LB; P&M/TSFS, June 25th, 2018—Video of a “large flying creature” is captured on home security camera in Rantoul, Illinois. LB; UFOCH, August 2nd, 2017—A 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; TSFS, Summer of 2002—A teenager reports a “gargoyle” with feathered wings in Babcock, Wisconsin. LB; UFOCH, May 19th, 2017—A group of friends report two giant bats performing aerial maneuvers near Adler Planetarium. UE; UFOCH, Late September, 2019—A woman reports a toddler-sized “bat creature…running like a gorilla” across Meadow Hill Road near Barrington, Illinois. There have been dozens of reported sightings of large, flying creatures in the Chicago and greater Illinois area—as well as Michigan, Indiana, Missouri, and Wisconsin—dating as far back as the late 1950s. These sightings have been reported out of chronological order, so we've put together a timeline of the reports with links to the articles that describe them, in order to help you contextualize the sightings. UE; P&M/UFOCH, June 17th, 2017—A jogger near the Navy Pier reports an enormous bat taking wing and flying towards the water treatment plant. UE; UFOCH/P&M/TSFS, Late October, 2019—A woman and her husband report an “unknown flying human owl” perched in a tree near their apartment in Hoffman Estates, Illinois. LB; P&M, April 10th, 2018—A woman reports a winged creature with "bat-like" wings near Oak Park. UE (Unexplained): These sightings are unexplained—they 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. Something". An aspiring journalist later comes forward to corroborate the officer's story. And one of these I found to be very interesting. MUFON (The Mutual UFO Network): These sightings were received/investigated by field investigators with the Mutual UFO Network. UE; TSFS, January of 2002—A woman reports a terrifying encounter with a red-eyed, winged creature in Madison, Wisconsin. [1] The national press soon picked up the reports and helped spread the story across the United States. The 2002 film The Mothman Prophecies, starring Richard Gere, was based on Keel's book. A similar, but much less known, winged creature haunts the shores of Lake Michigan.. Alternately described as a 'bat-like humanoid' or 'winged man,' a strange creature has been spotted in the skies above Chicago and along the Lake Michigan shore more than a dozen times over the last six … [6], On November 15, 1966, two young couples from Point Pleasant, Roger and Linda Scarberry and Steve and Mary Mallette, told police they saw a large grey creature whose eyes "glowed red" when the car's headlights picked it up. UE; UFOCH, February 26th, 2020—A woman reports a “big, black birdman” in the backyard of her apartment building in West Englewood, Chicago. UE; TSFS/P&M, February 21st, 2020—A security guard at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport reports a "very tall...solid black" creature with "glowing red eyes." P&M (Phantoms and Monsters): These sightings were received/investigated by Lon Strickler of Phantoms and Monsters. UE; P&M, December 3rd, 2019—A security person at O’Hare International Airport in Chicago reports a “red-eyed flying man.” UE; UFOCH, December 6th, 2019—A man reports seeing a red-eyed, winged humanoid while driving near Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport. UE; UFOCH, July 29th, 2017—Two friends report a "huge black shape" gliding over the Albany Park/Lincoln Square area. UE; UFOCH, Early December, 2019—A woman reports a “flying gargoyle” while driving near Hoffman Estates, Illinois. UE; UFOCH, September 10th, 2017—Two witnesses report an unknown being gliding across the sky several miles away from each other in the Avalon Park and Douglas neighborhoods of Chicago. On the same day, a witness walking with their children reports a similar creature in River Forest. UE; P&M, Fall of 1971—Retired 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. UE; P&M, August 4th, 2017—A woman and her husband photograph a "giant bat" in Melrose Park. Owlman / Mothman / Man-Bat Reports - Chicago Metro Area - Interactive Map. UE; UFOCH, August 9th, 2017—A couple are reportedly startled by a "large winged being...with bright red eyes" flying over Lake Shore Drive. Hey y'all, if y'all are in search for some cute mothman merchandise, please consider checking out my redbubble store, I created a cute mothman design that can be printed on tee shirts, mugs, and a bunch of other stuff :) UE; UFOCH, June 30th, 2020—Two women report seeing a “huge owl” with "glowing red eyes that looked like [they] belonged to the devil himself" near a parking lot at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport. UE; P&M, 1987—A 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. "[10][18], Folklorist Jan Harold Brunvand notes that Mothman has been widely covered in the popular press, some claiming sightings connected with UFOs, and others