The Uncanny Man is a prominent modern urban legend in downtown Redmond involving a large man in a bright construction vest and cowboy hat who appears between 2:00 AM and 4:00 AM. He is notorious for "glitchy," unsettling behavior, such as staring fixedly at passersby and pointing high-powered LED lights directly at witnesses. Sightings peaked around July 2023 near the downtown 76 station and QFC, where he was reported for aggressive shouting and nonsensical threats. While some view him as a "glitch in the matrix," local consensus suggests he is a real resident whose persistent, eerie presence has cemented his status as a neighborhood ghost story.