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. Join MU Plus+ and get exclusive shows and extensions & much more! 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. 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. LB; UFOCH, July 5th, 2019A witness reports a pterosaur while driving home in Wheaton, Illinois. 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. UE; UFOCH, September 5th, 2011A man reportedly followed a creature with "bat-like wings, a small bulbous head and what seemed to be 'tentacles' extending from behind it" that hed seen flying over the Jackson Park Highlands neighborhood in Chicago. There are many opinions as to why these sightings are occurring, including a general feeling that unfortunate events may be in the city's future. One researcher argues that it is probably just a large owl. Chicago NPR station, WBEZ did an in-depth report about the Chicago Mothman in 2019. 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. 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. 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. Robbie Telfer is a performance poet, teacher and conservationist. However, others posit that this supposed supernatural connection was simply a way for people to make sense of a tragedy without meaning, as one would think there are more direct ways to warn people of danger than just being spooky. 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. LB; P&M, September 12th, 2017A woman walking home from work reports a "black devil" in Chicago's Little Village. Talking about cryptids, you know what really gets my goat? hide caption, May 16, 2022 Data from a new sensor network shows the highest rates of pollution in Little Village, Austin, Englewood, Irving Park and other neighborhoods. Standout witness statements are excerpted below: Location: Northerly Island during solar eclipse, As reported to: Phantoms & Monsters website. UE; P&M, Late September, 2019A woman reports a toddler-sized bat creaturerunning like a gorilla across Meadow Hill Road near Barrington, Illinois. I've lived in big cities all my life from the time I left. If Google Maps kept track of cryptids (mental note: new website idea), a search on Mothman would go first to Point Pleasant, West Virginia home of the original and most famous sightings in 1966-67. And I believe he did, but it was down at Northerly Island and I was up at Montrose Beach.. June 2, 2022 WBEZ found that fundraising by CPS schools has skyrocketed since 2010. hide caption. Find local businesses, view maps and get driving directions in Google Maps. El chupacabra. LB; P&M, Late summer, 2017A woman in Rockford, Illinois reports a tall and dark humanoid with huge wings taking flight from a neighbors yard about a block away. Posted at 20:01h . 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. LB; UFOCH, July 24th, 2017A man reports an insect-like flying humanoid taking flight from near the top of Willis Tower. August 22nd, 2017A bat-like "flying Mothman" is reported over Pulaski Road in Chicago. LB; P&M, April 10th, 2018A woman reports a winged creature with "bat-like" wings near Oak Park. UE; P&M, November 26th, 2019A man reports a seven-foot-tall person with wings while standing outside of a cargo dock at OHare International Airport in Chicago. UE; P&M, Fall of 1971Retired police officer David Ramos reports an encounter with a shadowy winged humanoid he had when he was 12 years old near the North Branch of the Chicago River. 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. We just thought it would be fun to come down and see what its all about, she told The Herald-Dispatch. Probably Not! According to Bantz. I want to write this comment for anybody who saw this and then Googled it like I did - this is a fabrication. The Singular Fortean Society, an organization focused on paranormal journalism and research, archives the sightings to keep a devoted list and interviews eyewitnesses for more information. Enter Lon Strickler, an expert in the field of cryptids and founder of the popular website, Phantoms and Monsters. August, 2018Investigator Mark Hagan twice reports a bat-like creature with glowing red eyes near Hammond, Indiana. Witnesses and artists have depicted Mothman as a tall, owl-like creature with membrane wings. hide caption. Subscribe to our channel http://goo.gl/OQgfzkWebsite: http://paranormaljunkie.nethttp://. LB; P&M, June 29th, 2017A police officer, along with the officer's partner and a group of civilians, reportedly sees a "dark black shadow with wings" standing atop a building before taking flight in the Auburn Gresham neighborhood of Chicago. We heard it again, this time it lasted about 3 seconds, where as the previous sound was brief. Location of Sighting: American Airlines Hangar OHare International Airport- Chicago, IL Now he's seeking clemency so he can continue his education. Editors Note: Listen to the kid-friendly version of the audio story here. UE; P&M, 1999A woman, along with her husband and a girlfriend, report a flying, red-eyed gargoyle in Rockford, Illinois. However, Ann believes there may be an eight-day pattern to these sightings, 27.07 - MU Plus+ Podcast - Flames of Prophecy, 29.07 - MU Podcast - Contract with the Goddess, 27.06 - MU Plus+ Podcast - Secret Vaults of Time, 29.06 - MU Podcast - Italian Disco Abductions, The Mystery of New York's