West Virginia,
1966
abandoned military ammunition storage area hundreds of additional
sightings of UFOs hovering in the night sky, and the mysterious men in
black lurking in the shadows.
1966 was a hot year for the booming border town of Point Pleasant
attracting UFO and paranormal investigators from all across the globe in
hopes of catching a small glimpse of what a rogue journalist dubbed the
Mothman. One year later a horrific tragedy, the collapse of the Silver
Bridge that killed 46 people and all but completely cut off the town from the
rest of the world, This was the end of the mothman sightings
married couples, Roger and Linda Scarberry and Steve and Mary Mallette
were driving on route 62 near Point Pleasant where the roads go through
a local parking known as the TNT area. The TNT plant is a place where
weapons were made during world war two. It was closed after the war and
had been a wild life preserve for many years, Its also a toxic waste site. As
they drove by they saw what appeared to be two large glowing red eyes
staring at them. Roger slowed the car to get a better look and in the dark
they could make out something that seemed to be about the size and
shape of a man without a head but had glowing red eyes where the chest
should be. The creature turned toward the plant walking with a strange
shuffling gait, on its back was what appeared to be large wings. Roger
then left the area, however when the four looked back the seen the
creature decided to follow them. They stated that the creature kept up
speed with them, even going at 100 miles per hour. It made a screaming
sound like a large mouse. When the police arrived after their report there
was nothing there
Partridge reported he was watching television and the screen suddenly
went black and his dog Bandit started howling. He went outside with his
flashlight to correct the problem, he saw two red eyes staring at him. His
dog took off toward where he seen the eyes which then vanished. He
heard his dog yelp and never saw him again. However the dog was found
dead 90 miles away back in Point Pleasant
Bennett, Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Wamsey and their three children, saw a big
dark shape with glowing eyes rise out of the bushes. Marcella was so
scared she dropped the baby she was holding. Mr. Wamsey picked up the
unhurt baby, they all ran inside the house and locked the door. They called
the police but when they arrived like before the creature was gone
John Keel started receiving strange phone calls from people claiming to be in
contact with aliens who made predictions of future events, warnings
containing the Pope being stabbed, Robert Kennedy being in danger and the
destruction of the Silver Bridge. Then on December 15, 1967 The Silver
Bridge collapsed during rush hour 46 cars plunged into the cold water and
50 lives were lost. They say all whose lives were lost reported seeing the
mothman. After the disaster the mothmen were never seen again in Point
Pleasant, however it was reported that they were then being seen in Texas in
1976
