle of the night. The thermal sensors were almost maxed out. Outside, a huge black shadow was gliding over the rocks. There was no sound whatsoever. It was an unbelievable sight.
Nomadic ElderThat is the 'Flame Shadow.' The desert spirits become enraged and appear in that form. It was the same sight my grandfather told me about when I was a child. Touch it and you're incinerated; when it vanishes, you freeze from the cold.
Kyuu's Analysis
Heat and cold, substance and illusion. An entity manipulating physical laws. Record ongoing.
