Scientistsbelieve that the most likely explanation for the Mothmanis a sandhill crane. The Singular Fortean Society is based out of Madison, Wisconsin, but operates globally. He has received multiple reports concerning the recent rash of sightings in Chicago and has been thoroughly investigating each one. . UE; UFOCH/P&M/TSFS, August 5th, 2021A woman claims to have seen a black, seven-foot-tall winged humanoid with glowing yellow eyes while working at the Wisconsin State Fair in Milwaukee. LB; P&M, July of 2006A woman and her family report a "man with bat-like features" flying near their vehicle while driving in southern Wisconsin. Covering a story for the Washington Post, John Klein (Richard Gere) drives south towards Richmond. LB; P&M, May 9th, 2018A man on his way to work captures a "bat-like" flying creature on his GoPro camera; he later describes it as "someone in a wing suit." Mothman Winged humanoid creature reported in West Virginia from November 1966 to December 1967, along with strange lights, apparitions of men in black, and other occult phenomena supposedly connected with UFOs. So scary! ", "I was spending the afternoon on a rooftop, and I saw something in the sky [VIDEO EVIDENCE] fairly high up and fairly far away. LB; UFOCH, July 5th, 2019A witness reports a pterosaur while driving home in Wheaton, Illinois. Below are some clues weve gathered based on reported sightings and interviews. It was freaky.". What you hear reported are just a small piece of these things.. It is unclear if they eat German shepherds exclusively or rather just the pets of Newell Partridge. It was later suggested by some locals that Mothman was trying to warn humans of an impending nearby tragedy: the 1967 Silver Bridge collapse, which killed 46 people. I saw that it was not a drone, and the size of a large car. LB; P&M, August 29th, 2017An avid bird watcher reports a "huge flying shadow" over a forest preserve near La Grange Park, a suburb west of Chicago. In fact, if the alleged creatures are actually just large birds, the airport doesnt want passengers worrying about planes flying into them either. LB; P&M, October 26th, 2018A married couple reports a winged humanoid resembling a large owl in Alsip, Illinois. This was linked to the Mothman and the myth was cemented. UE; P&M/TSFS, February 28th, 2019A man outside of the Jewel-Osco in Woodstock, Illinois, reports an "unusual being" with wings and "bright green eyes" charging at him from the McHenry County Fairgrounds. Below are some clues we've gathered based on reported sightings and interviews. UE; P&M, 1987A man in rural Indiana reports a sighting of a "human-like" flying creature with "glowing red eyes" that sparks a decades-long series of encounters. Et cibo reque honestatis vim, mei ad idque iisque graecis. In one incident, a couple was attacked by the creature while parked in their car. Is this the return of the Mothman, here to warn Chicago locals of some impending tragedy? At first we thought thats what it wasmaybe a CTA bus or big truck with brakes that needed changing or maintenance. UE; TSFS, Mid-June, 1976A mans vehicle is reportedly attacked by a winged black figure with glowing red eyes in Waukegan, Illinois. In the city, Mothfolk are spotted all over, though most often by bodies of water. Neither heard any sound. On April 7th, a witness came forward to report the sighting of a large seven foot tall bat-like humanoid in the Lincoln Park neighborhood of Chicago. hide caption. ), we were unable to get to the bottom of this mystery. UE; TSFS, April 27th, 2017A man fishing with his son on the banks of the Little Calumet in Chicago reportedly sees a weird winged being after hearing an eerie, unexplained sound. LB; UFOCH/MUFON, August 6th, 2017Two concertgoers report a bat-like flying humanoid with glowing red eyes in Grant Park following the Chicago Lollapalooza. The Yeoman Creek Landfill, a Superfund site in Waukegan north of Chicago, will eventually be the site for 20,000 solar energy panels. Image Credit: Mothman by Tim Bertelinkvia Wikicommons, Chicago: Ian Dikhtiar/Shutterstock. UE; UFOCH. Approximately fifteen sightings of a flying humanoid have been reported in the Chicago area. UE; TSFS, October 27th, 1969Floyd Hancock is said to have been abducted from his home as a young child for an indeterminate amount of time by a tall, winged humanoid before being returned. Eye color: Red eyes, green eyes, yellow eyes and orange eyes have all been reported. On November 12 of that