Case file
The Mothman of Point Pleasant
A cluster of strange creature sightings, omens, and folklore centered on Point Pleasant, West Virginia between 1966 and 1967.
landmark
Point Pleasant, West Virginia · 1966-11-15 00:00:00+00:00
Embedded media
Coverage, documentary material, and witness-oriented media tied to this case.
Point Pleasant legend overview
A useful media anchor for the case page, tying together sightings, folklore, and the bridge-era narrative.
Visual evidence
Supporting visuals, skyline context, and recurring case imagery.
Bridge disaster context
The event backdrop matters because public memory keeps merging omen and catastrophe.
Overview
Topic: Cryptids
Location: Point Pleasant, West Virginia
Date: 1966-11-15 00:00:00+00:00
Status: open
Significance: landmark
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Case lane
3 timeline entries
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Open 3 timeline entriesEvidence lane
3 evidence notes
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Open 3 evidence notesContext lane
Cryptids
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Open 3 linked sourcesTimeline
Chronology first, chaos second.
1966-11-15 00:00:00+00:00
Initial creature reports
Witnesses describe a winged humanoid figure near Point Pleasant, starting the best-known phase of the legend.
Case tradition
1966-12-01 00:00:00+00:00
Wave of strange reports
Additional sightings, paranormal claims, and ominous associations cluster around the region.
Folklore chronology
1967-12-15 00:00:00+00:00
Bridge collapse enters legend
The Silver Bridge collapse becomes tightly linked in public memory to the Mothman story, though causation is unproven.
Historical association
Evidence and interpretations
Claims, objections, and the weird parts in one place.
witness • supporting
Eyewitness creature descriptions
Reports often describe red eyes, wings, and an unnerving humanoid presence.
Primary folklore core
folklore • supporting
Regional legend accumulation
Later retellings broaden the story with omens, Men in Black claims, and paranormal themes.
Expanded legend layer
skeptical • contested
Misidentification theories
Owl and crane explanations are often proposed for some sightings.
Standard skeptical angle
Key sources
Back to topic dossierPrimary • en.wikipedia.org
Mothman
General overview of the Point Pleasant sightings, folklore development, and modern legacy.
Primary entity overview for the case.
Timeline • en.wikipedia.org
Silver Bridge
Grounding source for the disaster later tied to the omen interpretation of Mothman.
Historical event linked to the Point Pleasant narrative.
Supporting • en.wikipedia.org
The Mothman Prophecies
Useful for understanding how the case evolved from local flap to wider paranormal mythology.
Useful for the legend's broader cultural framing.