This tiny elf-like figure dubbed the “leprechaun-alien” was caught on camera as he flees a forest.
The wee chap - who looks no taller than 3ft - can be seen running from the woodland just as a tourist whipped out his camera.
He was snapped in Lake Tahoe, USA, by holidaymaker Lloyd Deneau, who paused to take a picture of the stunning trees and caught the extraordinary teeny figure.
Lloyd, 41, from Florida, swears the image has not been doctored.
Aliens
“When I took the picture I’m sure there was no one there," he said.
"It was only when I downloaded it on my camera that I saw it.
“I showed it to my friends and family but no one can explain it.
“My kids coined it the leprechaun-alien.”
He added: “I have a military background and don’t really believe in aliens, but I can’t explain this.”
As well as an elf, leprechaun and alien, the figure has even been described as a baby BIGFOOT.
(Original headline: 'Leprechaun-alien' snapped )
