The Mothman Prophecies

CLAIM-134034 · Reported Craft Appearance

“Derenberger compared the road-blocking object to two halves of old kerosene-lamp glass covers joined at their broad ends and laid on their side; he described a smooth dull-charcoal surface.”

CLAIM-134037 · Physical Characteristics

“Cold was described as a smiling human-looking man with dark or deeply tanned skin and dark hair slicked back.”

CLAIM-550001 · the mothman prophecies keel john a 2015 createspac Observation

“He was over six feet tall and dressed entirely in black. He wore a black suit, black tie, black hat, and black overcoat, with impractical black dress shoes covered with mud.”

CLAIM-550002 · the mothman prophecies keel john a 2015 createspac Observation

“Three weeks later these two people were dead, among the victims of the worst tragedy ever to strike that section of West Virginia.”

CLAIM-550003 · the mothman prophecies keel john a 2015 createspac Observation

“We have had quite a few sightings here.”

CLAIM-550004 · the mothman prophecies keel john a 2015 createspac Observation

“I have seen some of the damned things myself.”

CLAIM-550005 · the mothman prophecies keel john a 2015 createspac Observation

“I saw a huge gray figure with glowing red eyes.”

CLAIM-550006 · the mothman prophecies keel john a 2015 createspac Observation

“The seven-hundred-foot span was gone.”

CLAIM-550007 · the mothman prophecies keel john a 2015 createspac Observation

“If you wanted to find out anything about the area and its people, the quickest way to do it was to 'ask Mary Hyre.'”

CLAIM-550008 · the mothman prophecies keel john a 2015 createspac Observation

“We have had quite a few sightings here.”

CLAIM-550009 · the mothman prophecies keel john a 2015 createspac Observation

“I have seen some of the damned things myself.”

CLAIM-550010 · the mothman prophecies keel john a 2015 createspac Observation

“I have seen some of the damned things myself.”

CLAIM-550011 · the mothman prophecies keel john a 2015 createspac Observation

“I saw a huge gray figure with glowing red eyes.”

CLAIM-550012 · the mothman prophecies keel john a 2015 createspac Observation

“He had wings and performed aerial acrobatics over the heads of the crowds of sunbathers at Coney Island.”

CLAIM-550013 · the mothman prophecies keel john a 2015 createspac Observation

“A 'titanic white bird' fluttered around California.”

CLAIM-550014 · the mothman prophecies keel john a 2015 createspac Observation

“A bluish-white winged object appeared in the sky.”

CLAIM-550015 · the mothman prophecies keel john a 2015 createspac Observation

“Witnesses reported seeing a large bird-like object that was described as being bigger than an airplane and flapping its wings.”

CLAIM-550016 · the mothman prophecies keel john a 2015 createspac Observation

“Witnesses reported seeing a figure with big wings perched on a pecan tree and then taking off.”

CLAIM-550017 · the mothman prophecies keel john a 2015 createspac Observation

“Witnesses reported seeing a large bird-like object with a wingspread of about fifty-five feet.”

CLAIM-550018 · the mothman prophecies keel john a 2015 createspac Observation

“Witnesses reported seeing a tall manlike figure with wings unfolding from its back and taking off straight up.”

CLAIM-550019 · the mothman prophecies keel john a 2015 createspac Observation

“Witnesses reported seeing a naked woman with black skin and bat-like wings.”

CLAIM-550020 · the mothman prophecies keel john a 2015 createspac Observation

“Witnesses reported seeing a golden oval-shaped object that dipped out of the sky and a tall, dark figure emerging from the woods.”

CLAIM-550021 · the mothman prophecies keel john a 2015 createspac Observation

“It looked like a glistening metal disk and was hovering directly above the school playground. A doorlike aperture was open at its rim and there was a man standing outside.”

CLAIM-550022 · the mothman prophecies keel john a 2015 createspac Observation

“It was perfectly round. I couldn't make out what it was but I didn't give it any thought at the time.”

CLAIM-550023 · the mothman prophecies keel john a 2015 createspac Observation

“The object had an outer circular light that glowed, but there was no sound at all.”

CLAIM-550024 · the mothman prophecies keel john a 2015 createspac Observation

“He looked like a normal man and was grinning broadly. He wore a black coat and kept his arms folded with his hands out of sight under his armpits.”

CLAIM-550025 · the mothman prophecies keel john a 2015 createspac Observation

“At 7 P.M. on November 2, 1966, he was heading home in his panel truck after a long, hard day on the road. The weather was sour, chill, and rainy. As he drove up a long hill outside of Parkersburg on Interstate 77 a sudden crash sounded in the back of his truck. He snapped on his interior lights and looked back. A sewing machine had fallen off the top of a stereo, but there didn't seem to be any real damage. A car swept up behind him and passed him. Another vehicle seemed to be following it. He eased his foot on the accelerator. He had been speeding slightly and thought it might be a police car. The vehicle, a black blob in the dark, drew alongside him, cut in front, and slowed.”

