Lol, loving this. Considering the angle of the picture and assuming the engineer is not of little people size, that whatever it is, is not an Alux. The eyes obviously aren't stars either, unless it's an incredible coincidence that the only two brightly visible stars align exactly to depict eyes. I don't know what it is, but I wouldn't be surprised if it's a hoax. It could be someone dressed up sitting in a tree, just a doctored image, or something unknown, but it certainly isn't an Alux. It's way to tall for that.
I've never seen this image but it's really intriguing. The hair is incredibly white and the idea of someone waiting the there at night is very farfetched. This is incredibly interesting.