Mothman

The Account

Witnesses in Point Pleasant, West Virginia described a two-metre humanoid with moth-like wings and glowing crimson eyes. Sightings clustered in the year leading up to the Silver Bridge disaster that killed 46 people. Some believe the creature was a harbinger; others, a doorway.

From the Public Record

In American folklore, Mothman is the name given to a humanoid creature that was reportedly seen around Point Pleasant, West Virginia, from November 15, 1966, to December 15, 1967. Despite its name, the original sightings of the creature described avian features. The first newspaper report was published in the Point Pleasant Register, dated November 16, 1966, titled "Couples See Man-Sized Bird ... Creature ... Something". The national press soon picked up the reports and helped spread the story across the United States. The source of the legend is believed to have originated from sightings of out-of-migration sandhill cranes or herons.

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