POINT PLEASANT, WEST VIRGINIA

On the night of November 15th, 1966, two couples were joyriding in their black 1957 Bel Air on the desolate backroads of the McClintic Wildlife Preserve (formerly the site of West Virginia Ordnance Works- a top secret military facility), just a few miles north of Point Pleasant. Ahead of their car, reflected by the headlamps, they spotted what appeared to be two large, glowing red bicycle reflectors in the road. As they came closer, they saw a tall humanoid being with feathers covering it's body, and large feathered wings, with large glowing red eyes. After turning around in fright, the couples realized that the creature had taken flight, chasing their car down the highway towards Point Pleasant. It glided over and in front of the car, matching the car's speed at easily 100 miles per hour. A scratch left in the car's paint was the only physical evidence known of the creature that was later to be known as "the Mothman".

Over 100 eyewitnesses saw the strange creature, all describing it very similarly, especially for one feature- it's glowing red eyes. The witnesses had nothing to gain by telling their stories. In fact, they faced severe ridicule. Many additional eyewitnesses may have never come forward due to their fear. Other witnesses claimed to have been intimidated by mysterious "men in black" that frequently visited the town.
Long before the Mothman sightings began, there were nightly displays of lights in the sky making impossible maneuvers, huge machines hovering silently in the air over the rivers and residents' homes. In fact, sightings of the UFOs were more frequent and abundant than the Mothman sightings. The local papers were dominated by articles about the strange crafts being seen all over the area.
The Mothman became a media sensation after the first few encounters, and soon local residents were combing the TNT area where it had been sighted, often armed with guns.

At what seemed like the peak of Mothman, UFO, and men in black hysteria, the sudden and fatal collapse of the Silver Bridge on the Ohio River on December 15th, 1967, occured. 46 people lost their lives in the tragic event, and soon after no one cared to speak of Mothmen anymore. Sightings tapered off, if not stopped completely, and eventually Point Pleasant was silent again.

Today, the events surrounding the Mothman sightings are celebrated and appreciated by many at the annual Mothman Festival held in downtown Point Pleasant. In September of 2012, I visited the town and it's surroundings to learn more. Although well-versed in the mythologies of the Mothman, what I discovered there was beyond expectation...

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VIEWS OF POINT PLEASANT AND SURROUNDING AREA

THE MC CLINTIC WILDLIFE PRESERVE - A.K.A. THE "TNT AREA"

IGLOOS IN THE TNT AREA - STORAGE FOR MILITARY MUNITIONS, ETC.

THE MOTHMAN

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