claiming that a military storage site was Mothman's "home". [19], Conversely, Joe Nickell says that a number of hoaxes followed the publicity generated by the original reports, such as a group of construction workers who tied flashlights to helium balloons. LB; P&M, January 28th, 2018—A woman reports a "weird hybrid mix of an owl and a bat" outside of her home in Wilmington. UE; UFOCH, September 26th, 2017—A nightclub performer reports a "man-bat" crouched on top of a light pole in Chicago's West Lakeview. UE; P&M/TSFS, October of 2002—A woman reports a winged humanoid swooping over her car on the same road where, two years earlier, she had seen a diamond-shaped UFO. LB; P&M, Late summer, 2017—A woman in Rockford, Illinois reports a “tall and dark” humanoid with huge wings taking flight from a neighbor’s yard about a block away. LB; TSFS, Late September of 2016—A woman reports a "man-like" being with "pterodactyl-like" wings gliding across a highway outside of Whitewater, Wisconsin. UE; MUFON/P&M, October 19th, 2019—A man reports a shrieking “giant-sized bat” fly overhead as he is smoking a cigarette outside of a wedding reception in Rosemont, Illinois. UE; TSFS/P&M, 2011—A suspicious winged entity is captured on camera, two roommates and their friends are reportedly terrorized by glowing eyes peeking through their window, and a college student reports a "man with wings." UE; P&M, April 10th, 2017—A woman walking her dog in Chicago's Oz Park reports a run-in with a paralyzing winged being. UE; P&M, Winter of 2011—A woman reports seeing a flying humanoid with “greenish yellowish-like eyes” while driving near the Prairie Creek Reservoir in Indiana. The Mothman appears in popular culture. [17] Science writer Sharon A. Hill proposed that the photo showed "a bird, perhaps an owl, carrying a frog or snake away" and wrote that "there is zero reason to suspect it is the Mothman as described in legend. Mothman is a cryptid resembling a tall man with large wings like that of a moth, its notable feature is its large red glowing eyes that resemble brake lights. There were reportedly at least 55 sightings of the so-called Mothman in the Chicago area in 2017. UE; P&M, August of 2016—A man reports a large, winged humanoid perched on a lamppost in Cicero. © The Singular Fortean Society (Tobias & Emily Wayland) 2016-2020. Manuel Navarette of UFO Clearinghouse said he recently spoke to a pilot who claimed to have seen what he called “the O’Hare Mothman” in August of 2019 while aboard a shuttle at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport.. LB; P&M, September 11th, 2017—A woman reports a "huge bat-like being" circling buildings over Chicago's Kenwood neighborhood. LB; P&M, June 29th, 2017—A 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. UE; UFOCH, Also on May 27th, 2017—A woman and her boyfriend report a "large black flying man with wings" near 127th St. & Ashland Ave. LB; P&M, June 3rd, 2017—Two different couples report encounters with a large, bat-like flying humanoid in the Lincoln Park area. The Chicago Phantom is a case which began on April 10th 2017 when an alleged sighting of a winged humanoid in Oz Park, Chicago by an unnamed person was reported on by Manuel Navarette of the UFO Clearing House website under the title "Flying Entity, possible Mothman sighting seen in Chicago, Illinois". As of July 2020, the petition has garnered over 2,000 signatures.[27]. UE; P&M, Summer of 2007—Two friends report a flying humanoid with “glowing yellow-ish eyes” at Prairie Creek Reservoir in Indiana. UE; P&M/TSFS, May 1st, 2018—A man's parents report a "large winged humanoid" flying above the trees behind their home in Wheeling, Illinois. Multiple witnesses in Chicago have reported seeing the mysterious Mothman creature flying over the night sky above Lake Michigan. 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 … Chicago in general is no stranger to alleged Mothman sightings, but O’Hare International Airport currently seems to be experiencing something of a pattern. LB; UFOCH, Within a week of the May 5th sighting—A family walking along the riverfront reportedly sees a flying humanoid cross over the William P. Fahey bridge. A second report received in early July corroborates the sighting details of this report. In his 1975 book The Mothman Prophecies, author John Keel claimed that the Point Pleasant residents experienced precognitions including premonitions of the collapse of the Silver Bridge, unidentified flying object sightings, visits from inhuman or threatening men in black, and other phenomena. [9][10], At the time, Batman was a popular TV show, and soon after the first reports, newspapers coined the name “Mothman”, inspired by a comic book enemy of Batman called Killer Moth. LB; P&M, July 3rd, 2019—A man in Rosemont, Illinois, reports a “large black animal” flying over the Des Plaines