A semi truck drives down 31st Street in Chicago's Little Village neighborhood on Wednesday, May 4, 2022. 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. UFOCH (UFO Clearinghouse): These sightings were received/investigated by Manuel Navarette of UFO Clearinghouse. And nobody is more disappointed about this than I am. The site not only has a link to every Mothman sighting in Chicago, but it also has a map which . UE; P&M/TSFS, May 1st, 2018A man's parents report a "large winged humanoid" flying above the trees behind their home in Wheeling, Illinois. Good question. We just thought it would be fun to come down and see what its all about, she told The Herald-Dispatch. Standout witness statements are excerpted below: Location: Northerly Island during solar eclipse, As reported to: Phantoms & Monsters website. This was later turned into a terrible movie starring Richard Gere and if the creature truly was a herald of doom, it should haveappeared to anyone about to buy a ticket. John Amitrano, one of the eye-witnesses interviewed by VICE said his phone was charging when he saw something flying awkwardly under a plane. 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. 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. 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. UE; P&M, March 3rd, 2020Chicago paranormal investigator Manuel Navarette reports a strange flying creature with "membranous wings" near O'Hare International Airport. Probably all the other colors, too. The latest at OHare illustrate how serious these sightings are being taken the witness, an airline employee, claims he was threatened with termination if he went public with it. August 22nd, 2017A bat-like "flying Mothman" is reported over Pulaski Road in Chicago. UE; P&M, August of 2015A man driving in Gary, Indiana reports a dark, grayish prehistoric bird with smooth, leathery skin. 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. Robbie Telfer is a performance poet, teacher and conservationist. Bantz, like the many other people who reported seeing a strange flying humanoid over Chicago, just wants to know what is going on. UE; TSFS, October 25th, 2022A father and daughter claim to have encountered a thin, black, [winged] figure with eyes that were glowing bright red in the Little Village neighborhood of Chicago. Join MU Plus+ and get exclusive shows and extensions & much more! Possibly confused with: a barred owl, a shitepoke, a sandhill crane, a drone costume, another Chicago cryptid. Despite the number of sightings, there is very littlephotographic evidenceonline, which is perplexing given that we live in a world where everyone has a high-quality camera on them at all times. UE; P&M/TSFS, April 15th and April 16th, 2017Three separate witnesses report seeing an unidentified flying humanoid over Chicago. While they did experience some odd battery drains on their equipment, nothing conclusive was found. 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. UE; UFOCH, August 9th, 2017A couple are reportedly startled by a "large winged beingwith bright red eyes" flying over Lake Shore Drive. On November 12 of that year, five men in the nearby town of Clendenin were digging a grave when. 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. Press J to jump to the feed. 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. Maybe thats why Google Maps doesnt track them. If you enjoy these articles and would like to support the Singular Fortean Society, please consider becoming an official member by signing up through our Patreon pagemembership includes a ton of extra content and behind-the-scenes access to the Societys inner workings. 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. 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. she says. UE; P&M, August 22nd, 2017A monstrous bat with a 12' wingspan is reported in the same area of McCook as the truck driver's sighting from the same day. 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. UE; P&M, August of 2006A man and his son report a large, dark being with cape-like wings in Bensenville, Illinois. ), we were unable to get to the bottom of this mystery. UE; P&M, Fall of 2011A man and his brother-in-law report a humanoid with bat-like wings near Downers Grover, Illinois. 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. This sounded like squeaky truck brakes that squeal when you're pressing hard on them. For every sighting reported, and every article written, the legend of Chicagos flying creature will continue to grow. 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. Of course they do no carrier wants terrified passengers or cancellations based on rumors of monsters. "I know what birds and what bats look like. PH (Potential Hoax): These sightings are the likeliest to have been deliberate hoaxesthe information given has been proven to contradict verifiable facts. LB; UFOCH, July 24th, 2017A man reports an insect-like flying humanoid taking flight from near the top of Willis Tower. Founded by Antnio Macheve Jr., the designer brand gives the international gentleman the opportunity to express himself and build a sense of personal style through aesthetically fine garments, accessories and visual concepts. It went almost straight up and I lost it in the clouds. "When I first started reading about all of the different sightings, I was very excited about it. Now he's seeking clemency so he can continue his education. So scary! 