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. 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. The most recent incident, on June 3rd, occurred in the Lincoln Park area around 10:00 PM local time. According to. hide caption. Sarah Becan is a Chicago comics artist who draws mostly food and monsters (including many "Monsterffirmations," as she calls them). Should we believe the latest witnesses of a Mothman at Chicagos OHare airport? 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." 2 Click here to view the live map. UE; TSFS, Summer of 2002A teenager reports a gargoyle with feathered wings in Babcock, Wisconsin. After a few moments there was a light display and the "Batman" was gone. 6 reubnick 1 yr. ago 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. 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. We can only solve this mystery together. 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. UE; TSFS/P&M, February 21st, 2020A security guard at Chicagos OHare International Airport reports a "very tallsolid black" creature with "glowing red eyes." "And I believe he did, but it was down at Northerly Island and I was up at Montrose Beach.". 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. LB; P&M, August 8th, 2019A pilot reports "a large human with enormous wings and glowing red eyes perched upon a rail" at O'Hare International Airport. 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. Subscribe Today! 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. 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 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; P&M, Summer of 2007Two friends report a flying humanoid with glowing yellow-ish eyes at Prairie Creek Reservoir in Indiana. The site not only has a link to every Mothman sighting in Chicago, but it also has a map which . I've lived in big cities all my life from the time I left. Dubbed the Chicago Mothman, it has been seen all over the area, often near the Lake Michigan shoreline. 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. The head was prominent, and thinner than a human head. Over the last two months, a handful of Chicago locals are now able to answer that question. 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. 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. The airport supervisors and TSA, as well as the carrier managements, are doing all they can to suppress sighting disclosure.. 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. 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. LB; TSFS, November 1st, 2015A woman reports a crow man hovering over a high-rise near Chicagos Washington Park. It is unclear if they eat German shepherds exclusively or rather just the pets of Newell Partridge. My mom died three weeks agoI am not sure what to think at this point. A semi truck drives down 31st Street in Chicago's Little Village neighborhood on Wednesday, May 4, 2022. 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. 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." LB; P&M, June 29th, 2017A police officer, along with the officer's partner and a group of civilians, reportedly sees a "dark black shadow with wings" standing atop a building before taking flight in the Auburn Gresham neighborhood of Chicago. In the summer of 2017 there was a partial solar eclipse that passed over Chicago, and I deliberately went down to the lakefront because I thought, If I was the Chicago Mothman, I would make an appearance at the solar eclipse. she says. 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; UFOCH, June 30th, 2020Two women report seeing a huge owl with "glowing red eyes that looked like [they] belonged to the devil himself" near a parking lot at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport. Enter Lon Strickler, an expert in the field of cryptids and founder of the popular website, Phantoms and Monsters. 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. UE; TSFS, 1981A 13-year-old claims to have had an intense psychic encounter with a red-eyed winged being in Cicero, Illinois. After all, the mysterious doesn't always have to be serious. The Singular Fortean Society earns a fee as an Amazon Associate for qualifying purchases. Courtesy of Johnny Pippins and Fortepan Iowa/WBEZ Chicago Neither heard any sound. The Yeoman Creek Landfill, a Superfund site in Waukegan north of Chicago, will eventually be the site for 20,000 solar energy panels. 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. He's been published in The New York Times" and "Huffington Post and has co-authored numerous collections of trivia, puzzles and humor. 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. 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. UE; UFOCH, May 17th, 2022A father and daughter claim to have recorded three winged humanoids while outside of their home in Bensenville, Illinois. UE; TSFS, 1997Separate witnesses report frightening winged gargoyles in Rock Island and Naperville, Illinois. LB; P&M, September 23rd, 2017A man and his friends report a "large bird-like entity" over Chicago's DuSable Harbor. Date of Sighting: December 30, 2021 We were watching and observing as the moon begin its transit when we heard a very loud scream. The coincidence of the Mothman sightings in Chicago and the onset of a truly bonkers year is not lost its citizens. 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 sounded like squeaky truck brakes that squeal when youre pressing hard on them. Enter Lon Strickler, an expert in the field of cryptids and founder of the popular website. He has received multiple reports concerning the recent rash of sightings in Chicago and has been thoroughly investigating each one. MUFON (The Mutual UFO Network): These sightings were received/investigated by field investigators with the Mutual UFO Network. 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.. Scientistsbelieve that the most likely explanation for the Mothmanis a sandhill crane. 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. LEGEND of a giant winged creature that stalks West Virginians has terrorized Americans since the 1960s. Sarah Becan/sarahbecan.com The more I speak of this, the worse my luck becomes. 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. (Kudos to all of the investigators for their accounts on these incidents.). UE; UFOCH, February 26th, 2020A woman reports a big, black birdman in the backyard of her apartment building in West Englewood, Chicago. UE; P&M, October 7th, 2017A witness reports a large, winged being flying in the River North neighborhood. But she did more than just keep her eyes on the sky; she went searching. It is run by husband-and-wife duo Tobias and Emily Wayland. Days after that first sighting, two couples reported finding a white-winged creature standing six or seven feet tall in the nearby town of Point Pleasant. LB (Large Birds): These sightings are the most likely to be a misidentified modern avian species or potentially anomalous large birdsthink owls, herons, and cranes, or even pterosaurs and thunderbirds. Starting in 2011 and peaking in 2017, sightings of a Mothman-like creature began surfacing all over Chicagoland. 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. City limits encompass an area of approximately one square mile; much of this area . Map of the current sighting locations. - Other reported features: fur, leather-like skin, bat wings, no neck. 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. LB; P&M, August 22nd, 2017A bat-like "flying Mothman" is reported over Pulaski Road in Chicago. 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. Pascarelli and her fianc, Mark Kohlhepp, wanted to check out the festival after visiting the museum in the past. There were reportedly at least 55 sightings of the so-called Mothman in the Chicago area in 2017. . Robbie Telfer is a performance poet, teacher and conservationist. Brian Rich/Chicago Sun-Times It went almost straight up and I lost it in the clouds. The big moth in the ointment is the phone videos. 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. Since then, the sightings are mainly around the airport and . 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. Of course they do no carrier wants terrified passengers or cancellations based on rumors of monsters. 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. Subscribe Today! Press J to jump to the feed. Bantz believes that this incident has affected his life. LB; P&M/TSFS, June 25th, 2018Video of a large flying creature is captured on home security camera in Rantoul, Illinois. On the same day, a witness walking with their children reports a similar creature in River Forest. It still remains unknown whether Chicago Mothman is a subspecies of the West. 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. hide caption. ", "I was spending the afternoon on a rooftop, and I saw something in the sky [VIDEO EVIDENCE] fairly high up and fairly far away. Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. LB; P&M, July 27th, 2017A person headed home from work reports a large, bat-like creature perched atop a light pole. - Size and shape: between 6 and 10 feet tall, 10+ foot wingspan. hide caption. . Summary: Maintenance Crew has sighting of three winged humanoids. Manuel Martinez/WBEZ Chicago 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. Paul Seaburn is the editor at Mysterious Universe and its most prolific writer. Other people then reported similar sightings but the county sheriff George Johnson dismissed it as an unusually large heron. At first we thought that's what it wasmaybe a CTA bus or big truck with brakes that needed changing or maintenance. 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? Senior Staff Writer & Space Correspondent. 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.