year, five men in the nearby town of Clendenin were digging a grave when. (Lon Strickler at the Phantoms & Monsters website has done an excellent job over the years of tracking the sightings both on the site and in books.) The wingspan was at least 12 ft. LB; P&M, February 2nd, 2018Three witnesses report a "tall man" with a "very large black pair of wings," and glowing, "ruby red" eyes in Oak Park. We heard it again, this time it lasted about 3 seconds, where as the previous sound was brief. UE; P&M, October 7th, 2017A witness reports a large, winged being flying in the River North neighborhood. No legs were noticed, but could have been tucked up under the body. Map of the current sighting locations. UE; P&M/TSFS, October of 2002A woman reports a winged humanoid swooping over her car on the same road where, two years earlier, she had seen a diamond-shaped UFO. Our investigative group is conducting a serious examination of his phenomenon. The entity has also been referred to as the 'Chicago Mothman', 'Chicago Owlman' & 'O'Hare Mothman.' - Chicago / Lake Michigan Winged Humanoid Regional Interactive Map - Please feel free to contact me at lonstrickler@phantomsandmonsters.com - your anonymity is guaranteed. LB; UFOCH, May 8th, 2021A woman reports a sighting of "a large, black creature gliding over Roosevelt Road by Elmhurst, [Illinois]. UE; TSFS, July 22nd, 2021A trio of witnesses report a security response to the appearance of a red-eyed, winged humanoid at Chicagos OHare International Airport. LEGEND of a giant winged creature that stalks West Virginians has terrorized Americans since the 1960s. LB; UFOCH, August 21st, 2017A woman and her friends report a "large black bat" with "humanoid features" in Chicago just prior to the solar eclipse. As Strickler continues his hunt for the elusive being; only time and more sighting reports will shed light on this story. UE; UFOCH/P&M/TSFS, Late October, 2019A woman and her husband report an unknown flying human owl perched in a tree near their apartment in Hoffman Estates, Illinois. UE; P&M, Late July, 2008A man reports seeing a winged creature with human proportions while traveling with his husband and a friend in northeastern Illinois. UE; P&M/UFOCH, June 17th, 2017A jogger near the Navy Pier reports an enormous bat taking wing and flying towards the water treatment plant. Cu alii malis albucius duo, in eam ferri dolores periculis. Date of Sighting: December 30, 2021 LB; P&M, July 27th, 2017A person headed home from work reports a large, bat-like creature perched atop a light pole. hide caption, June 29, 2022 Congresswoman Mary Miller handily defeats fellow incumbent Rodney Davis in downstate Illinois' 15th congressional district. UE; P&M, Early spring 2010A man reports a four-and-a-half-foot dark-colored entity perched on the peak of his neighbor's roof. UE; P&M, Late summer of 2010Two teens report seeing a winged "deerbat" while driving outside of Rockford, Illinois; a second sighting of something described as a flying tar man reportedly took place nearby around the same time. "When I first started reading about all of the different sightings, I was very excited about it. Alfredo (he/him) has a PhD in Astrophysics on galaxy evolution and a Master's in Quantum Fields and Fundamental Forces. We were watching and observing as the moon begin its transit when we heard a very loud scream. This year, however, the town at the center of the mystery welcomed people across the US to explore the Mothman Museum and take photos with the iconic statue. UE; UFOCH, Early December, 2019A woman reports a flying gargoyle while driving near Hoffman Estates, Illinois. Do OHare and American have reasons to cover up the existence of an unexplained creature roaming their grounds? UE; P&M, September 7th, 2017A family visiting Lincoln Park Zoo reports a "large creature with a giant set of wings" flying over them. Join MU Plus+ and get exclusive shows and extensions & much more! LB; TSFS, November 1st, 2015A woman reports a crow man hovering over a high-rise near Chicagos Washington Park. The Singular Fortean Society (Tobias & Emily Wayland) 2016-2020. While they did experience some odd battery drains on their equipment, nothing conclusive was found. Could These Monster-Sized Snakes Be Beaten? (Image: Phantoms and Monsters) The winged being, according to some witnesses, bears a resemblance to the famous Mothman of Point Pleasant, while others have described it as more bat-like in appearance. August, 