The coincidence of the Mothman sightings in Chicago and the onset of a truly bonkers year is not lost its citizens. LB; P&M, July of 2006A woman and her family report a "man with bat-like features" flying near their vehicle while driving in southern Wisconsin. Sparking a reaction, many witnesses have begun to come forward with their own experiences. 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. she says. What you hear reported are just a small piece of these things.. UE; TSFS, Mid-June, 1976A mans vehicle is reportedly attacked by a winged black figure with glowing red eyes in Waukegan, Illinois. The longer I watched it, it was like what the hell is that thing? My mom died three weeks agoI am not sure what to think at this point. Probably all the other colors, too. The population was 1,111 at the 2000 census. hide caption. 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. 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. Click here to view the live map. Scarberry insisted that what he saw was real, despite how far-fetched it had sounded. - Species it's been compared to: a big owl, a pterosaur, a bat. City limits encompass an area of approximately one square mile; much of this area . 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. UE; P&M, April 12th, 2019Ghost hunter Craig Nehring reportedly collides with a miniature mothman while driving his semi truck near Wittenberg, Wisconsin. This sounded like squeaky truck brakes that squeal when you're pressing hard on them. LB; UFOCH, September 9th, 2017A group of friends reports a "black demon with large wings" in Chicago's Little Village. The witnesses have been very steadfast with what they have seen, and refuse to embellish on their initial descriptions. Unless this creature is the one in control. 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. Company Information; FAQ; Stone Materials. 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. While they did experience some odd battery drains on their equipment, nothing conclusive was found. And nobody is more disappointed about this than I am. But she did more than just keep her eyes on the sky; she went searching. hide caption. Since then, the sightings are mainly around the airport and . 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. 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. Other people then reported similar sightings but the county sheriff George Johnson dismissed it as an unusually large heron. The story's paranormal connections were popularized in a book called The Mothman Prophecies. The Mothman in Chicago An interactive map of sightings of the Chicago Mothman over the past two years. Sarah Becan is a Chicago comics artist who draws mostly food and monsters (including many "Monsterffirmations," as she calls them). - Size and shape: between 6 and 10 feet tall, 10+ foot wingspan. Subscribe to our channel http://goo.gl/OQgfzkWebsite: http://paranormaljunkie.nethttp://. UE (Unexplained): These sightings are unexplainedthey are potentially paranormal according to the nature of the events described and the evidence currently available, and represent the best likelihood of a Mothman-like entity. LB; P&M, May 9th, 2018A man on his way to work captures a "bat-like" flying creature on his GoPro camera; he later describes it as "someone in a wing suit." Should we believe the latest witnesses of a Mothman at Chicagos OHare airport? a large seven foot tall bat-like humanoid. We welcome stories and community members from anywhere people experience the impossible. Over the last two months, a handful of Chicago locals are now able to answer that question. 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. Copyright 2022 Xipixi | Privacy Policy | Terms & Conditions, Free shipping worldwide for purchases above $120, Copyright 2022 Xipixi | Privacy Policy |. Standout witness statements are excerpted below: Location: Northerly Island during solar eclipse, As reported to: Phantoms & Monsters website. WBEZ brings you fact-based news and information. UE; P&M, July 20th, 2017A car full of friends on Lake Shore Drive report a "giant flying bat." UE; UFOCH/TSFS, December 30th, 2021A man claims that he and two coworkers saw three black, red-eyed, winged creatures while working near a hangar at OHare International Airport. It is unclear if they eat German shepherds exclusively or rather just the pets of Newell Partridge. So far, Lon Strickler of the Singular Fortean Society, has recorded 39 sightings of the Mothman since the beginning of this year in Chicago. LEGEND of a giant winged creature that stalks West Virginians has terrorized Americans since the 1960s. 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. For every sighting reported, and every article written, the legend of Chicagos flying creature will continue to grow. LB; UFOCH, May 8th, 2021A woman reports a sighting of "a large, black creature gliding over Roosevelt Road by Elmhurst, [Illinois]. UE; TSFS, July 22nd, 2021A trio of witnesses report a security response to the appearance of a red-eyed, winged humanoid at Chicagos OHare International Airport. 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. It could be a feeding pattern. When we demanded that we see our union steward first, we were told this was a matter of internal security and that this superseded the authority of the union.. "When I first started reading about all of the different sightings, I was very excited about it. 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. Is This A Picture Of The Chicago Mothman?Never miss a paranormal mystery! 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. I definitely kept my eyes on the sky hoping to see something," she says. The MothMan found on Google Maps! Her son later photographs a set of prints that they believe belong to the creature. But, for the sake of science, we've compiled everything we were able to surmise into a digital case file. Starting in 2011 and peaking in 2017, sightings of a Mothman-like creature began surfacing all over Chicagoland. 