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; UFOCH, August 2020A man reports seeing a "gargoyle with little horns on its head" in Itasca, Illinois. LB; TSFS, November 1st, 2015A woman reports a crow man hovering over a high-rise near Chicagos Washington Park. I was sitting in my semi--trailer at around noon. What location would be #2? Starting in 2011 and peaking in 2017, sightings of a Mothman-like creature began surfacing all over Chicagoland. LEGEND of a giant winged creature that stalks West Virginians has terrorized Americans since the 1960s. The Mothman has been spotted quite a bit around Chicago in the last few years. It is run by husband-and-wife duo Tobias and Emily Wayland. July 18, 2022 Johnny Pippins has already completed a master's degree while in prison for murder. The story's paranormal connections were popularized in a book called The Mothman Prophecies. 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. 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. We were watching and observing as the moon begin its transit when we heard a very loud scream. (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. If you have a lead, a video, a sketch or a theory regarding what impending doom Mothman might be warning Chicagoans to avoid, please share it with us using #ChicagoMothman on Facebook or Twitter. His first appearance in the Chicago area was in 2011. On the same day, a witness walking with their children reports a similar creature in River Forest. But she did more than just keep her eyes on the sky; she went searching. Sarah Becan is a Chicago comics artist who draws mostly food and monsters (including many "Monsterffirmations," as she calls them). LB; TSFS/P&M, October 30th, 2019A witness reports a large winged humanoid while driving to their home in Park Ridge, Illinois. 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. Pascarelli and her fianc, Mark Kohlhepp, wanted to check out the festival after visiting the museum in the past. The airport supervisors and TSA, as well as the carrier managements, are doing all they can to suppress sighting disclosure.. If there are indeed so many sightings of something strange at the airport, it should be possible that one witness could catch in on a smartphone and slip out before security shows up to confiscate it. 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. hide caption. Image Credit: Mothman by Tim Bertelinkvia Wikicommons, Chicago: Ian Dikhtiar/Shutterstock. And the big fundraising is by schools where most kids aren't low income. The more I speak of this, the worse my luck becomes. "Massive" is the Word! Date of Sighting: December 30, 2021 LB; UFOCH, Late October, 2019A womans unusual sighting of a winged humanoid in Rosemont, Illinois, reportedly leads to strange dreams and an uninvited encounter with someone claiming to be an investigator. LB; P&M, October 26th, 2018A married couple reports a winged humanoid resembling a large owl in Alsip, Illinois. Probably all the other colors, too. 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. Sign up today to get weekly science coverage direct to your inbox. More recently, new reports have emerged. 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. 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.. We can only solve this mystery together. 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 festival aims to celebrate the still-mysterious tale of the winged creature and offers visitors the chance to buy from local vendors at an event similar to a small-scale Comic Con. There is also a documentary, On the Trail of the Lake Michigan Mothman currently streaming on Amazon Prime, . An aspiring journalist later comes forward to corroborate the officer's story. UE; UFOCH, November 26th, 2020Two women report seeing a bulky person with absolutely huge wings while driving near Oregon, Wisconsin. Chicagoans living near heavy-traffic corridors breathe the most polluted air. One researcher argues that it is probably just a large owl. 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, The Time Mark Twain Wrote a New Novel From Beyond the Grave. Im into the paranormal stuff, and Ive seen a bunch of the different shows and movies and things about the Mothman, said Mary Pascarelli, who traveled to the town from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Mea atqui dicam in, vidit reque error mei ex, ut eos possit reformidans reprehendunt. UE; TSFS, March 7th, 2019A woman driving in Woodstock, Illinois is reportedly startled to see an extremely tall being with fur and wings run in front of her car. 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. So many people have been threatened with being fired if they told their story. UE; UFOCH, Early December, 2019A woman reports a flying gargoyle while driving near Hoffman Estates, Illinois. Editors Note: Listen to the kid-friendly version of the audio story here. UE; P&M/TSFS, February 25th, 2019A woman driving to work near Darien, Wisconsin is reportedly terrified by a near-miss with what she called a flying witch. LB; UFOCH, September 9th, 2017A group of friends reports a "black demon with large wings" in Chicago's Little Village. 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. As reports continued to come in over the months of April, May and June, hosts Vance Nesbitt and Jennifer Ann of the fledgling paranormal podcast, The Acrylic Ranch, went out on their own night investigations to try and catch footage of the monster. LB; TSFS, August 27th, 2017A retired police officer reports a "dark gargoyle" with red eyes in the Forest Park neighborhood. The most recent incident, on June 3rd, occurred in the Lincoln Park area around 10:00 PM local time. UE; TSFS, 1997Separate witnesses report frightening winged gargoyles in Rock Island and Naperville, Illinois. Menu Back. Click here to view the live map. UE; UFOCH, March 5th, 2022A woman claims that she and her friend encountered a creature with bright red eyes and a big black body while parked at a construction site near Chicagos OHare International Airport. 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. 