2018Investigator Mark Hagan twice reports a bat-like creature with glowing red eyes near Hammond, Indiana. Days after that first sighting, two couples reported finding a white-winged creature standing six or seven feet tall in the nearby town of Point Pleasant. These people aint playing around, they have checked in on us at least twice and I have also heard from others that have seen the same thing that they were told to stay quiet or risk losing their jobs. Subscribe to our channel http://goo.gl/OQgfzkWebsite: http://paranormaljunkie.nethttp://. LB; UFOCH, September 9th, 2017A group of friends reports a "black demon with large wings" in Chicago's Little Village. A Real Bone Chiller,Don't Watch This While You're Alone. The "Mothman" legend, after decades of random alleged sightings around the country, picked up steam in the Chicago area in 2011 when reports of a giant, flying, winged humanoid began surfacing. The tale of the Mothman begins back in the 1960s in Point Pleasant, West Virginia, where over the course of 13 months it allegedly appeared to multiple people and even heralded the fatal collapse . , went out on their own night investigations to try and catch footage of the monster. All Rights Reserved. In the late 1960s, people around Point Pleasant, West Virginia, began reporting sightings of a creature that would later be dubbed Mothman. It would reportedly emerge, fly as fast as 100 mph and, oftentimes, leave witnesses with a deep sense of dread. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts, If you go to the spot featured in that image of the map. UE; MUFON/P&M, October 19th, 2019A man reports a shrieking giant-sized bat fly overhead as he is smoking a cigarette outside of a wedding reception in Rosemont, Illinois. Mothman was alleged to have eaten a German shepherd belonging to Newell Partridge of Salem, West Virginia, in 1967. While they did experience some odd battery drains on their equipment, nothing conclusive was found. UE; P&M, August 4th, 2017A woman and her husband photograph a "giant bat" in Melrose Park. - Eye color: "Red eyes," "green eyes," "yellow eyes" and "orange eyes" have all been reported. Menu Back. Mea atqui dicam in, vidit reque error mei ex, ut eos possit reformidans reprehendunt. U.S. Rep. Mary Miller at a rally June 25 in Mendon, Ill. LB; P&M, August 22nd, 2017A truck driver reports a large winged being with "thick glistening hair" flying over the Chicago suburb of McCook. The head was prominent, and thinner than a human head. Should we believe the latest witnesses of a Mothman at Chicagos OHare airport? Bantz's drawing of his sighting. While this may be nothing more than a giant owl looking for a new home, which seems the most reasonable hypothesis, many of the witness reports clearly describe a humanoid figure. Press J to jump to the feed. Robbie Telfer is a performance poet, teacher and conservationist. LB; P&M, Summer of 2019A man reports "a large, dark, man-sized bat-bird 'thing'" flying behind his home in Franklin Park, Illinois. Witnesses and artists have depicted Mothman as a tall, owl-like creature with membrane wings. The reports, which peaked in 2017, inspired Chicago-based comics artist Sarah Becan to bring Curious City this question: There was a rash of sightings in Chicago of a creature that people then called the Chicago Mothman. Did we ever find out what it was? Host: Melba Lara; Reporter: Mara Ins Zamudio, Images courtesy of Sarah Becan, Brian Serway and Lon Strickler/WBEZ, Courtesy Lon Strickler of Phantoms and Monsters and Egertron Puck/WBEZ, Courtesy of Johnny Pippins and Fortepan Iowa/WBEZ Chicago, To get his Ph.D., Gov. Subscribe Today! The entity has also been referred to as the 'Chicago Mothman', 'Chicago Owlman' & 'O'Hare Mothman.' - Chicago / Lake Michigan Winged Humanoid Regional Interactive Map - Please feel free to contact me at [email protected] - your anonymity is guaranteed. The witness also revealed that the airline (assumed to be American) has covered up other similar incidents: many witnesses have either been terminated, laid off or reassigned to other workstations in order to keep these sightings under wraps.. LB; P&M, September 12th, 2017A woman walking home from work reports a "black devil" in Chicago's Little Village. hide caption. Well, despite exhaustive research, interviews with witnesses and cryptozoologists, and one good old-fashioned monster hunt (for more on that, listen to the SHOCKING audio story! Our hope is that Chicagoans will be able to