TSFS (The Singular Fortean Society): These sightings were received/investigated by Tobias and Emily Wayland of the Singular Fortean Society. Now he's seeking clemency so he can continue his education. 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. One researcher argues that it is probably just a large owl. Standout witness statements are excerpted below: Location: Northerly Island during solar eclipse, As reported to: Phantoms & Monsters website. Good question. UE; TSFS, August of 2008A witness reportedly sees a big, gray humanoid creature with big wings while attending a bonfire in Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin. They told The Point Pleasant Register that the beast had red eyes and a wingspan of 10 feet and was able to fly as fast as 100 miles per hour. The second interesting case is an earlier sighting which occurred on March 22nd to a local truck driver and Chicago local, Billy Bantz. 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. A map of the sightings, compiled by Lon Strickler, is available here. 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. 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, September 7th, 2017A family visiting Lincoln Park Zoo reports a "large creature with a giant set of wings" flying over them. 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. 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. It is unclear if they eat German shepherds exclusively or rather just the pets of Newell Partridge. "When I first started reading about all of the different sightings, I was very excited about it. 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. For every sighting reported, and every article written, the legend of Chicagos flying creature will continue to grow. Subscribe to our channel http://goo.gl/OQgfzkWebsite: http://paranormaljunkie.nethttp://. UE; P&M, 1999A woman, along with her husband and a girlfriend, report a flying, red-eyed gargoyle in Rockford, Illinois. LB; TSFS/P&M, October 30th, 2019A witness reports a large winged humanoid while driving to their home in Park Ridge, Illinois. I saw that it was not a drone, and the size of a large car. He has received multiple reports concerning the recent rash of sightings in Chicago and has been thoroughly investigating each one. 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. Since then, the sightings are mainly around the airport and . 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. Its impressive wingspan, between 1.65 and 2.3 meters (5.4 and 7.6 feet), and red coloration around the eyes make it a great candidate to explain the cryptid. Hes written for TV shows such as "The Tonight Show", "Politically Incorrect" and an award-winning childrens program. Everyone loves a good monster story, so long as it remains just a story. 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. Posted at 20:01h . And while most reports described the being in flight, some more chilling accounts tell of. 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.. Screaming, flying toward lake, disappearing, going real fast, portenting, looking at people with eyeballs. LB; UFOCH, July 24th, 2017A man reports an insect-like flying humanoid taking flight from near the top of Willis Tower. Editors Note: Listen to the kid-friendly version of the audio story here. The figure was gliding quickly along the length of the street heading east, then suddenly ascended into the night sky. Sparking a reaction, many witnesses have begun to come forward with their own experiences. 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. Talking about cryptids, you know what really gets my goat? Follow him on Twitter or Instagram @RobbieQT. Bantz was delivering a shipment when he noticed something strange in the air. UE; TSFS, 1981A 13-year-old claims to have had an intense psychic encounter with a red-eyed winged being in Cicero, Illinois. We can only solve this mystery together. Manuel Martinez/WBEZ Chicago hide caption. It was freaky.. 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. LB; P&M/TSFS, June of 2016A woman reports a huge, winged humanoid flying over the Irving Park neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. Species its been compared to: a big owl, a pterosaur, a bat. Join MU Plus+ and get exclusive shows and extensions & much more! UE; P&M, March 3rd, 2020Chicago paranormal investigator Manuel Navarette reports a strange flying creature with "membranous wings" near O'Hare International Airport. If you go to the spot featured in that image of the map, there is no Mothman to be seen. The population was 1,111 at the 2000 census. LB; UFOCH, mid-September, 2017A man preparing for work in Michigan reports a large, winged being perched atop his neighbor's roof. hide caption. LB; UFOCH, May 19th, 2017A group of friends report two giant bats performing aerial maneuvers near Adler Planetarium. The site not only has a link to every Mothman sighting in Chicago, but it also has a map which . Probably Not! 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. 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. The most recent incident, on June 3rd, occurred in the Lincoln Park area around 10:00 PM local time. 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. UE; TSFS, Summer of 2002A teenager reports a gargoyle with feathered wings in Babcock, Wisconsin. Caroline Kubzansky/WBEZ Chicago I want to write this comment for anybody who saw this and then Googled it like I did - this is a fabrication. Courtesy of Johnny Pippins and Fortepan Iowa/WBEZ Chicago Inspired by all of the Mothman sightings in 2017, questioner and illustrator Sarah Becan imagined the types of activities Mothman might enjoy in Chicago. 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! More recently, new reports have emerged. LB; P&M, August 22nd, 2017A truck driver reports a large winged being with "thick glistening hair" flying over the Chicago suburb of McCook. 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. A few images can be found on the website of Lon Strickler, who collects evidence on Chicago's winged humanoid. Is This A Picture Of The Chicago Mothman?Never miss a paranormal mystery! (Kudos to all of the investigators for their accounts on these incidents.). The creature was coined The Mothman in local papers after printing Mallets description: It was like a man with wings.. It was moving slowly but not randomly., Location: Fulton Market Street near the corner of Morgan, At first I thought it was a bird, but none Id seen before, because it was just so huge and the way it was flapping its wings The longer I watched it, it was like what the hell is that thing? Private fundraising in Chicago Public Schools who wins and who loses? UE; P&M, 2004A 12-year-old boy and his friends report a winged man all in black near Panther Creek in Auburn, Illinois. Specifically, the witness recounted another winged humanoid incident on July 22, 2021, as one that resulted in firings, relocations and cover-ups. It was moving slowly but not randomly. 