Background

The actual first sightings of the Mothman occured on November 12, 1966. There was a group of gravediggers in Clendenin, West Virginia that spotted a figure flying in the sky. After this first sighting, the people of West Virginia seen the same creature. They described it as a man with wings. Most describe it as being six or seven feet tall with glowing blood-shot eyes, and had a wing span of ten feet. People estimated it flew about one hundred miles an hour. Most witnesses who seen the Mothman experienced eye burns or swelling around their eyes.The Mothman eventually got the attention from people all around the world. Since 1967, there has been worldwide reports on the Mothman appearing at major world disasters. For most of the people that reside still in West Virginia, the Mothman represents a supernatural and uncertain time in their town's history.

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