CLAIM-550026 · the mothman prophecies keel john a 2015 createspac Observation

“The day before Woodrow Derenberger's unexpected meeting with Mr. Cold in the rain, a national guardsman was working outside the national guard armory on the edge of Point Pleasant when he saw a figure perched on the limb of a tree beyond the high fence.”

CLAIM-550027 · the mothman prophecies keel john a 2015 createspac Observation

“On November 14, 1966, Bandit, a big, muscular German shepherd, had dashed into the darkness and vanished.”

CLAIM-550028 · the mothman prophecies keel john a 2015 createspac Observation

“While Mothman and Indrid Cold attracted all the publicity and turned everyone's eyes to the deep skies of night, the strange ones began to arrive in West Virginia.”

CLAIM-550029 · the mothman prophecies keel john a 2015 createspac Observation

“They trooped down from the hills, along the muddy back roads, up from the winding 'hollers,' like an army of leprechauns seeking impoverished shoemakers.”

CLAIM-550030 · the mothman prophecies keel john a 2015 createspac Observation

“Edward Christiansen and his family were visited by a strange man claiming to be from the Missing Heirs Bureau.”

CLAIM-550031 · the mothman prophecies keel john a 2015 createspac Observation

“Edward Christiansen told him at the outset that a mistake had been made, that he could not believe that anyone had left him any money.”

CLAIM-550032 · the mothman prophecies keel john a 2015 createspac Observation

“She froze in her tracks, scarcely believing her eyes.”

CLAIM-550033 · the mothman prophecies keel john a 2015 createspac Observation

“The sounds were distant at first, like someone hammering on metal with a rubber mallet or, possibly, walking over a metal surface.”

CLAIM-550034 · the mothman prophecies keel john a 2015 createspac Observation

“It was a large metal sphere, about twenty feet in diameter and was the color of dull aluminum.”

CLAIM-550035 · the mothman prophecies keel john a 2015 createspac Observation

“The driver opened his door and called to her, asking for directions, so she walked over to his car.”

CLAIM-550036 · the mothman prophecies keel john a 2015 createspac Observation

“A blinding bluish light pouring in through the windows of the parked car.”

CLAIM-550037 · the mothman prophecies keel john a 2015 createspac Observation

“Suddenly we hit something. This was in broad daylight and it was as if we suddenly crashed into an invisible brick wall.”

CLAIM-550038 · the mothman prophecies keel john a 2015 createspac Observation

“A strange man's voice broke into the line and snapped, 'Wake up down there!'”

CLAIM-550039 · the mothman prophecies keel john a 2015 createspac Observation

“A string of unusual events around her home, including phone calls, flashing lights, and beeps from her TV set.”

CLAIM-550040 · the mothman prophecies keel john a 2015 createspac Observation

“A huge white thing appeared directly in front of their car with curved wings about ten feet wide.”

CLAIM-550041 · the mothman prophecies keel john a 2015 createspac Observation

“The light seemed to back away slightly while the humming increased in volume.”

CLAIM-550042 · the mothman prophecies keel john a 2015 createspac Observation

“The strange crash into an invisible brick wall.”

CLAIM-550043 · the mothman prophecies keel john a 2015 createspac Observation

“The strange man's voice interrupting a phone call.”

CLAIM-550044 · the mothman prophecies keel john a 2015 createspac Observation

“Unusual events around her home.”

CLAIM-550045 · the mothman prophecies keel john a 2015 createspac Observation

“A huge white thing appeared directly in front of their car.”

CLAIM-550046 · the mothman prophecies keel john a 2015 createspac Observation

“The light seemed to back away slightly while the humming increased in volume.”

CLAIM-550047 · the mothman prophecies keel john a 2015 createspac Observation

“The strange crash into an invisible brick wall.”

CLAIM-550048 · the mothman prophecies keel john a 2015 createspac Observation

“The strange man's voice interrupting a phone call.”

CLAIM-550049 · the mothman prophecies keel john a 2015 createspac Observation

“Unusual events around her home.”

CLAIM-550050 · the mothman prophecies keel john a 2015 createspac Observation

“A huge white thing appeared directly in front of their car.”

CLAIM-550051 · the mothman prophecies keel john a 2015 createspac Observation

“The strange man's voice interrupting a phone call.”

CLAIM-550052 · the mothman prophecies keel john a 2015 createspac Observation

“Unusual events around her home.”

CLAIM-550053 · the mothman prophecies keel john a 2015 createspac Observation

“A huge white thing appeared directly in front of their car.”

