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. This sounded like squeaky truck brakes that squeal when youre pressing hard on them. 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. 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. Size and shape: between 6 and 10 feet tall, 10+ foot wingspan. hide caption. The Singular Fortean Society, another group which has reported on past Chicago Mothman incidents, points out that O'Hare International Airport has over a dozen sightings coming since August of 2019, and that similar winged humanoid reports "have come from every state bordering Lake Michigan and date back to 1957" and have often been . In an interview with Mysterious Universe, Strickler pointed to two sightings on his website that he states are the most compelling. Its time for a Mothman resurgence. And while most reports described the being in flight, some more chilling accounts tell of. , went out on their own night investigations to try and catch footage of the monster. Probably all the other colors, too. I've lived in big cities all my life from the time I left. The terrifying myth of The Mothman was born in 1966 when gravediggers reported seeing something big soaring over their heads and moving quickly from tree to tree, as reported by ati. The gravediggers from Clendenin, West Virginiaallegedly described the strange sighting as a brown human being.. It's been a while since we've had a good cryptid story,but at last, we have one that focuses on everyones fourth favorite cryptid, the Mothman. Sightings collected via the Phantoms & Monsters website are compiled here and in this map. UE; UFOCH, August 2020A man reports seeing a "gargoyle with little horns on its head" in Itasca, Illinois. 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. 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. We heard it again, this time it lasted about 3 seconds, where as the previous sound was brief. 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. 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. Scarberry insisted that what he saw was real, despite how far-fetched it had sounded. In the late 1960s, people around Point Pleasant, West Virginia, began reporting sightings of a creature that would later be dubbed "Mothman." Everyone loves a good monster story, so long as it remains just a story. Her son later photographs a set of prints that they believe belong to the creature. With the help of Strickler, Mysterious Universe was able to secure an interview. Good question. I saw it gliding, and, not too fast. Below are some clues weve gathered based on reported sightings and interviews. 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. And nobody is more disappointed about this than I am. The couple, who wishes to remain anonymous, just finished a late dinner and were out for a walk when they saw the strange being. 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. 2 (Kudos to all of the investigators for their accounts on these incidents.). 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. The Case Of The Chicago Mothman. It is unclear if they eat German shepherds exclusively or rather just the pets of Newell Partridge. August, 2018Investigator Mark Hagan twice reports a bat-like creature with glowing red eyes near Hammond, Indiana. The entity has also been referred to as the 'Chicago Mothman', 'Chicago Owlman' & 'O'Hare Mothman' or 'O'Hare Batman.' - Chicago / Lake Michigan Winged Humanoid Regional Interactive Map - Please feel free to contact me at lonstrickler@phantomsandmonsters.com - your anonymity is guaranteed. kid-friendly version of the audio story here, Getting to the Bottom of Lake Michigans Legendary Shark Attack, Shoes on a Wire: Untangling an Urban Myth, When it comes to Madonnas plastic surgery: Its her body and her choice, Family, friends gather to remember slain Chicago police officer, Amid layoffs and reshuffling, anxious Chicago tech workers seek solace in pinball, Here are five takeaways from Chicagos municipal election. LB; P&M, May 27th, 2017A married couple reports a large, black, bat-like creature with glowing red eyes near the intersection of North Wrightwood Avenue and North Lakeview Avenue. [it was] a 7-8 ft solid black humanoid with wide membrane wings, that resembled those of a huge bat. Starting in 2011 and peaking in 2017, sightings of a Mothman-like creature began surfacing all over Chicagoland. While nothing is certain, Strickler does believe something is lurking in the shadows of Chicago, and that it is an ill omen. 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. Did we ever find out what it was? 111 8 8 comments Best Add a Comment RidleyBourne 2 yr. ago Epic find 7 truguy 2 yr. ago The only possible explanation I can think of is that somebody caught the Mothman and chained him to this spot! Dubbed the Chicago Mothman, it has been seen all over the area, often near the Lake Michigan shoreline. While they did experience some odd battery drains on their equipment, nothing conclusive was found. Probably Not! 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. 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. Hilda Walker, Judy Meyers and Howard Phillips saw a "man with wings like a bat" sitting in the branches of a nearby tree, watching them. He has appeared on multiple radio shows and podcasts including Coast to Coast AM, and his work has appeared in Fortean Times Magazine, FATE Magazine and in the book, UFOs: Reframing the Debate.". Magnolia is located at 3012?38?N 9545?2?W / 30.21056N 95.75056W / 30.21056; -95.75056 (30.210476, -95.750631). 