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. "We were watching and observing as the moon begin its transit when we heard a very loud scream. UE; UFOCH, November 26th, 2020Two women report seeing a bulky person with absolutely huge wings while driving near Oregon, Wisconsin. Following several recent reports of a strange winged creature around the Chicago area, we try to find out what the heck is going on. On the same day, a witness walking with their children reports a similar creature in River Forest. 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. Dubbed the Chicago Mothman, it has been seen all over the area, often near the Lake Michigan shoreline. 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. 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. June 2, 2022 The landfill in Waukegan will soon be home to 20,000 solar panels, part of a trend to reuse Superfund cleanup sites. Approximately fifteen sightings of a flying humanoid have been reported in the Chicago area. I saw this object coming from Route 55 and Cicero. Sarah Becan is a Chicago comics artist who draws mostly food and monsters (including many Monsterffirmations, as she calls them). UE; UFOCH, September 16th, 2017A pair of siblings are reportedly terrified by a bat-like creature in the Little Village. My informant has relayed other previous incidents. No sound. Time of Sighting: Approximately 2330 Have you seen Chicago Mothman? According to the report. UE; UFOCH, September 10th, 2017Two witnesses report an unknown being gliding across the sky several miles away from each other in the Avalon Park and Douglas neighborhoods of Chicago. 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. 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. After a few moments there was a light display and the "Batman" was gone. 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. Lenart's mostly working class families raise about $20,000 a year. hide caption, June 29, 2022 Congresswoman Mary Miller handily defeats fellow incumbent Rodney Davis in downstate Illinois' 15th congressional district. Cu alii malis albucius duo, in eam ferri dolores periculis. 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. An aspiring journalist later comes forward to corroborate the officer's story. Directions 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 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 [email protected] - your anonymity is guaranteed. , went out on their own night investigations to try and catch footage of the monster. John Amitrano, one of the eye-witnesses interviewed by VICE said his phone was charging when he saw something flying awkwardly under a plane. Maybe thats why Google Maps doesnt track them. Follow him on Twitter or Instagram @RobbieQT. UE; P&M, September 26th, 2017A woman and her son report seeing a "monster bat" in their backyard, before it flies off. UE; TSFS/P&M, 2011A suspicious winged entity is captured on camera, two roommates and their friends are reportedly terrorized by glowing eyes peeking through their window, and a college student reports a "man with wings." 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. Starting in 2011 and peaking in 2017, sightings of a Mothman-like creature began surfacing all over Chicagoland. UE; UFOCH, Early December, 2019A woman reports a flying gargoyle while driving near Hoffman Estates, Illinois. It would reportedly emerge, fly as fast as 100 mph and, oftentimes, leave witnesses with a deep sense of dread. 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. This year, however, the town at the center of the mystery welcomed people across the US to explore the Mothman Museum and take photos with the iconic statue. Home; About Us. 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. After sightings throughout the next year, the Silver Bridge collapsed on December 15, 1967, killing dozens of people. Early winter, 1957Gerald Turrise reports seeing a winged creature with the body of a large man while out hunting as a young man in Braidwood, Illinois. I saw that it was not a drone, and the size of a large car. The Case Of The Chicago Mothman. The creature stood in front of the car the group of sitting in, according to eyewitnesses Roger Scarberry and Steve Mallet. 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. Posted at 20:01h . Enter Lon Strickler, an expert in the field of cryptids and founder of the popular website, Phantoms and Monsters. As Strickler continues his hunt for the elusive being; only time and more sighting reports will shed light on this story. These phenomena culminated on December 15, 1967, with the collapse of the Silver Bridge across the Ohio River at Point Pleasant. UE; TSFS, April 17th, 2019A man reportedly sees a large, bird-like creature with a crest on its head and a long, spaded tail near the Des Plaines River. Do OHare and American have reasons to cover up the existence of an unexplained creature roaming their grounds? Louis Public Radio Pritzker needs to let him out of prison, U.S. Rep. Mary Miller defeats fellow incumbent Rodney Davis, Antioch Missionary Baptist Church vows to rebuild after fire, North of Chicago, a contaminated landfill will be reused for solar energy. 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! To report a sighting, reach out to us directly at The Singular Fortean Society through our contact page. A map of the sightings, compiled by Lon Strickler, is available here. It wasnt being buffeted about by the wind. - Possibly confused with: a barred owl, a shitepoke, a sandhill crane, a drone costume, another Chicago cryptid. P&M (Phantoms and Monsters): These sightings were received/investigated by Lon Strickler of Phantoms and Monsters. Subscribe Today! 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. 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. And I believe he did, but it was down at Northerly Island and I was up at Montrose Beach.. UE; TSFS, August of 2008A witness reportedly sees a big, gray humanoid creature with big wings while attending a bonfire in Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin. 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.". Each witness has had a feeling of dread and foreboding, which I believe translates into a warning of some type. 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. Could These Monster-Sized Snakes Be Beaten? 