UFO Clearinghouse forwarded its report to Phantoms & Monsters, which had this addendum: This situation is similar to other sightings and attempted recordings by O'Hare employees. 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. 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. in the Lincoln Park neighborhood of Chicago. 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. 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. 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. UE; UFOCH, Mid-April 2017A man reports seeing a humanoid "bat-dragon" near Mukwonago, Wisconsin. UE; TSFS, August of 2008A witness reportedly sees a big, gray humanoid creature with big wings while attending a bonfire in Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin. 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. I'm a sucker for skylines. There are many opinions as to why these sightings are occurring, including a general feeling that unfortunate events may be in the city's future. LB; UFOCH, Within a week of the May 5th sightingA family walking along the riverfront reportedly sees a flying humanoid cross over the William P. Fahey bridge. 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. I definitely kept my eyes on the sky hoping to see something, she says. The second interesting case is an earlier sighting which occurred on March 22nd to a local truck driver and Chicago local, Billy Bantz. As Strickler continues his hunt for the elusive being; only time and more sighting reports will shed light on this story. 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. Manuel Martinez/WBEZ Chicago 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. El chupacabra. 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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. Witnesses and artists have depicted Mothman as a tall, owl-like creature with membrane wings. UE; P&M, August of 2016A man reports a large, winged humanoid perched on a lamppost in Cicero. In an interview with Mysterious Universe, Strickler pointed to two sightings on his website that he states are the most compelling. Several sightings have been reported at the OHare International Airport in Chicago. The Singular Fortean Society is based out of Madison, Wisconsin, but operates globally. Subscribe to our channel http://goo.gl/OQgfzkWebsite: http://paranormaljunkie.nethttp://. Chicagoans living near heavy-traffic corridors breathe the most polluted air. There were reportedly at least 55 sightings of the so-called Mothman in the Chicago area in 2017. . Unless this creature is the one in control. UE; TSFS/P&M, February 21st, 2020A security guard at Chicagos OHare International Airport reports a "very tallsolid black" creature with "glowing red eyes." UE; P&M/TSFS, April 15th and April 16th, 2017Three separate witnesses report seeing an unidentified flying humanoid over Chicago. UE; TSFS, October 26th, 2020A woman and her mother reportedly witness a demon with red eyes and very large wings in Schiller Park, Illinois. But she did more than just keep her eyes on the sky; she went searching. LB; P&M, July 3rd, 2019A man in Rosemont, Illinois, reports a large black animal flying over the Des Plaines River. LB; UFOCH, May 5th, 2017A man and his son report a bat-like creature while out walking in Calumet Park. The airport supervisors and TSA, as well as the carrier managements, are doing all they can to suppress sighting disclosure.. The gravediggers from Clendenin, West Virginiaallegedly described the strange sighting as a brown human being.. Press J to jump to the feed. LB; P&M/TSFS, June of 2016A woman reports a huge, winged humanoid flying over the Irving Park neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. 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. 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. It was freaky.". UE; TSFS, October 27th, 1969Floyd Hancock is said to have been abducted from his home as a young child for an indeterminate amount of time by a tall, winged humanoid before being returned. UE; P&M, April 13th, 2018A couple in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, are reportedly terrified by a bat-like flying humanoid with "large glowing red eyes." ", "I was spending the afternoon on a rooftop, and I saw something in the sky [VIDEO EVIDENCE] fairly high up and fairly far away. Screaming, flying toward lake, disappearing, going real fast, portenting, looking at people with eyeballs. 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. There is also a documentary, On the Trail of the Lake Michigan Mothman currently streaming on Amazon Prime, . 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. 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. More recently, new reports have emerged. Subscribe today for ourWeekly Newsletterin your inbox! An aspiring journalist later comes forward to corroborate the officer's story. Size and shape: between 6 and 10 feet tall, 10+ foot wingspan. In one incident, a couple was attacked by the creature while parked in their car. I saw that it was not a drone, and the size of a large car. It wasn't being buffeted about by the wind. LB; TSFS, Late September of 2016A woman reports a "man-like" being with "pterodactyl-like" wings gliding across a highway outside of Whitewater, Wisconsin. UE; P&M, August of 2006A man and his son report a large, dark being with cape-like wings in Bensenville, Illinois. Xipixi is an African luxury menswear brand. Its always tough when there is no photographic evidence, but the investigators on this case show the account is very similar to many others. A. LB; UFOCH, May 19th, 2017A group of friends report two giant bats performing aerial maneuvers near Adler Planetarium. Following several recent reports of a strange winged creature around the Chicago area, we try to find out what the heck is going on. LB; P&M, August 22nd, 2017A bat-like "flying Mothman" is reported over Pulaski Road in Chicago. UE; P&M, 2004A 12-year-old boy and his friends report a winged man all in black near Panther Creek in Auburn, Illinois. UE; P&M/TSFS, October of 2002A woman reports a winged humanoid swooping over her car on the same road where, two years earlier, she had seen a diamond-shaped UFO. 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. LB; P&M, September 12th, 2017A woman walking home from work reports a "black devil" in Chicago's Little Village. Robbie Telfer is a performance poet, teacher and conservationist. Directions Each witness has had a feeling of dread and foreboding, which I believe translates into a warning of some type. 