"The Mothman"

The Mothman is a legendary creature reported in West Virginia starting in the 1960s. Described as a tall, humanoid figure with large, glowing eyes and wings like those of a moth, witnesses often associate it with impending disaster, notably the collapse of the Silver Bridge in 1967. While widely considered a part of local folklore and urban legend, the Mothman symbolizes phenomena that blend mystery, the supernatural, and local history, capturing public imagination as an unexplained and eerie presence.