LB; P&M, April 12th, 2018Two elderly women reportedly witness a dark winged being vanish in West Lakeview. Chicagoans living near heavy-traffic corridors breathe the most polluted air. Do OHare and American have reasons to cover up the existence of an unexplained creature roaming their grounds? 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. hide caption. According to Bantz. 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, 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. A map of the sightings, compiled by Lon Strickler, is available here. While this may be nothing more than a giant owl looking for a new home, which seems the most reasonable hypothesis, many of the witness reports clearly describe a humanoid figure. No sound. To report a sighting, reach out to us directly at The Singular Fortean Society through our contact page. After all, the mysterious doesn't always have to be serious. P&M (Phantoms and Monsters): These sightings were received/investigated by Lon Strickler of Phantoms and Monsters. LB; UFOCH, August 1st, 2017A witness reports a flying humanoid over Elgin, Illinois. DISCLAIMER: We are not responsible for any laws that are broken in the pursuit of Mothman, nor are we responsible for the factualness of any of the information contained herein. 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; P&M, Late July, 2008A man reports seeing a winged creature with human proportions while traveling with his husband and a friend in northeastern Illinois. 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. LB; P&M, September 12th, 2017A woman walking home from work reports a "black devil" in Chicago's Little Village. 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. 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 . "Massive" is the Word! We welcome stories and community members from anywhere people experience the impossible. Is this the return of the Mothman, here to warn Chicago locals of some impending tragedy? I saw that it was not a drone, and the size of a large car. 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. 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. LB; UFOCH, July 5th, 2019A witness reports a pterosaur while driving home in Wheaton, Illinois. 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. Cu alii malis albucius duo, in eam ferri dolores periculis. UE; UFOCH, December 29th, 2022A man claiming to be a firefighter reportedly sees a red-eyed, winged Batman at Chicagos OHare International Airport. Home; About Us. 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. which occurred on March 22nd to a local truck driver and Chicago local, Billy Bantz. Location of Sighting: American Airlines Hangar OHare International Airport- Chicago, IL After a few moments there was a light display and the "Batman" was gone. UE; P&M, Late August 2020Two sisters report what looked like a body shrouded in wings flying in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. I definitely kept my eyes on the sky hoping to see something," she says. UE; P&M, August of 2015A man driving in Gary, Indiana reports a dark, grayish prehistoric bird with smooth, leathery skin. The supernatural creature's notoriety has risen and waned over the years, but as VICEreports, there have been 55 eye-witness reports of itin the sky over Chicago since last February. A. 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. LB; P&M, February 2nd, 2018Three witnesses report a "tall man" with a "very large black pair of wings," and glowing, "ruby red" eyes in Oak Park. City limits encompass an area of approximately one square mile; much of this area . 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. Scarberry insisted that what he saw was real, despite how far-fetched it had sounded. His first appearance in the Chicago area was in 2011. 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. It could be a feeding pattern. Talking about cryptids, you know what really gets my goat? U.S. Rep. Mary Miller at a rally June 25 in Mendon, Ill. Students at Lenart Elementary Regional Gifted Center on the South Side in May participated in the school's annual fundraising walk-a-thon. UE; P&M/TSFS, Summer of 2000Two friends report a weird, winged entity at the Goshen Dam in Indiana. 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. Subscribe Today! He has received multiple reports concerning the recent rash of sightings in Chicago and has been thoroughly investigating each one. I saw this object coming from Route 55 and Cicero. Every monster will have its hunters, but more importantly, the legend that monster leaves behind. UE; UFOCH/P&M/TSFS, August 5th, 2021A woman claims to have seen a black, seven-foot-tall winged humanoid with glowing yellow eyes while working at the Wisconsin State Fair in Milwaukee. 2 Chicago 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." 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. Sarah Becan is a Chicago comics artist who draws mostly food and monsters (including many "Monsterffirmations," as she calls them). 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. Bantz was delivering a shipment when he noticed something strange in the air. "When I first started reading about all of the different sightings, I was very excited about it. One researcher argues that it is probably just a large owl. 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. 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. UE; UFOCH, April 20th, 2022A man in River Grove, Illinois, claims to have seen a strange, black, winged creature flying near St. Joseph Cemetery. UE; UFOCH. LB; P&M, October 26th, 2018A married couple reports a winged humanoid resembling a large owl in Alsip, Illinois. My informant has relayed other previous incidents. UE; P&M, Summer of 2003A young woman and her friend report an owlman outside the window of her house in Alsip, Illinois. 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 and, oftentimes, leave witnesses with a deep sense of dread. 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. 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." 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. Menu Back. 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. Johnny Pippins has earned bachelor's and master's degrees behind bars. A semi truck drives down 31st Street in Chicago's Little Village neighborhood on Wednesday, May 4, 2022. Mothman Winged humanoid creature reported in West Virginia from November 1966 to December 1967, along with strange lights, apparitions of men in black, and other occult phenomena supposedly connected with UFOs. Brian Rich/Chicago Sun-Times On November 12 of that year, five men in the nearby town of Clendenin were digging a grave when. 