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. 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. Sarah Becan/sarahbecan.com Probably Not! 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. He's now seeking clemency so he can get out early after 26 years. in the Lincoln Park neighborhood of Chicago. This sounded like squeaky truck brakes that squeal when you're pressing hard on them. "And I believe he did, but it was down at Northerly Island and I was up at Montrose Beach.". LB; P&M, September 24th, 2017A family on their way home from mass reports a red-eyed, winged "goblin" that gave off of a "strong sense of evil." Students at Lenart Elementary Regional Gifted Center on the South Side in May participated in the school's annual fundraising walk-a-thon. , went out on their own night investigations to try and catch footage of the monster. UE; TSFS, April 27th, 2017A man fishing with his son on the banks of the Little Calumet in Chicago reportedly sees a weird winged being after hearing an eerie, unexplained sound. The couple, who wishes to remain anonymous, just finished a late dinner and were out for a walk when they saw the strange being. 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. The Case Of The Chicago Mothman. LB; P&M, Mid-November of 2016A man and his son report a large, dark flying humanoid while duck hunting in West Alton, Missouri. He has received multiple reports concerning the recent rash of sightings in Chicago and has been thoroughly investigating each one. Screaming, flying toward lake, disappearing, going real fast, portenting, looking at people with eyeballs. This object looked like a large black bat, but also had humanoid features such as pronounced arms and legs. Lenart's mostly working class families raise about $20,000 a year. 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. I'm a sucker for skylines. Bantz, like the many other people who reported seeing a strange flying humanoid over Chicago, just wants to know what is going on. When I first started reading about all of the different sightings, I was very excited about it. Its always tough when there is no photographic evidence, but the investigators on this case show the account is very similar to many others. The Mothman has been spotted quite a bit around Chicago in the last few years. LB; P&M, October 26th, 2018A married couple reports a winged humanoid resembling a large owl in Alsip, Illinois. UE; TSFS/UFOCH, May 31st, 2020An airline pilot reports a large, black, human-like creature flying above OHare International Airport. Probably all the other colors, too. 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. hide caption, May 16, 2022 Data from a new sensor network shows the highest rates of pollution in Little Village, Austin, Englewood, Irving Park and other neighborhoods. 6 reubnick 1 yr. ago Size and shape: between 6 and 10 feet tall, 10+ foot wingspan. So scary! - Other reported features: fur, leather-like skin, bat wings, no neck. UE; TSFS, Mid-June, 1976A mans vehicle is reportedly attacked by a winged black figure with glowing red eyes in Waukegan, Illinois. LB; P&M/TSFS, June 25th, 2018Video of a large flying creature is captured on home security camera in Rantoul, Illinois. 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.. So is this what people have been seeing? Another hotspot for Mothman . The story's paranormal connections were popularized in a book called The Mothman Prophecies. 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 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. UE; UFOCH, December 26th, 2018A man driving with his wife near Prairie Creek Reservoir in Indiana reports a bat-like flying humanoid with an obvious face. UE; P&M, January 19th, 2019A man reportedly avoids colliding with a four-to-five-foot-tall grayish creature with large wingssimilar to bat wings while driving in Gary, Indiana. The Singular Fortean Society is based out of Madison, Wisconsin, but operates globally. 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. It wasnt being buffeted about by the wind. The coincidence of the Mothman sightings in Chicago and the onset of a truly bonkers year is not lost its citizens. In the late 1960s, people around Point Pleasant, West Virginia, began reporting sightings of a creature that would later be dubbed "Mothman." UE; TSFS/P&M, February 21st, 2020A security guard at Chicagos OHare International Airport reports a "very tallsolid black" creature with "glowing red eyes." Find local businesses, view maps and get driving directions in Google Maps. 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. UE; UFOCH, Early December, 2019A woman reports a flying gargoyle while driving near Hoffman Estates, Illinois. LB; UFOCH, August 21st, 2017A second sighting of a shadowy flying humanoid reportedly occurs in Chicago's Wicker Park neighborhood. 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. 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. UE; TSFS, August of 2016A man driving in Gary, Indiana has his second reported sighting of a dark, grayish prehistoric bird with smooth, leathery skin. After all, the mysterious doesn't always have to be serious. Chicagoans living near heavy-traffic corridors breathe the most polluted air. What goes through a persons mind when they come face to face with a monster? LB; P&M, March 16th, 2017A witness reports a large, winged being perched on top of a roof in the Tinley Park suburb of Chicago. It climbed higher and turned twiceI can tell you that it glided just like a bird. Pascarelli and her fianc, Mark Kohlhepp, wanted to check out the festival after visiting the museum in the past. 2 On November 12 of that year, five men in the nearby town of Clendenin were digging a grave when. 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. The back end of the body tapered to a point. a large seven foot tall bat-like humanoid. 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. The wingspan was at least 12 ft. 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. The Singular Fortean Society earns a fee as an Amazon Associate for qualifying purchases. 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. While nothing is certain, Strickler does believe something is lurking in the shadows of Chicago, and that it is an ill omen. Chicago Mothman. The big moth in the ointment is the phone videos. 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. The longer I watched it, it was like what the hell is that thing? Louis Public Radio [it was] a 7-8 ft solid black humanoid with wide membrane wings, that resembled those of a huge bat. 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. Sparking a reaction, many witnesses have begun to come forward with their own experiences. Menu Back. City limits encompass an area of approximately one square mile; much of this area . 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.
