Video: Strange Alien Figure Captured on California Ring Camera. Homeowner is 'Not Crazy' & 'Not Calling the Police'

A woman from Southern California captures an alien-like figure on her Ring camera, and an expert weighs in on the strange footage captured in her front yard. She said she would not call the police on the mysterious being.

Jessica Ortiz of Compton, California captured footage of an alien on her Ring camera

Jessica Ortiz Captures Alien Footage on her Front Yard Ring Camera in Compton

Jessica Ortiz from Compton doesn't know if she is going crazy after capturing video footage of what resembles an alien on June 5, 2025. It was definitely "something strange in her neighborhood," and it was in her front yard based on the location of her Ring camera.

She said, "I'm losing my mind, and I took the phone to my son and I was like, 'Can you check this for me...Am I seeing things...is this what I'm seeing?'"

Her son replied, "Mom, it's an alien. Call the police."

She said, "I'm not calling the police on an alien. We didn't even know what to do. I'm not calling the police, I'm not going outside. I guess I'm going to have to live with the doubt because I'm not checking."

Question to the reader: If you saw an alien in your front yard, would you call the police?

If a person sees an alien on a Ring camera, should they call the police?

Please note that emergency services are intended for genuine emergencies and should not be used for non-emergencies. 

Crime Scene Expert Shares His Thoughts on the Alien Captured on the Front Yard Ring Camera in Compton

Scott Roder, a crime scene reconstruction expert, weighed in with his opinion on the matter.

He said:

"Most likely, we are not alone here on planet Earth. I think we share the space with beings and creatures that we are not readily able to recognize or acknowledge that are there."

He worked on an incident report based on the information from Jessica Ortiz and he came up with a 3D model. The model he created is seen on the left below, and another similar variation can be seen on the right, generated by AI.

Alien 3D rendering

Roder continued, "Based on the totality of the circumstances of the evidence we had, we estimate that the creature is about three feet tall with two arms and two legs, walking at what we would consider a normal pace." 

Tips if You Have Important Video Footage

If you capture important footage of any kind, always download and back up the original file in multiple places without altering the original footage, such as compressing the file. 

There are many considerations, such as light, distortion, and reflections, that can cause interesting things to be captured in security videos. When the subject matter is something that has never been seen before, it makes it even harder to confirm what a person is actually seeing.

Watch YouTube Video: NBC Report "Ring camera in California captures alien-like figure"

Watch the YouTube video below to draw your own conclusions.

Source: NBC News

Do you think that Jessica Ortiz captured footage of a real alien with her Ring camera?

California Man Arrested After Leaving 'Human Skin' Teddy Bear Outside a Convenience Store in Prank Gone Wrong

A California man was arrested after a prank that went very wrong. He claimed to have left a "human skin teddy bear" outside of a convenience store on Sunday, July 13, 2025. The San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department was called to the scene to investigate the teddy bear.

California man arrested after claiming to leave a human skin teddy bear outside a convenience store

'Human Skin Teddy Bear' was a 'Macabre Prank' Outside Convenience Store

ABC7 News reported that a California man left a "human skin teddy bear" outside of an AMPM convenience store on Bear Valley Road in Victorville on Sunday, July 13, 2025. The San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department was called to the scene to investigate the strange teddy bear that was left on the ground outside the convenience store.

A zoomed-in image of the bear can be seen below.

Human skin teddy bear outside Victorville convenience store

San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department: 'No Human Remains' Found on Teddy Bear

The San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department determined that there was not actually any "human remains" or "human skin" on the teddy bear. The claim was utterly false, and the police arrested 23-year-old Hector Corona Villanueva, and booked him for a report of an emergency while knowing that it was intentionally false and for planting evidence under the pretense that it was real. 

The San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department issued a statement about this incident, stating:

"Incidents such as this take up valuable emergency resources and put the public at risk, possibly delaying response time to legitimate calls for service. We would like to thank those that reported information that was helpful during the investigation of this case."

What was the 'Human Skin' Teddy Bear covered with?

The teddy bear was not made out of human skin. It was made out of latex.

ABC7 Eyewitness News spoke to Robert Kelly of Dark Seed Creations, an artist from South Carolina, who said that he made the teddy bear, and it was not made out of human skin, but out of latex. He confirmed that he did ship one of the bears he made out of latex to Victorville. He assumed it was just a routine order; however, he started to receive many calls when fans of his work started calling him on Sunday after recognizing one of his bears.