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! Sightings collected via the Phantoms & Monsters website are compiled here and in this map. The tale of the Mothman begins back in the 1960s in Point Pleasant, West Virginia, where over the course of 13 months it allegedly appeared to multiple people andeven heralded the fatal collapse of the city's Silver Bridge in 1967. 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. Robbie Telfer is a performance poet, teacher and conservationist. The entity has also been referred to as the 'Chicago Mothman', 'Chicago Owlman' & 'O'Hare Mothman' or 'O'Hare Batman.' - Chicago / Lake Michigan Winged Humanoid Regional Interactive Map - Please feel free to contact me at lonstrickler@phantomsandmonsters.com - your anonymity is guaranteed. This object looked like a large black bat, but also had humanoid features such as pronounced arms and legs. Other people then reported similar sightings but the county sheriff George Johnson dismissed it as an unusually large heron. The stories woven together bring life to our deepest fears, regardless of facts and truth. 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. Alfredo (he/him) has a PhD in Astrophysics on galaxy evolution and a Master's in Quantum Fields and Fundamental Forces. So first a bit of background. Before you toss this in your No video didnt happen circular receptacle, UFO Clearinghouse did due diligence it talked to the witness and found the person to be credible. Image Credit: Mothman by Tim Bertelinkvia Wikicommons, Chicago: Ian Dikhtiar/Shutterstock. Did we ever find out what it was? DISCLAIMER: We are not responsible for any laws that are broken in the pursuit of Mothman, nor are we responsible for the factualness of any of the information contained herein. It is unclear if they eat German shepherds exclusively or rather just the pets of Newell Partridge. LB; UFOCH, September 9th, 2017A group of friends reports a "black demon with large wings" in Chicago's Little Village. 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. 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. Below are some clues weve gathered based on reported sightings and interviews. We can only solve this mystery together. He's been published in The New York Times" and "Huffington Post and has co-authored numerous collections of trivia, puzzles and humor. UE; P&M, April 10th, 2017A woman walking her dog in Chicago's Oz Park reports a run-in with a paralyzing winged being. 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.. Subscribe to our channel http://goo.gl/OQgfzkWebsite: http://paranormaljunkie.nethttp://. Have you seen Chicago Mothman? 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.". 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. The MothMan found on Google Maps! These phenomena culminated on December 15, 1967, with the collapse of the Silver Bridge across the Ohio River at Point Pleasant. TSFS (The Singular Fortean Society): These sightings were received/investigated by Tobias and Emily Wayland of the Singular Fortean Society. 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. Amitrano's was just one of 55 alleged sightings of the so-called Mothman in the Chicago area in 2017. But she did more than just keep her eyes on the sky; she went searching. Bantz believes that this incident has affected his life. UE; P&M, August 10th, 2017A city employee reports a "giant owl" flying off of Chicago's Ohio Street Beach. I'm a sucker for skylines. 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. 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. hide caption. 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. I definitely kept my eyes on the sky hoping to see something, she says. Enter Lon Strickler, an expert in the field of cryptids and founder of the popular website. 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. Magnolia is located at 3012?38?N 9545?2?W / 30.21056N 95.75056W / 30.21056; -95.75056 (30.210476, -95.750631). LB; UFOCH, May 5th, 2017A man and his son report a bat-like creature while out walking in Calumet Park. (Image: Billy Bantz/Lon Strickler). 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. UE; P&M, Summer of 2007Two friends report a flying humanoid with glowing yellow-ish eyes at Prairie Creek Reservoir in Indiana. It went almost straight up and I lost it in the clouds. Xipixi is an African luxury menswear brand. hide caption. Summary: Maintenance Crew has sighting of three winged humanoids. He's now seeking clemency so he can get out early after 26 years. 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. 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. Lenart's mostly working class families raise about $20,000 a year. 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. Many wonder what may come for . 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. 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. 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. There were reportedly at least 55 sightings of the so-called Mothman in the Chicago area in 2017. . mothman chicago map. What location would be #2? 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. On the same day, a witness walking with their children reports a similar creature in River Forest. Courtesy of Johnny Pippins and Fortepan Iowa/WBEZ Chicago LB; TSFS, August 27th, 2017A retired police officer reports a "dark gargoyle" with red eyes in the Forest Park neighborhood. Caroline Kubzansky/WBEZ Chicago LB; P&M, January 28th, 2018A woman reports a "weird hybrid mix of an owl and a bat" outside of her home in Wilmington. While they did experience some odd battery drains on their equipment, nothing conclusive was found. PH (Potential Hoax): These sightings are the likeliest to have been deliberate hoaxesthe information given has been proven to contradict verifiable facts. UE; P&M/TSFS, April 15th and April 16th, 2017Three separate witnesses report seeing an unidentified flying humanoid over Chicago. Late September, 2018A man and his family report a flying creature with the body of a large monkey and wings similar to bat wings from their porch in Gary, Indiana. The first Mothman sightings occurred near the small town of Point Pleasant, West Virginia in 1966. And nobody is more disappointed about this than I am. 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. Another hotspot for Mothman . Its always tough when there is no photographic evidence, but the investigators on this case show the account is very similar to many others.