BREAKING
THE SIGHTINGS ARE INCREASING. • SIGHTING #047 — GARDAÍ CONFIRM VIRAL WEXFORD 'CAT IN THE HAT' PHOTO WAS AI-GENERATED — WEXFORD, CO. WEXFORD, IRELAND — 40 MIN AGO • SIGHTING #046 — POLICE DEBUNK FAKE 'KILLER CAT IN THE HAT' STATEMENT ABOUT MEADOWHALL — MEADOWHALL, SHEFFIELD, ENGLAND — 2 HOURS AGO • SIGHTING #045 — CNN: NOBODY CAN SAY WHICH NIGHT-TIME VIDEOS, IF ANY, ARE REAL — UNITED KINGDOM & IRELAND — YESTERDAY • SIGHTING #044 — REDDIT POSTER ADMITS BALGADDY 'SIGHTING' WAS A JOKE — BALGADDY, DUBLIN, IRELAND — YESTERDAY • SIGHTING #043 — SHAKY LIMERICK CLIPS PUSH THE TREND ACROSS IRELAND — LIMERICK, IRELAND — 2 DAYS AGO • THE SIGHTINGS NEVER STOP.THE SIGHTINGS ARE INCREASING. • SIGHTING #047 — GARDAÍ CONFIRM VIRAL WEXFORD 'CAT IN THE HAT' PHOTO WAS AI-GENERATED — WEXFORD, CO. WEXFORD, IRELAND — 40 MIN AGO • SIGHTING #046 — POLICE DEBUNK FAKE 'KILLER CAT IN THE HAT' STATEMENT ABOUT MEADOWHALL — MEADOWHALL, SHEFFIELD, ENGLAND — 2 HOURS AGO • SIGHTING #045 — CNN: NOBODY CAN SAY WHICH NIGHT-TIME VIDEOS, IF ANY, ARE REAL — UNITED KINGDOM & IRELAND — YESTERDAY • SIGHTING #044 — REDDIT POSTER ADMITS BALGADDY 'SIGHTING' WAS A JOKE — BALGADDY, DUBLIN, IRELAND — YESTERDAY • SIGHTING #043 — SHAKY LIMERICK CLIPS PUSH THE TREND ACROSS IRELAND — LIMERICK, IRELAND — 2 DAYS AGO • THE SIGHTINGS NEVER STOP.
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CASE #013

HIGHLY STRANGE

THE RED HAT

The first physical object recovered from a sighting site. A striped red-and-white hat, found in standing water, dry on the inside.

LOCATION: Portland, MaineOPENED: OCT 10EXHIBITS: 2
Evidence photo for case 013
EXHIBIT 013-A — RECOVERED FOOTAGE / PHOTOGRAPH

TIMELINE

  1. 11:52 PM

    Figure observed behind the building. Does not react to noise.

  2. 12:04 AM

    Figure no longer in the alley. No exit observed.

  3. 6:40 AM

    Hat located in puddle by opening staff.

WITNESS REPORT

"Twelve minutes. I timed it on my phone because my hands needed something to do." — line cook, 23

RELATED SIGHTINGS

NO VISUAL RECORD — TEXT REPORT ONLY

SIGHTING #044YESTERDAYSEVERITY: LOW

Reddit Poster Admits Balgaddy 'Sighting' Was A Joke

LOCATION
Balgaddy, Dublin, Ireland
DATE / TIME
AUG 18 • NIGHT

A post on r/ireland showed a distant figure said to be photographed in Balgaddy and told people to lock their doors and 'keep your eyes peeled.' The poster later acknowledged the image was intended as a joke. Comments still argued over whether it was AI or ordinary photo editing.

WITNESS REPORT

"Keep your doors locked and keep your eyes peeled." — original r/ireland post, later admitted as a joke

POLICE DEBUNKEDOPEN CASE #013 →

SOURCE: IBTIMES UK / INKL • 20 AUG 2026

REAL WORLDAI GENERATEDWITNESS REPORT