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. LB; P&M, March 22nd, 2017A semi truck driver reports suffering from strange medical maladies after spotting a flying humanoid soaring over a Chicago expressway. Manuel Martinez/WBEZ Chicago So is this what people have been seeing? UE; TSFS, March 6th, 2019A woman is awoken in the early morning hours by a sinister and monster-like growling outside of her home in Woodstock, Illinois. LB; UFOCH, August 1st, 2017A witness reports a flying humanoid over Elgin, Illinois. UE; P&M, August 4th, 2017A woman and her husband photograph a "giant bat" in Melrose Park. LB, PH; MUFON, April 17th, 2017A woman reports a hulking, hunched-over, winged being across the street as she takes the garbage out that morning. City limits encompass an area of approximately one square mile; much of this area . UE; UFOCH, Early July, 2020A man and his coworkers report seeing a large person with wings fly overhead while unloading a plane at Chicagos OHare International Airport. "And I believe he did, but it was down at Northerly Island and I was up at Montrose Beach.". This object looked like a large black bat, but also had humanoid features such as pronounced arms and legs. Copyright 2022 Xipixi | Privacy Policy | Terms & Conditions, Free shipping worldwide for purchases above $120, Copyright 2022 Xipixi | Privacy Policy |. ), we were unable to get to the bottom of this mystery. in the Lincoln Park neighborhood of Chicago. According to the report. LB; P&M, April 10th, 2018A woman reports a winged creature with "bat-like" wings near Oak Park. 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. Courtesy Lon Strickler of Phantoms and Monsters and Egertron Puck/WBEZ UE; P&M, August of 2004A woman reports an "all blackman with huge bat-like wings" flying over the park near her home in Rockford, Illinois. In fact, if the alleged creatures are actually just large birds, the airport doesnt want passengers worrying about planes flying into them either. Since then, the sightings are mainly around the airport and . Paul likes to add a bit of humor to each MU post he crafts. The MothMan found on Google Maps! 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. hide caption, June 29, 2022 Congresswoman Mary Miller handily defeats fellow incumbent Rodney Davis in downstate Illinois' 15th congressional district. My mom died three weeks agoI am not sure what to think at this point. One of the iconic sightings of a mysterious creature in the UFO era, that of the so-called Houston Batman, was made on June 18, 1953. 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! Following several recent reports of a strange winged creature around the Chicago area, we try to find out what the heck is going on. There have been dozens of reported sightings of large, flying creatures in the Chicago and greater Illinois areaas well as Michigan, Indiana, Missouri, and Wisconsindating as far back as the late 1950s. A man in Indiana near the Prairie Creek Reservoir has also spoken to the Singular Fortean Society about a series of glowing orb sightings from 1981 to 2020 that could be related to the Lake Michigan Mothman phenomenon. When I first started reading about all of the different sightings, I was very excited about it. LB; P&M, September 12th, 2017A woman walking home from work reports a "black devil" in Chicago's Little Village. 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. 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. Follow him on Twitter or Instagram @RobbieQT. Paul Seaburn is the editor at Mysterious Universe and its most prolific writer. UE; TSFS, October 26th, 2020A woman and her mother reportedly witness a demon with red eyes and very large wings in Schiller Park, Illinois. It still remains unknown whether Chicago Mothman is a subspecies of the West. Sparking a reaction, many witnesses have begun to come forward with their own experiences. UE; P&M, December 3rd, 2019A security person at OHare International Airport in Chicago reports a red-eyed flying man. UE; UFOCH, December 6th, 2019A man reports seeing a red-eyed, winged humanoid while driving near Chicagos OHare International Airport. (Featured image courtesy of Lon Strickler), MJ Banias is the author ofThe UFO People: A Curious Cultureand curates the popular Fortean blogTerra Obscura"andYouTube channel. Find local businesses, view maps and get driving directions in Google Maps. My informant has relayed other previous incidents. UE; UFOCH, Mid-April 2017A man reports seeing a humanoid "bat-dragon" near Mukwonago, Wisconsin. If you have a lead, a video, a sketch or a theory regarding what impending doom Mothman might be warning Chicagoans to avoid, please share it with us using #ChicagoMothman on Facebook or Twitter. UE; P&M, February 8th, 2017A man driving on interstate 294 reports seeing what he thinks is a person turn into a large black bird. mothman chicago map. To report a sighting, reach out to us directly at The Singular Fortean Society through our contact page. Bantz was delivering a shipment when he noticed something strange in the air. 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. Screaming, flying toward lake, disappearing, going real fast, portenting, looking at people with eyeballs. A map of the sightings, compiled by Lon Strickler, is available here. 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. 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. Amitrano's was just one of 55 alleged sightings of the so-called Mothman in the Chicago area in 2017. 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. In the city, Mothfolk are spotted all over, though most often by bodies of water. Manuel Martinez/WBEZ Chicago LB; P&M/TSFS, June of 2016A woman reports a huge, winged humanoid flying over the Irving Park neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. The figure was gliding quickly along the length of the street heading east, then suddenly ascended into the night sky. 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.
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