Description
The Mothman is a famous cryptid first reported in 1966 in Point Pleasant, West Virginia. Witnesses described a strange large winged humanoid creature standing about 6-7 feet tall with glowing red eyes and a small or almost non-existent neck. The sightings became one of the most well-known paranormal stories in the United States.
Behavior
Mothman has some peculiar behaviors reported such as: watching people silently from roofs or trees, following cars at high speed, flying between buildings or over highways, and making high-pitched screeching sounds.
First Sighting
The first major encounter with Mothman came on November 15, 1966 when two young couples claimed they saw a large winged creature near an abandoned TNT plant outside Point Pleasant. They described the creature as a ‘slender, muscular man’ about seven feet tall with huge white wings and glowing red eyes. The couple sped away in their car, and Mothman chased them while making a screeching sound. The couple estimated that Mothman flew over 90 mph.
In late 1967, The Silver Bridge at Point Pleasant collapsed which was a huge tragedy. The bridge was carrying far more load than it should have and a tiny manufacturing defect led to the collapse that killed 46 people. There are claims that Mothman was there to warn people and that he’d been spotted near the bridge shortly before the collapse.