Unexplained phenomena circa 1966-1967 in West Virginia and Ohio
The Mothman Prophecies (1976) by John Keel movie (2002) starring Richard Gere
Involves the , a national security complex dating from WWII
Deaths include an innocent German Shepard (Bandit) and, according to some, the 46 deaths in the collapse of the Silver Bridge on Dec 5 1967
Related to the Indian curse of Chief Cornstalk?
Prarieghosts.com:
November 12, 1966 near Clendenin, West Virginia. Five men were in the local cemetery that day, preparing a grave for a burial, when something that looked like a “brown human being” lifted off from some nearby trees and flew over their heads. The men were baffled. It did not appear to be a bird, but more like a man with wings. A few days later, more sightings would take place, electrifying the entire region.
Late in the evening of November 15, two young married couples had a very strange encounter as they drove past an abandoned TNT plant near Point Pleasant, West Virginia…
Books
- Unexplained! by Jerome Clark (1999)
- The Mothman Prophecies by John Keel (1975) ISBN 0765341972 or ISBN: 0962653438
- The Complete Guide to Mysterious Beings by John Keel (1970 / 1994)
- Our Haunted Planet by John Keel (1971)
- Disneyland of the Gods by John Keel (1988)
- The Silver Bridge by Gray Barker (1970)
- Mysterious America by Loren Coleman (1983 / 2000)
References
- http://www.prairieghosts.com/moth.html
- http://www.prairieghosts.com/cornstalk.html
- http://www.blather.net/archives2/issue2no5.html
- X-Files Detour”episode – http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/x-files/4370