keep this investigation going so that we may one day meet our winged friend and ride upon him like a luck dragon. Map of the current sighting locations. UE; P&M, August of 2016A man reports a large, winged humanoid perched on a lamppost in Cicero. UE; P&M, October 5th, 2019A ride-share driver reports a "tall creature" with "bright red eyes" and "large wings near Chicagos OHare International Airport. Dubbed the Chicago Mothman, it has been seen all over the area, often near the Lake Michigan shoreline. Our investigative group is conducting a serious examination of his phenomenon. The creature was coined The Mothman in local papers after printing Mallets description: It was like a man with wings.. Her son later photographs a set of prints that they believe belong to the creature. UE; UFOCH, February 5th, 2023A witness reports a group sighting of a "Large Man" with "Wings That Were Wider Than a Car" in Chicago's Little Village. Screaming, flying toward lake, disappearing, going real fast, portenting, looking at people with eyeballs. Inspired by all of the Mothman sightings in 2017, questioner and illustrator Sarah Becan imagined the types of activities Mothman might enjoy in Chicago. Chicago Mothman. UE; UFOCH, February 15th, 2018A man leaving a truck stop near the Wisconsin/Illinois border reports a "giant, skinny man with a large pair of wings and red eyes." "We were watching and observing as the moon begin its transit when we heard a very loud scream. The gravediggers from Clendenin, West Virginiaallegedly described the strange sighting as a brown human being.. LB; P&M, April 28th, 2022A truck driver claims to have encountered a giant, red-eyed man-bat while dropping off equipment at work in Bensenville, Illinois. The Mothman has been spotted quite a bit around Chicago in the last few years. LB; P&M, August 8th, 2019A pilot reports "a large human with enormous wings and glowing red eyes perched upon a rail" at O'Hare International Airport. At first we thought that's what it wasmaybe a CTA bus or big truck with brakes that needed changing or maintenance. Other reported features: fur, leather-like skin, bat wings, no neck. Mothman has been a favorite of hers for some time, and so when people began reporting sightings in Chicago, she says she became a little obsessed. John Amitrano, one of the eye-witnesses interviewed by VICE said his phone was charging when he saw something flying awkwardly under a plane. The stories woven together bring life to our deepest fears, regardless of facts and truth. Its impressive wingspan, between 1.65 and 2.3 meters (5.4 and 7.6 feet), and red coloration around the eyes make it a great candidate to explain the cryptid. LB; TSFS August 27th, 2017 A retired police officer reports a "dark gargoyle" with red eyes in the Forest Park neighborhood. UE; UFOCH, August 9th, 2017A couple are reportedly startled by a "large winged beingwith bright red eyes" flying over Lake Shore Drive. The following information should not be used as an excuse to trespass on private property or ensnare your hairier relatives with a comically large butterfly net. UE; UFOCH, July 29th, 2017Two friends report a "huge black shape" gliding over the Albany Park/Lincoln Square area. UE; UFOCH, May 17th, 2022A father and daughter claim to have recorded three winged humanoids while outside of their home in Bensenville, Illinois. According to the report to UFO Clearinghouse (read the full account here), the four workers complied to avoid losing their jobs, but that wasnt the end of this incident. UE; UFOCH, September 10th, 2017Two witnesses report an unknown being gliding across the sky several miles away from each other in the Avalon Park and Douglas neighborhoods of Chicago. Could These Monster-Sized Snakes Be Beaten? (Image: Billy Bantz/Lon Strickler). Sarah Becan/sarahbecan.com Paul Seaburn is the editor at Mysterious Universe and its most prolific writer. which occurred on March 22nd to a local truck driver and Chicago local, Billy Bantz. UE; P&M, August 10th, 2017A city employee reports a "giant owl" flying off of Chicago's Ohio Street Beach. Subscribe to our channel http://goo.gl/OQgfzkhttp://www.phantomsandmonsters.comWebs. The supernatural creature's notoriety has risen and waned over the years, but as VICEreports, there have been 55 eye-witness reports of itin the sky over Chicago since last February. UE; TSFS, August of 2016A man driving in Gary, Indiana has his second reported sighting of a dark, grayish prehistoric bird