River. UE; P&M, March 3rd, 2020—Chicago paranormal investigator Manuel Navarette reports a strange flying creature with "membranous wings" near O'Hare International Airport. UE; P&M, August 10th, 2017—A city employee reports a "giant owl" flying off of Chicago's Ohio Street Beach. UE; P&M, 2004—A 12-year-old boy and his friends report a winged man “all in black” near Panther Creek in Auburn, Illinois. Early winter, 1957—Gerald Turrise reports seeing a “winged creature” with “the body of a large man” while out hunting as a young man in Braidwood, Illinois. Brunvand found elements in common among many Mothman reports and much older folk tales, suggesting that something real may have triggered the scares and became woven with existing folklore. NEW Chicago / Lake Michigan Winged Humanoid Regional Interactive Map Cryptid flying humanoid / entity reports from eyewitnesses in the Chicago, IL metro area - 2011-Present Photo: 2nd Mothman / Bat-Like Object Witnessed Over Chicago 3rd Mothman / Bat-Like Object Reported Over Chicago New 'Mothman-Like' Encounter in Chicago UE; P&M/TSFS, Summer of 2000—Two friends report a weird, winged entity at the Goshen Dam in Indiana. LB; P&M, October 27th, 2017—A couple is reportedly accosted by a "man-sized" flying humanoid while sitting in a car at Piotrowski Park. He also records anecdotal tales of Mothman supposedly attacking the roofs of parked cars occupied by teenagers. They described it as a "large flying man with ten-foot wings", following their car while they were driving in an area outside of town known as "the TNT area", the site of a former World War II munitions plant. Since the rash of sightings started in February, he’s been painstakingly interviewing witnesses and documenting their accounts. The Mothman Museum and Research Center opened in 2005. LB; P&M, May 9th, 2018—A 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." LB; UFOCH, August 1st, 2017—A witness reports a flying humanoid over Elgin, Illinois. PH; UFOCH, June 30th, 2017—A security person taking a break outside of The Owl reports a bat-like humanoid flying over an empty lot across the street. LB; P&M, February 22nd, 2019—A 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. Gallo explains that "he's not sampling random people and asking if they saw the Mothman – he's just counting the number of people that voluntarily came forward to report a sighting." UE; P&M, Summer of 2019—A 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. UE; P&M, August 22nd, 2017—A monstrous bat with a 12' wingspan is reported in the same area of McCook as the truck driver's sighting from the same day. [22], Point Pleasant held its first Annual Mothman Festival in 2002. LB; P&M, August 22nd, 2017—A truck driver reports a large winged being with "thick glistening hair" flying over the Chicago suburb of McCook. We welcome stories and community members from anywhere people experience the impossible. According to University of Chicago psychologist David A. Gallo, 55 sightings of Mothman in Chicago during 2017 published on the website of self-described Fortean researcher Lon Strickler are "a selective sample". The group organizing the event chose the Mothman to be center of the festival due to its uniqueness, and as a way to celebrate its local legacy in the town. google.com. UE; UFOCH, December 26th, 2018—A man driving with his wife near Prairie Creek Reservoir in Indiana reports a “bat-like” flying humanoid with “an obvious face.” UE; P&M, January 19th, 2019—A man reportedly avoids colliding with a four-to-five-foot-tall “grayish” creature with “large wings…similar to bat wings” while driving in Gary, Indiana. UE; P&M, August of 2016—Jonathan Lane reports a “giant, shapeless, black thing” with “two very large red eyes” in Rockford, Illinois. We travel this highway at least twice a week and have never noticed anything unusual before. UE; P&M, September 7th, 2017—A family visiting Lincoln Park Zoo reports a "large creature with a giant set of wings" flying over them. UE; UFOCH, February 15th, 2018—A man leaving a truck stop near the Wisconsin/Illinois border reports a "giant, skinny man with a large pair of wings and red eyes." In West Virginia folklore, the Mothman is a creature reportedly seen in the Point Pleasant area from November 15, 1966, to December 15, 1967. LB; P&M/TSFS, June of 2016—A woman reports a “huge, winged humanoid” flying over the Irving Park neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. UE; UFOCH, January 27th, 2018—A man reports a creature similar to the "weird hybrid mix of an owl and a bat" seen the next day in Wilmington. LB; UFOCH/MUFON, August 6th, 2017—Two concertgoers report a bat-like flying humanoid with glowing red eyes in Grant Park following the Chicago Lollapalooza. LB; P&M, March 22nd, 2017—A semi truck driver reports suffering from strange medical maladies after spotting a flying humanoid