Renegade Subway Psychic, Forget About What We Know About Roswell: It's What's Missing About the Case That We Need to Look For, Archeologists Discover Another Secret Corridor Inside the Great Pyramid of Giza, A Boat-Swallowing Sea Monster of Norse Legends Still Lives Today, Ghosts, Fairies, and a Spectral Hag on Canada's Most Haunted Island, More on the Matter of the Most Dangerous Creature of the Mind: The Slenderman, Long-Lost Legendary Buddhist Temple Found Under Chinese City. "And I believe he did, but it was down at Northerly Island and I was up at Montrose Beach.". Sparking a reaction, many witnesses have begun to come forward with their own experiences. June 3, 2022 Antioch Missionary Baptist Church is using a funeral home for weekly services as it makes plans to rise from the ashes. Summary: Maintenance Crew has sighting of three winged humanoids. 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." When pressed about what she thinks people could be seeing, after all our detective work, she suggested a large bird, like a sandhill crane, or an owl or even a prankster with a drone. So first a bit of background. 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. What goes through a persons mind when they come face to face with a monster? 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. Everyone loves a good monster story, so long as it remains just a story. 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; P&M, September 24th, 2017A family on their way home from mass reports a red-eyed, winged "goblin" that gave off of a "strong sense of evil." in the Lincoln Park neighborhood of Chicago. For every sighting reported, and every article written, the legend of Chicagos flying creature will continue to grow. UE; TSFS, April 15th, 2021A woman reportedly sees a seven-to-eight-foot-tall, black, winged creature with glowing red eyes after leaving work at OHare International Airport at approximately 9 p.m. UE; UFOCH, April 21st, 2021A man reportedly sees a large, humanoid owl while working as a shuttle bus driver at OHare International Airport in Chicago, Illinois. Amitrano's was just one of 55 alleged sightings of the so-called Mothman in the Chicago area in 2017. We can only solve this mystery together. Although originating in West Virginia, it appears that Mothpeople have expanded their range further north to the Chicago area perhaps, some suggest, as a result of climate change. Dubbed the Chicago Mothman, it has been seen all over the area, often near the Lake Michigan shoreline. And while most reports described the being in flight, some more chilling accounts tell of. 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. Follow him on Twitter or Instagram @RobbieQT. Lenart's mostly working class families raise about $20,000 a year. UE; P&M, Summer of 2012A witness driving towards the Indianapolis International Airport in Indiana reportedly almost collides with a bat-like being with little red eyes. UE; P&M, 2014A man reportedly comes home from work to find a "Mothman-type insectoid" staring at his apartment building. UE; TSFS/P&M, February 21st, 2020A security guard at Chicagos OHare International Airport reports a "very tallsolid black" creature with "glowing red eyes." 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. One witness came forward with her own timeline of personal sightings, ranging from 1970 through 2017, available here. The couple, who wishes to remain anonymous, just finished a late dinner and were out for a walk when they saw the strange being. On November 12 of that year, five men in the nearby town of Clendenin were digging a grave when. In fact, if the alleged creatures are actually just large birds, the airport doesnt want passengers worrying about planes flying into them either. UE; P&M, September 8th, 2001A woman reports four red-eyed, winged humanoids flying over her home in Berwyn, Illinois. While they did experience some odd battery drains on their equipment, nothing conclusive was found. This sounded like squeaky truck brakes that squeal when you're pressing hard on them. When we demanded that we see our union steward first, we were told this was a matter of internal security and that this superseded the authority of the union.. Over the last two months, a handful of Chicago locals are now able to answer that question. Paul likes to add a bit of humor to each MU post he crafts. The most recent incident, on June 3rd, occurred in the Lincoln Park area around 10:00 PM local time. Good question. Based upon true events around 1966-1967, The Mothman Prophecies centers around a rash of weird, somewhat supernatural, events reportedly occurring in and around Point Pleasant, West Virginia. 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! UE; UFOCH/TSFS, April 9th, 2022Several family members attending a party in Elk Grove, Illinois, claim they saw a winged humanoid with glowing red eyes perched on a neighbors roof. LB; P&M/TSFS, June 25th, 2018Video of a large flying creature is captured on home security camera in Rantoul, Illinois. Possibly confused with: a barred owl, a shitepoke, a sandhill crane, a drone costume, another Chicago cryptid. Neither heard any sound. I definitely kept my eyes on the sky hoping to see something, she says. UE; UFOCH, September 16th, 2017A pair of siblings are reportedly terrified by a bat-like creature in the Little Village. TSFS (The Singular Fortean Society): These sightings were received/investigated by Tobias and Emily Wayland of the Singular Fortean Society. LB; P&M/TSFS, June of 2016A woman reports a huge, winged humanoid flying over the Irving Park neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. Bantz, like the many other people who reported seeing a strange flying humanoid over Chicago, just wants to know what is going on. 