with smooth, leathery skin. The Chicago region has been experiencing a collective case of the heebie-jeebies in recent years, ever since reports of a giant, flying, winged humanoid began surfacing in 2011. July 18, 2022 Johnny Pippins has already completed a master's degree while in prison for murder. | RSS, How The Family That Walks On All Fours Baffled Scientists For Years, The "Nuclear Coffin" On Runit Island Is Still Haunting The Pacific, A 30-Year Garfield Phone Mystery Was Solved By A Discovery In A Sea Cave, A Giant Destructive Blob Is Headed For Florida, And It Stinks, Anthropologist Believes An Ancient Human Species May Have Been Sighted On Flores Island, This Small, Vibrating Bracelet Might Change Your Life, Don't Travel Without These CES-Featured Translation Earbuds, Stay Warm in a Blackout with this CES-Featured Power Station, How To Take Award-Winning Photos Of Space, Five Mysteries Surrounding Space And Physics. Lenart's mostly working class families raise about $20,000 a year. LB; P&M, February 22nd, 2019A man in Woodstock, Illinois reports a large, winged being covered in dark fur illuminated by the headlights of his car as the being crosses the street in front of him. It went almost straight up and I lost it in the clouds. I want to write this comment for anybody who saw this and then Googled it like I did - this is a fabrication. With the help of Strickler, Mysterious Universe was able to secure an interview. TSFS (The Singular Fortean Society): These sightings were received/investigated by Tobias and Emily Wayland of the Singular Fortean Society. This particular report was submitted to Manuel Navarettes UFO Clearinghouse site by an anonymous worker at the American Airlines aircraft hangar who claimed to be one of four people who witnessed three large black creatures over by the parking lot, they were about 7 feet tall each and they were just staring right at us. That was followed by one of them opens what look like large black wings and shoots off onto the sky followed by the others, all three making a sort of screeching sound as they take off. And THAT was followed by this: A few seconds later a security vehicle comes screaming up through the driveway and stops and some white chubby security person runs out with his flashlight and starts checking the area., One of the supervisors came up to us and told us to stop recording and to put our phones away or she would report us to our supervisors., They came in after 10 minutes and said that we were not to talk to anyone in regards to what we saw and that they were requiring us to send them the video we had shot on our phones and then delete the video off of our phones or we would be immediately terminated. Late September, 2018A man and his family report a flying creature with the body of a large monkey and wings similar to bat wings from their porch in Gary, Indiana. The witnesses have been very steadfast with what they have seen, and refuse to embellish on their initial descriptions. UE; UFOCH, January 27th, 2018A man reports a creature similar to the "weird hybrid mix of an owl and a bat" seen the next day in Wilmington. LB (Large Birds): These sightings are the most likely to be a misidentified modern avian species or potentially anomalous large birdsthink owls, herons, and cranes, or even pterosaurs and thunderbirds. "In the summer of 2017 there was a partial solar eclipse that passed over Chicago, and I deliberately went down to the lakefront because I thought, 'If I was the Chicago Mothman, I would make an appearance at the solar eclipse.'" Join MU Plus+ and get exclusive shows and extensions & much more! The tale of the Mothman begins back in the 1960s in Point Pleasant, West Virginia, where over the course of 13 months it allegedly appeared to multiple people andeven heralded the fatal collapse of the city's Silver Bridge in 1967. The couple, who wishes to remain anonymous, just finished a late dinner and were out for a walk when they saw the strange being. It still remains unknown whether Chicago Mothman is a subspecies of the West Virginia Mothman or the same species or whether it is, perhaps, just a heron that got caught in a garbage bag. UE; UFOCH, Also on May 27th, 2017A woman and her boyfriend report a "large black flying man with wings" near 127th St. & Ashland Ave. LB; P&M, June 3rd, 2017Two different couples report encounters with a large, bat-like flying humanoid in the Lincoln Park area.
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