The Mothman has been described as so many different things that it can be hard to get an idea of what it actually looks like. Some witnesses have said it resembles a “Gothic gargoyle,” while others have claimed it just looks like “a big owl.” Several have called it “a large, black, bat-like being with glowing red eyes.” While these accounts vary, most witnesses seem to agree that this creature can fly and is often spotted in the sky.
This might sound new, but it isn’t — the legend of the Mothman has actually been around for quite some time. The creature was reportedly first seen in the Point Pleasant area in West Virginia from November 1966 to December 1967. In the first known sighting, five men digging a grave at a cemetery claimed to see the creature flying low over the trees. A few days later, two young couples from Point Pleasant told police they saw a “large flying man with ten-foot wings” following their car. From there, additional sightings were reported. In December 1967, a bridge collapsed and brought about the death of 46 people. Many people connected the Mothman sightings to the Silver Bridge collapse. |
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