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. LB; UFOCH, August 1st, 2017A witness reports a flying humanoid over Elgin, Illinois. LB; UFOCH, May 5th, 2017A man and his son report a bat-like creature while out walking in Calumet Park. hide caption, June 29, 2022 Congresswoman Mary Miller handily defeats fellow incumbent Rodney Davis in downstate Illinois' 15th congressional district. Chicago 'Mothman' | Police Accounts Believe Winged..Something Still Roams City - YouTube Over the last two years, something strange has been happening in and around the city of Chicago. It is run by husband-and-wife duo Tobias and Emily Wayland. - Other reported features: fur, leather-like skin, bat wings, no neck. At first we thought thats what it wasmaybe a CTA bus or big truck with brakes that needed changing or maintenance. which occurred on March 22nd to a local truck driver and Chicago local, Billy Bantz. He has received multiple reports concerning the recent rash of sightings in Chicago and has been thoroughly investigating each one. Royal Time Traveler, Illuminati Psychic, Human with a Tail, Drug-Sniffing Squirrels and More Mysterious News Briefly, Centaurs at Area 51, Monster Penguins, Three-Armed People, Nuclear Mars Ships and More Mysterious News Briefly. Sightings of a large winged humanoid in the skies over the Windy City began in 2011 and have yet to let up. LB; TSFS/P&M, October 30th, 2019A witness reports a large winged humanoid while driving to their home in Park Ridge, Illinois. It still remains unknown whether Chicago Mothman is a subspecies of the West. Find local businesses, view maps and get driving directions in Google Maps. UE; P&M, August of 2016A man reports a large, winged humanoid perched on a lamppost in Cicero. LB; P&M, August 22nd, 2017A truck driver reports a large winged being with "thick glistening hair" flying over the Chicago suburb of McCook. Screaming, flying toward lake, disappearing, going real fast, portenting, looking at people with eyeballs. As part of her obsession with Chicago Mothman, Sarah created a series of comics of the creature visiting different iconic sites in our fair city and having a great time. hide caption. These phenomena culminated on December 15, 1967, with the collapse of the Silver Bridge across the Ohio River at Point Pleasant. 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. LB; UFOCH, August 2nd, 2017A woman and her son are reportedly terrified by a "tall, dark humanoid" with membranous wings seen in a park near their home in Bolingbrook, Illinois. UE; P&M, August of 2015A man driving in Gary, Indiana reports a dark, grayish prehistoric bird with smooth, leathery skin. UE; P&M, August 4th, 2017A woman and her husband photograph a "giant bat" in Melrose Park. UE (Unexplained): These sightings are unexplainedthey are potentially paranormal according to the nature of the events described and the evidence currently available, and represent the best likelihood of a Mothman-like entity. 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. Scarberry insisted that what he saw was real, despite how far-fetched it had sounded. 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. A few images can be found on the website of Lon Strickler, who collects evidence on Chicago's winged humanoid. And nobody is more disappointed about this than I am. However, others posit that this supposed supernatural connection was simply a way for people to make sense of a tragedy without meaning, as one would think there are more direct ways to warn people of danger than just being spooky. 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, July 2020A man reports seeing a six-to-seven-foot-tall very big bat [that] was also very human-like in appearance while on break from his job as an air traffic controller at Chicagos OHare International Airport. UE; UFOCH, Mid-April 2017A man reports seeing a humanoid "bat-dragon" near Mukwonago, Wisconsin. 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. Sarah Becan/sarahbecan.com , went out on their own night investigations to try and catch footage of the monster. hide caption. Scientistsbelieve that the most likely explanation for the Mothmanis a sandhill crane. As Strickler continues his hunt for the elusive being; only time and more sighting reports will shed light on this story. Over the years, there have been hundreds of alleged sightings of the cryptid, with Illinois having the most reported sightings at 125 as of September 2022. The stories woven together bring life to our deepest fears, regardless of facts and truth. This object looked like a large black bat, but also had humanoid features such as pronounced arms and legs. I'm a sucker for skylines. WBEZ brings you fact-based news and information. 