soaring over a Chicago expressway. "I am a 33 year old business professional, living in Arkansas. TSFS (The Singular Fortean Society): These sightings were received/investigated by Tobias and Emily Wayland of the Singular Fortean Society. UE; P&M, April 13th, 2018—A couple in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, are reportedly terrified by a bat-like flying humanoid with "large glowing red eyes." UE; P&M/TSFS, April 15th and April 16th, 2017—Three separate witnesses report seeing an unidentified flying humanoid over Chicago. UE; P&M, November 26th, 2014—A Fire and Rescue officer and his partner report a “green-eyed, winged humanoid” in downtown Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Whatever you might believe about this tale, there is one place you can spot the Mothman for sure. PH (Potential Hoax): These sightings are the likeliest to have been deliberate hoaxes—the information given has been proven to contradict verifiable facts. The Singular Fortean Society earns a fee as an Amazon Associate for qualifying purchases. [2][3] and was later popularized by John Keel in his 1975 book The Mothman Prophecies,[4] claiming that there were supernatural events related to the sightings, and a connection to the collapse of the Silver Bridge. Mothman sightings map --Chicago area --Cryptid flying humanoid / entity reports from eyewitnesses in the Chicago, IL metro area - 2011-Present. UE; P&M, August 28th, 2017—A delivery driver reports a "large man with wings" flying over the same area of McCook as the sightings reported on August 22nd. UE; UFOCH, July, 2020—A 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 Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport. August 22nd, 2017—A bat-like "flying Mothman" is reported over Pulaski Road in Chicago. 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.One researcher argues that it is probably just a large owl.While testimony concerning the appearance of this creature varies, one recurring theme seems to be consistent; the feeling of dread and doom that … Contractor Newell Partridge told Johnson that when he aimed a flashlight at a creature in a nearby field its eyes glowed "like bicycle reflectors", and blamed buzzing noises from his television set and the disappearance of his German Shepherd dog on the creature. UE; TSFS, 1997—Separate witnesses report frightening winged gargoyles in Rock Island and Naperville, Illinois. Late September, 2018—A 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. About. LB; P&M, May 27th, 2017—A married couple reports a large, black, bat-like creature with glowing red eyes near the intersection of North Wrightwood Avenue and North Lakeview Avenue. UE; P&M, June 21st, 2001—A witness and two friends report a "man with wings" flying over the Kinnickinnic River in Milwaukee. UE; UFOCH, Early July, 2020—A man and his coworkers report seeing “a large person with wings” fly overhead while unloading a plane at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport. Nickell attributes the Mothman stories to sightings of barn owls, suggesting that the Mothman's "glowing eyes" were actually red-eye effect caused from the reflection of light from flashlights or other bright light sources. After merging onto highway 63, we had to pass under the particular bridge/overpass we had just d… One of those reports comes from John Amitrano, a security guard who lives in Chicago… A 12-foot-tall metallic statue of the creature, created by artist and sculptor Bob Roach, was unveiled in 2003. LB; P&M, July 1st, 2017—A witness reports two strange, red lights in a golf course that closely resemble reports of the flying humanoid's glowing eyes. Chicago’s Mothman is back and, allegedly, setting up shop near O’Hare International Airport. One witness, who goes by Jeff, reported seeing the Mothman during the fall of 2016. My wife and me travel into Chicago to take care of some business. LB; UFOCH, August 21st, 2017—A second sighting of a shadowy flying humanoid reportedly occurs in Chicago's Wicker Park neighborhood. LB; P&M, August 29th, 2017—An avid bird watcher reports a "huge flying shadow" over a forest preserve near La Grange Park, a suburb west of Chicago. UE; P&M, August of 2004—A woman reports an "all black…man with huge bat-like wings" flying over the park near her home in Rockford, Illinois. Welcome to the Chicago Cryptozoological Society, an effort to catalogue and detail the wealth of greater Chicago area cryptids. There are too many far more reasonable explanations. "Couples See Man-Sized Bird...Creature...Something", "Munitions Risk Closes Part of Wildlife Area Again", "Monster Bird With Red Eyes May Be Crane", "Mothman' still a frighteningly big draw for tourists", "Man photographs creature that resembles legendary, "Is the Mothman of West Virginia an Owl?
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