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THE MOTHMAN PROPHECIES

West Virginia, USA

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The Mothman Theories

There were many theories of what the Mothman was, the demonic result of a magic ritual, a biochemically altered bird, or perhaps the embodiment of a 200-year-old Shawnee curse on the land. Not surprisingly, skeptics scoffed at these theories, stating instead that Mothman was probably just some normal bird; probably a sandhill crane. The sandhill crane has reddish patches on its head that could possibly be mistaken for large red eyes. However other large birds have been found in the area as well.

In July 1967, several boys found a large vulture near New Haven. And at Gallipolis Ferry, a farmer shot an Arctic snow owl; it was two feet tall with a five-foot wingspan. Many local people were not interested in logical explanations - they were afraid and, by the one year anniversary of the first report, over one hundred incidents linked to Mothman had been reported.

A plaque on the Mothman statue in Point Pleasant provides a version of the original legend: "On a chilly, fall night in November 1966, two young couples drove into the TNT area north of Point Pleasant, West Virginia, when they realized they were not alone. Driving down the exit road, they saw the supposed creature standing on a nearby ridge. It spread its wings and flew alongside the vehicle up to the city limits."

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The Mothman Prophecies - The Legend of the Mothman
The Mothman Prophecies - The First Sightings of the Mothman
The Mothman Prophecies - Newell Partridge's Sighting of the Mothman
The Mothman Prophecies - Sightings of The Mothman in November 1966
The Mothman Prophecies - Mothman sightings at the collapse of the Silver Bridge, December 1967
The Mothman Prophecies - The Mothman Theories
The Mothman Prophecies - Unsolved Mysteries - The Mothman Sightings Video Clip

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