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. UE; UFOCH, September 17th or 20th, 2019A man reportedly sees a mythological Harpy in Chicagos Little Village. 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. Images courtesy of Sarah Becan, Brian Serway and Lon Strickler/WBEZ Species its been compared to: a big owl, a pterosaur, a bat. According to the report to UFO Clearinghouse (read the full account here), the four workers complied to avoid losing their jobs, but that wasnt the end of this incident. LB; UFOCH, July 5th, 2019A witness reports a pterosaur while driving home in Wheaton, Illinois. UE; P&M, September 7th, 2017A family visiting Lincoln Park Zoo reports a "large creature with a giant set of wings" flying over them. 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! 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. hide caption. So scary! UE; UFOCH, March 29th, 2018An investigator photographs an "enormous" bird 40 miles west of Chicago. LB; UFOCH, August 21st, 2017A second sighting of a shadowy flying humanoid reportedly occurs in Chicago's Wicker Park neighborhood. 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. One researcher argues that it is probably just a large owl. "I know what birds and what bats look like. UE; P&M, Early summer 2016A woman reports seeing a prehistoric bird after dropping her kids off at school in Gary, Indiana. LB; P&M, January 28th, 2018A woman reports a "weird hybrid mix of an owl and a bat" outside of her home in Wilmington. Specifically, the witness recounted another winged humanoid incident on July 22, 2021, as one that resulted in firings, relocations and cover-ups. LB; P&M, September 23rd, 2017A man and his friends report a "large bird-like entity" over Chicago's DuSable Harbor. The Singular Fortean Society earns a fee as an Amazon Associate for qualifying purchases. UE; TSFS, 1981A 13-year-old claims to have had an intense psychic encounter with a red-eyed winged being in Cicero, Illinois. In the intervening years, Mothmans cult fame grew, becoming the subject of an annual festival, a museum and even a 2002 movie starring Richard Gere. Possibly confused with: a barred owl, a shitepoke, a sandhill crane, a drone costume, another Chicago cryptid. LB; P&M, Summer of 2019A man reports "a large, dark, man-sized bat-bird 'thing'" flying behind his home in Franklin Park, Illinois. With the help of Strickler, Mysterious Universe was able to secure an interview. The gravediggers from Clendenin, West Virginiaallegedly described the strange sighting as a brown human being.. UE; TSFS/UFOCH, May 31st, 2020An airline pilot reports a large, black, human-like creature flying above OHare International Airport. Subscribe Today! The big moth in the ointment is the phone videos. Xipixi is an African luxury menswear brand. We can only solve this mystery together. August, 2018Investigator Mark Hagan twice reports a bat-like creature with glowing red eyes near Hammond, Indiana. What location would be #2? LB; UFOCH, July 24th, 2017A man reports an insect-like flying humanoid taking flight from near the top of Willis Tower. U.S. Rep. Mary Miller at a rally June 25 in Mendon, Ill. 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. 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. Is this the return of the Mothman, here to warn Chicago locals of some impending tragedy? UE; P&M, June 21st, 2001A witness and two friends report a "man with wings" flying over the Kinnickinnic River in Milwaukee. hide caption. Courtesy of Johnny Pippins and Fortepan Iowa/WBEZ Chicago UE; P&M, 1987A man in rural Indiana reports a sighting of a "human-like" flying creature with "glowing red eyes" that sparks a decades-long series of encounters. UE; P&M/TSFS, April 15th and April 16th, 2017Three separate witnesses report seeing an unidentified flying humanoid over Chicago. UE; UFOCH, September 26th, 2017A nightclub performer reports a "man-bat" crouched on top of a light pole in Chicago's West Lakeview. The more I speak of this, the worse my luck becomes. According to Bantz. There were reportedly at least 55 sightings of the so-called Mothman in the Chicago area in 2017. . If I had seen it while by myself, I wouldnt have said anything, but there were four of us who saw it, he told the paper. UE; P&M, Fall of 2011A man and his brother-in-law report a humanoid with bat-like wings near Downers Grover, Illinois. UE; P&M, August of 2015A man driving in Gary, Indiana reports a dark, grayish prehistoric bird with smooth, leathery skin. 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. "And I believe he did, but it was down at Northerly Island and I was up at Montrose Beach.". 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. 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. 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. Pascarelli and her fianc, Mark Kohlhepp, wanted to check out the festival after visiting the museum in the past. 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. 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; 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. XIPXI means cat in the ronga language from Southern Mozambique. 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. Inspired by all of the Mothman sightings in 2017, questioner and illustrator Sarah Becan imagined the types of activities Mothman might enjoy in Chicago. 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. 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. 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. 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. UE; P&M, November 26th, 2014A Fire and Rescue officer and his partner report a green-eyed, winged humanoid in downtown Milwaukee, Wisconsin. This was linked to the Mothman and the myth was cemented. 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. UE; UFOCH, October 31st, 2020A group of young adults claim to have seen a red-eyed, winged being in the trees near Waukegan Skate Park in Waukegan, 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. We heard it again, this time it lasted about 3 seconds, where as the previous sound was brief.