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. The Mothman has been spotted quite a bit around Chicago in the last few years. Mothman was alleged to have eaten a German shepherd belonging to Newell Partridge of Salem, West Virginia, in 1967. UE; P&M, November 26th, 2014A Fire and Rescue officer and his partner report a green-eyed, winged humanoid in downtown Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Courtesy Lon Strickler of Phantoms and Monsters and Egertron Puck/WBEZ He has received multiple reports concerning the recent rash of sightings in Chicago and has been thoroughly investigating each one. UE; P&M, August 28th, 2017A delivery driver reports a "large man with wings" flying over the same area of McCook as the sightings reported on August 22nd. After all, the mysterious doesn't always have to be serious. UE; P&M, August 2020A witness claims that they and five of their family members saw a wingless humanoid fly over Market Street in Waukegan, Illinois. . More recently, new reports have emerged. UE; UFOCH, May 17th, 2022A father and daughter claim to have recorded three winged humanoids while outside of their home in Bensenville, Illinois. LEGEND of a giant winged creature that stalks West Virginians has terrorized Americans since the 1960s. UE; UFOCH, April 20th, 2022A man in River Grove, Illinois, claims to have seen a strange, black, winged creature flying near St. Joseph Cemetery. UE; TSFS, January of 2002A woman reports a terrifying encounter with a red-eyed, winged creature in Madison, Wisconsin. UE; P&M/TSFS, April 15th and April 16th, 2017Three separate witnesses report seeing an unidentified flying humanoid over Chicago. Search. Alfredo (he/him) has a PhD in Astrophysics on galaxy evolution and a Master's in Quantum Fields and Fundamental Forces. The only possible explanation I can think of is that somebody caught the Mothman and chained him to this spot! It went almost straight up and I lost it in the clouds. LB; TSFS, August 27th, 2017A retired police officer reports a "dark gargoyle" with red eyes in the Forest Park neighborhood. What location would be #2? UE; UFOCH, October 31st, 2020A group of young adults claim to have seen a red-eyed, winged being in the trees near Waukegan Skate Park in Waukegan, Illinois. Before you toss this in your No video didnt happen circular receptacle, UFO Clearinghouse did due diligence it talked to the witness and found the person to be credible. 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. Mea atqui dicam in, vidit reque error mei ex, ut eos possit reformidans reprehendunt. The population was 1,111 at the 2000 census. 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. "Massive" is the Word! Manuel Martinez/WBEZ Chicago UE; P&M, Summer of 2019A witness reportedly has two separate sightings of "'something' about 4 [feet] tall [and] brownish [with] two legs and bat-like wings" in Carol Streams, Illinois. The wingspan was at least 12 ft. Other people then reported similar sightings but the county sheriff George Johnson dismissed it as an unusually large heron. In the intervening years, Mothman's cult fame grew, becoming the subject of an annual festival, a museum and even a 2002 movie starring Richard Gere. 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 Case Of The Chicago Mothman. LB; UFOCH, September 9th, 2017A group of friends reports a "black demon with large wings" in Chicago's Little Village. LB; P&M, July 27th, 2017A person headed home from work reports a large, bat-like creature perched atop a light pole. 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. UE; TSFS, 1981A 13-year-old claims to have had an intense psychic encounter with a red-eyed winged being in Cicero, Illinois. So scary! I saw this object coming from Route 55 and Cicero. Another hotspot for Mothman . 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. - Possibly confused with: a barred owl, a shitepoke, a sandhill crane, a drone costume, another Chicago cryptid. At this point, I feel that this being may be attempting to distinguish a connection between locales within the city and future events. Mothman was alleged to have eaten a German shepherd belonging to Newell Partridge of Salem, West Virginia, in 1967. June 2, 2022 The landfill in Waukegan will soon be home to 20,000 solar panels, part of a trend to reuse Superfund cleanup sites. 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. Many wonder what may come for . - Size and shape: between 6 and 10 feet tall, 10+ foot wingspan. UE; P&M, Early summer 2016A woman reports seeing a prehistoric bird after dropping her kids off at school in Gary, Indiana. Subscribe to our channel http://goo.gl/OQgfzkhttp://www.phantomsandmonsters.comWebs. hide caption. Both witnesses told [Strickler] that they felt a sense of foreboding and were still terrified almost an hour after the encounter. Magnolia is located at 3012?38?N 9545?2?W / 30.21056N 95.75056W / 30.21056; -95.75056 (30.210476, -95.750631). A map of the sightings, compiled by Lon Strickler, is available here. [it was] a 7-8 ft solid black humanoid with wide membrane wings, that resembled those of a huge bat. 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. PH; UFOCH, June 30th, 2017A security person taking a break outside of The Owl reports a bat-like humanoid flying over an empty lot across the street. Should we believe the latest witnesses of a Mothman at Chicagos OHare airport? 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.
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