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! But she did more than just keep her eyes on the sky; she went searching. UE; P&M, October 7th, 2017A witness reports a large, winged being flying in the River North neighborhood. The longer I watched it, it was like what the hell is that thing? Well, despite exhaustive research, interviews with witnesses and cryptozoologists, and one good old-fashioned monster hunt (for more on that, listen to the SHOCKING audio story! UE; P&M/TSFS, February 28th, 2019A man outside of the Jewel-Osco in Woodstock, Illinois, reports an "unusual being" with wings and "bright green eyes" charging at him from the McHenry County Fairgrounds. The more I speak of this, the worse my luck becomes. - Eye color: "Red eyes," "green eyes," "yellow eyes" and "orange eyes" have all been reported. UE; P&M, August 28th, 2017A delivery driver reports a "large man with wings" flying over the same area of McCook as the sightings reported on August 22nd. UE; TSFS, September 24th, 2020A woman reports seeing a seven-foot-tall, red-eyed creature after leaving work at the United States Postal Service sorting facility in Chicago's O'Hare International Airport at around 11 pm. hide caption. The reports, which peaked in 2017, inspired Chicago-based comics artist Sarah Becan to bring Curious City this question: There was a rash of sightings in Chicago of a creature that people then called the "Chicago Mothman." 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. However, others posit that this supposed supernatural connection was simply a way for people to make sense of a tragedy without meaning, as one would think there are more direct ways to warn people of danger than just being spooky. With the help of Strickler, Mysterious Universe was able to secure an interview. Sarah Becan/sarahbecan.com He's now seeking clemency so he can get out early after 26 years. A second report received in early July corroborates the sighting details of this report. 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. 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. "Massive" is the Word! 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. UE; UFOCH, April 20th, 2022A man in River Grove, Illinois, claims to have seen a strange, black, winged creature flying near St. Joseph Cemetery. Courtesy Lon Strickler of Phantoms and Monsters and Egertron Puck/WBEZ Subscribe Today! Other people then reported similar sightings but the county sheriff George Johnson dismissed it as an unusually large heron. 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 were unable to get to the bottom of this mystery. The MothMan found on Google Maps! 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. 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. PH; UFOCH, June 30th, 2017A security person taking a break outside of The Owl reports a bat-like humanoid flying over an empty lot across the street. To report a sighting, reach out to us directly at The Singular Fortean Society through our contact page. The stories woven together bring life to our deepest fears, regardless of facts and truth. On April 7th, a witness came forward to report the sighting of a large seven foot tall bat-like humanoid in the Lincoln Park neighborhood of Chicago. 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. Could These Monster-Sized Snakes Be Beaten? 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. A few images can be found on the website of Lon Strickler, who collects evidence on Chicago's winged humanoid. 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. So is this what people have been seeing? 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, July 24th, 2017A man reports an insect-like flying humanoid taking flight from near the top of Willis Tower. The coincidence of the Mothman sightings in Chicago and the onset of a truly bonkers year is not lost its citizens. Johnny Pippins has earned bachelor's and master's degrees behind bars. Home; About Us. LB; P&M, April 12th, 2018Two elderly women reportedly witness a dark winged being vanish in West Lakeview. 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. Starting in 2011 and peaking in 2017, sightings of a Mothman-like creature began surfacing all over Chicagoland. 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 . The big moth in the ointment is the phone videos. UE; P&M, September 7th, 2017A family visiting Lincoln Park Zoo reports a "large creature with a giant set of wings" flying over them. 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. The Mothman Festival takes place each year in September. Sightings of a large winged humanoid in the skies over the Windy City began in 2011 and have yet to let up. Sparking a reaction, many witnesses have begun to come forward with their own experiences. While testimony concerning the appearance of this creature varies, one recurring theme seems to be consistent; the feeling of dread and doom that comes over the witnesses, and the sense that tragedy lies in its wake. The Mothman has been spotted quite a bit around Chicago in the last few years. Our investigative group is conducting a serious examination of his phenomenon. In the city, Mothfolk are spotted all over, though most often by bodies of water. Bantz believes that this incident has affected his life. hide caption. In the late 1960s, people around Point Pleasant, West Virginia, began reporting sightings of a creature that would later be dubbed "Mothman." It would reportedly emerge, fly as fast as 100 mph. UE; TSFS, 1981A 13-year-old claims to have had an intense psychic encounter with a red-eyed winged being in Cicero, Illinois. UE; UFOCH/TSFS, April 9th, 2022Several family members attending a party in Elk Grove, Illinois, claim they saw a winged humanoid with glowing red eyes perched on a neighbors roof. According to. It climbed higher and turned twiceI can tell you that it glided just like a bird. UE; P&M, Summer of 2007Two friends report a flying humanoid with glowing yellow-ish eyes at Prairie Creek Reservoir in Indiana. I definitely kept my eyes on the sky hoping to see something," she says. 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 Singular Fortean Society (Tobias & Emily Wayland) 2016-2020. LB; UFOCH, June 23rd, 2017A couple, along with a crowd of people, reportedly sees a large, black, bat-like creature with humanoid features near the Adler Planetarium. 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. Lenart's mostly working class families raise about $20,000 a year. (Lon Strickler at the Phantoms & Monsters website has done an excellent job over the years of tracking the sightings both on the site and in books.) 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(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. Hes written for TV shows such as "The Tonight Show", "Politically Incorrect" and an award-winning childrens program. 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. 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. Our investigative group is conducting a serious examination of his phenomenon. 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. - Size and shape: between 6 and 10 feet tall, 10+ foot wingspan. The Singular Fortean Society, another group which has reported on past Chicago Mothman incidents, points out that OHare 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 accompanied by reports of UFOs, other anomalous flying creatures and mysterious humanoids, parapsychological phenomena, and bizarre events seen by both witnesses and investigators.

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