Report #3 – Delivery Driver Has Daytime Sighting Near RDU Airport

Incident Description:
I was driving west on I-40 in Wake County just beyond the RDU airport. Just as I was exiting I-40 on the ramp to I-540, I looked over to my right to view the body of water as I always do when I pass a river, creek, lake, etc. As I had just passed the exits to RDU airport, I assume this large pond was part of the RDU airport property. As I was looking at the water, almost halfway through the exit ramp onto I-540, I saw a large, black, furry creature standing on two legs beside a young pine tree on the bank of the far side of the pond. I approximated the pine tree to be around 5ft. This creature was at least 2ft taller. Having seen a sasquatch a couple times before, I immediately knew what I was looking at. The creature was too far away to make out any facial features.

Date of Incident:
April 12, 2026

Location of Incident:
Ramp from I-40 to I-540, Wake County, NC, near RDU airport.

Location Environment:
Wooded area surrounding a large pond on RDU airport grounds.

Other Witnesses:
None

Additional Information:
I was on the job in my work tractor trailer enroute to deliver a load. I felt fine as I had just started my shift. As soon as I saw this creature, I started to feel extremely tired. It didn’t make sense, given the fact I was feeling completely rested up prior to seeing this creature.

Similar Incidents:
Not in this particular area.

Follow-Up Investigation:
Spoke with the witness the day after the incident. On Sunday, April 12th around 4:00 pm, the witness was driving his delivery route near the Raleigh Durham International Airport. After exiting onto the ramp from I-40 West to I-540 East, the witness looked to his right in the direction of a large pond, at which time he saw a tall, black, hairy creature standing on the bank of the opposite side of the pond. Beside the creature was a smaller pine tree that he estimated to be around 5 ft. He stated the creature was at least 2 ft taller than the pine tree. Witness has had multiple encounters in the past and immediately knew what he had just seen. Due to the distance, the witness was unable to make out any discernible facial features. Witness was at the beginning of his work shift and fully rested up when this incident occurred. However, upon seeing this creature, the witness started feeling unusually tired….very exhausted. He said he felt like he could lie down and go into a deep sleep. Since the witness has had previous sightings and experienced physical and emotional effects after each sighting, he is certain the onset of this sheer exhaustion is connected to this incident.

This witness is very credible and is also part of The Veil Project team. He and I are planning an investigation of this location in the coming days and will post a Field Update at that time.

Update:
Witness contacted me this morning. He was on this same delivery route around 4:00 am the morning of Wednesday, April 15th. As soon as he approached this same location, on the exit ramp from I-40 West onto I-540 East, he did not see anything as it was still dark, however his fully charged phone, bluetooth earpiece and flashlight were all depleted of charge. It made no sense to him. He stated the phone was actually plugged to the charger and almost fully charged at that time and the bluetooth earpiece he was wearing went completely dead. As soon as he reached his delivery destination, about 5 miles from the incident location, he found his flashlight that was fully charged prior to his 15 minute route, was now completely dead. Witness thought it was worth mentioning that prior to these incidents, he would always get an uneasy feeling at this delivery location. He has previously actually called me on a couple occasions while at this location expressing feelings of uneasiness. He is usually there along during night hours.

Again, we are planning an investigation of the sighting location in the coming days and will post a Field Update at that time.

Investigator(s):
Mechelle Johnson
The Veil Project – Southeastern Cryptid & Anomaly Survey