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. Do OHare and American have reasons to cover up the existence of an unexplained creature roaming their grounds? LB; TSFS, November 1st, 2015A woman reports a crow man hovering over a high-rise near Chicagos Washington Park. However, Ann believes there may be an eight-day pattern to these sightings, The way the dates are falling, I am going to guess that the next sighting will be either on June 14th or 18th. Sightings collected via the Phantoms & Monsters website are compiled here and in this map. MUFON (The Mutual UFO Network): These sightings were received/investigated by field investigators with the Mutual UFO Network. In his interview, Strickler was unsure why Chicago specifically was experiencing a flap of flying humanoid sightings, however, he did state. Several sightings have been reported at the OHare International Airport in Chicago. If you go to the spot featured in that image of the map, there is no Mothman to be seen. The Singular Fortean Society is based out of Madison, Wisconsin, but operates globally. UE; UFOCH, September 26th, 2017A nightclub performer reports a "man-bat" crouched on top of a light pole in Chicago's West Lakeview. LB; P&M/TSFS, June of 2016A woman reports a huge, winged humanoid flying over the Irving Park neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. But, for the sake of science, weve compiled everything we were able to surmise into a digital case file. Neither heard any sound. LB; TSFS, Late September of 2016A woman reports a "man-like" being with "pterodactyl-like" wings gliding across a highway outside of Whitewater, Wisconsin. Bantz believes that this incident has affected his life. Sarah Becan/sarahbecan.com hide caption LB; UFOCH, June 20th, 2022A woman and her mother claim to have encountered both a massive, black, winged humanoid and a glowing UFO on the same night in Rockford, Illinois. The Mothman in Chicago An interactive map of sightings of the Chicago Mothman over the past two years. "When I first started reading about all of the different sightings, I was very excited about it. I looked up to see a large object flying low over the docks that stick out in to Burnham Harbor from across the water This object looked like a large black bat, but also had humanoid features such as pronounced arms and legs., Location: West Town neighborhood, Chicago, I was spending the afternoon on a rooftop, and I saw something in the sky fairly high up and fairly far away. 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. El chupacabra. 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. The back end of the body tapered to a point. Mothman was alleged to have eaten a German shepherd belonging to Newell Partridge of Salem, West Virginia, in 1967. Sign up today to get weekly science coverage direct to your inbox. 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. LB; UFOCH, July 5th, 2019A witness reports a pterosaur while driving home in Wheaton, Illinois. UE; P&M/TSFS, April 15th and April 16th, 2017Three separate witnesses report seeing an unidentified flying humanoid over Chicago. So scary! UE; P&M, August of 2016A man reports a large, winged humanoid perched on a lamppost in Cicero. LB; TSFS, August 27th, 2017A retired police officer reports a "dark gargoyle" with red eyes in the Forest Park neighborhood. 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. (An interactive map of the sightings can be found here.) 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. Eye color: Red eyes, green eyes, yellow eyes and orange eyes have all been reported. UE; P&M, September 26th, 2017A woman and her son report seeing a "monster bat" in their backyard, before it flies off. UE; UFOCH, Mid-April 2017A man reports seeing a humanoid "bat-dragon" near Mukwonago, Wisconsin. No legs were noticed, but could have been tucked up under the body. 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. The Mothman has been spotted quite a bit around Chicago in the last few years. It was moving slowly but not randomly. I definitely kept my eyes on the sky hoping to see something," she says. Follow him on Twitter or Instagram @RobbieQT. The Mothman Festival takes place each year in September. Sarah Becan/sarahbecan.com 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. 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. UE; TSFS, January of 2002A woman reports a terrifying encounter with a red-eyed, winged creature in Madison, Wisconsin. Serena Williams stepmom's debts continue to spiral amid crumbling home battle, 'Glaring error' left 'habitual liar' Alex Murdaugh 'boxed in' during trial, Alex Murdaugh jailed for life after disgraced lawyer guilty of murder, Murdaugh sentenced to LIFE in prison after being found guilty of double murder, 2020 THE SUN, US, INC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED | TERMS OF USE | PRIVACY | YOUR AD CHOICES | SITEMAP, The mystery of the Mothman has left Americans scratching their heads for decades, Hundreds of sightings have been reported since the 1960s. 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. Settled in the late 1840s, the town has gone by several names including "Mink's Prairie" and "Mink". These phenomena culminated on December 15, 1967, with the collapse of the Silver Bridge across the Ohio River at Point Pleasant. 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. 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. LB; UFOCH, mid-September, 2017A man preparing for work in Michigan reports a large, winged being perched atop his neighbor's roof. More recently, new reports have emerged. - Possibly confused with: a barred owl, a shitepoke, a sandhill crane, a drone costume, another Chicago cryptid. A Real Bone Chiller,Don't Watch This While You're Alone. LB; P&M, July 1st, 2017A witness reports two strange, red lights in a golf course that closely resemble reports of the flying humanoid's glowing eyes. Johnny Pippins has earned bachelor's and master's degrees behind bars.