Kelly said:

"I guess I'd probably be lying if I said I wasn't enjoying it a little bit. You know, I'm an independent artist, so you know, I know what starving artist life feels like. So, a little attention is sometimes good regardless of not being able to condone whatever. I mean, I don't know if the guy broke any laws or it was just a prank, but it looks like he definitely got some people riled up." -Robert Kelly, Dark Seed Creations artist

His human skin teddy bear normally retails for $165 on his Etsy website. 

As of the date of publication, the human skin teddy bear was sold out.

Another True Story about a Teddy Bear Containing Ashes

An Alabama woman was driving around and saw a teddy bear on a garbage pile. She stops and grabs it to bring it home to her dog as a chew toy. When she and her daughter get home, they discover the teddy bear has ashes inside of it along with a secret note.

Read the full story here.

Virginia Residents See 'Mysterious' Black Smoke Ring in the Sky; No Fires Reported

On Tuesday, 13 August 2024 residents of Williamsburg, Virginia saw a mysterious black smoke ring in the sky, took videos and photos of what they saw, and sent them to News Channel 8. The strange smoke ring was not directly tied to any known fire in the area. 

Graphic representation close up of a black smoke ring (credit: Dall-E)

Williamsburg Residents Send Photos to the Local News Station

WAVY News Channel 8 received photos and videos from many residents. They reported the following photos.

Ron Stepp was working near Eastern State Hospital in Williamsburg, Virginia when he first noticed it in the sky. He said it lasted for about 10 minutes.

Joshua Bean sent in the photo seen below.

Black smoke ring seen in Williamsburg sky. photo credit: Joshua Bean

Another resident, Peggy Olszyk, sent in a photo of what she saw in the sky around 11 a.m. on Tuesday. Her photo can be seen below.

photo credit: Peggy Olszyk

Renee Fisher sent in the photo seen below.

What Caused the Black Smoke Ring in Williamsburg Remains a Mystery

Many residents were perplexed by the black smoke ring seen in the sky until it disappeared.

What's even stranger is that the James City County Fire Department was asked if there were any reports of a fire at the time of the black ring in the sky. The fire chief was not aware of any fires that could have caused the singular black smoke ring.

The cause of the black smoke ring in the sky remains a mystery.

Watch the YouTube video below of the black smoke ring captured by Crystal West.

FBI is Investigating Bizarre Case of a Russian Man that Flew from Europe to Los Angeles Without a Passport, Visa or Plane Ticket

A Russian man flew from Europe to Los Angeles without a passport, visa, or plane ticket, and the FBI want to know how he did it.

Airplane leaving airport at sunset; credit: Upal Patel on Unsplash

This is definitely a bizarre case of amnesia.

Russian Man Flew from Europe to Los Angeles Without Passport, Visa, or Plane Ticket

Sergey Vladimirovich Ochigava, landed at LAX on Nov. 4, 2023 on a Scandinavian Airlines flight from Copenhagen. He showed up at the customs checkpoint without a passport or visa and was not listed as a passenger on the flight manifest,

What makes this case strange is he claimed to be confused and couldn’t remember getting on the plane or how he got past security and boarded the flight without documents.

Ochigava exhibited strange and unusual behavior during the flight, such as wandering around, changing seats, asking for two meals, and trying to eat the cabin crew’s chocolate.

No, you cannot have the cabin crew's chocolate without asking nicely.

The FBI is Still Investigating this Case

The FBI filed a federal complaint charging Ochigava with being a stowaway on an aircraft. The FBI said the investigation is still ongoing and they are trying to figure out how Ochigava managed to get on the plane without a ticket and bypass security checks. The flight’s crew members conducted head counts for their individual sections before the flight, but those were intended to ensure the plane was balanced for landing and takeoff. It was only after the flight landed that the airline discovered its passenger count was one person above the manifest, which makes this a very strange case.

Ochigava is being held at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Downtown Los Angeles and is expected to be in court later this month. He faces a maximum penalty of five years in prison and a $250,000 fine if convicted of the stowaway charge. He could also face immigration and deportation issues as he has no legal status in the US. His case has raised security and safety concerns for the airline industry and the authorities.

This is a mystery that might take some time to figure out.

Hopefully the FBI will solve this strange mystery in Los Angeles.

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