CLAIM-550054 · the mothman prophecies keel john a 2015 createspac Observation

“A brilliant white light slowly glided into view. It arched gracefully overhead about one hundred feet above the trees.”

CLAIM-550055 · the mothman prophecies keel john a 2015 createspac Observation

“They even thought they saw a triangular doorway in it and what appeared to be frosted glass windows.”

CLAIM-550056 · the mothman prophecies keel john a 2015 createspac Observation

“I had collected and analyzed some seven hundred UFO reports from 1966 and discovered that the greatest number of sightings, 20 percent, took place on Wednesdays.”

CLAIM-550057 · the mothman prophecies keel john a 2015 createspac Observation

“The events of 1967 conformed to this curious pattern, as have the sightings of later flaps.”

CLAIM-550058 · the mothman prophecies keel john a 2015 createspac Observation

“A well-dressed, distinguished-looking man was sitting behind the wheel holding a microphone in his hand. I tried to engage him in a conversation but he would only grunt. Obviously he wanted to be left alone.”

CLAIM-550059 · the mothman prophecies keel john a 2015 createspac Observation

“Each night at exactly 10 P.M. a bright red glow would appear on that ridge, as if someone had just turned on a powerful light.”

CLAIM-550060 · the mothman prophecies keel john a 2015 createspac Observation

“Suddenly we saw an identical-type light behind the trees north of our position in the very spot where I had seen the glowing disc descend.”

CLAIM-550061 · the mothman prophecies keel john a 2015 createspac Observation

“I observed a pale red object of undetermined size moving in a controlled manner slightly above tree-top level over a hill about 500 yards south of our position.”

CLAIM-550062 · the mothman prophecies keel john a 2015 createspac Observation

“The object appeared to move cautiously and slowly through the sky to the far end of the sloping field, the light flickering on and off in an irregular pattern.”

CLAIM-550063 · the mothman prophecies keel john a 2015 createspac Observation

“As the object drew closer, Mr. Keel got out of the car and flashed a powerful flashlight directly at it three times.”

CLAIM-550064 · the mothman prophecies keel john a 2015 createspac Observation

“The object immediately returned the signal by flashing a brilliant white light three times.”

CLAIM-550065 · the mothman prophecies keel john a 2015 createspac Observation

“Then it rose upwards and the pale red light went completely out.”

CLAIM-550066 · the mothman prophecies keel john a 2015 createspac Observation

“Mary Hyre, known to me personally, and acknowledged the above statement to be true and that she personally signed her signature in my presence.”

CLAIM-550067 · the mothman prophecies keel john a 2015 createspac Observation

“About 10:15 the usual reddish glow appeared on the southern hill. Then a second one popped up a short distance from the first. I flashed my light at them but nothing happened. So I climbed a fence and walked into a field to try to get a closer look. The two objects slowly came together. As I crossed the field I suddenly noticed something new ... a pale bluish ball of light hovering high in the trees of an orchard behind the nearby farmhouse. The light moved about from tree to tree as though it were following my movements. I flashed my light at it and it flared with dazzling brilliance, dimmed, and vanished. Simultaneously, the lights on the southern ridge grew brighter for a moment and then also went out.”

CLAIM-550068 · the mothman prophecies keel john a 2015 createspac Observation

“I think we'd better leave,”

CLAIM-550069 · the mothman prophecies keel john a 2015 createspac Observation

“Mr. Leonard 'Shy' Elmore, 72, Duncan Falls, Ohio, was taking a stroll around 4 A.M. when he encountered a strange 'building' which frightened him badly.”

CLAIM-550070 · the mothman prophecies keel john a 2015 createspac Observation

“Woodrow Derenberger is pregnant!”

CLAIM-550071 · the mothman prophecies keel john a 2015 createspac Observation

“He had gone into hiding to nurture his rapidly swelling stomach.”

CLAIM-550072 · the mothman prophecies keel john a 2015 createspac Observation

“He would soon be giving birth to a very special baby; part earthling, part extraterrestrial.”

CLAIM-550073 · the mothman prophecies keel john a 2015 createspac Observation

“Indrid Cold gave him specific information.”

CLAIM-550074 · the mothman prophecies keel john a 2015 createspac Observation

“He claimed to have received messages from extraterrestrial beings.”

CLAIM-550075 · the mothman prophecies keel john a 2015 createspac Observation

“He claimed to have received messages from extraterrestrial beings.”

CLAIM-550076 · the mothman prophecies keel john a 2015 createspac Observation

“He claimed to have a conversation with 'Kronin,' a space robot encased in a time capsule.”

CLAIM-550077 · the mothman prophecies keel john a 2015 createspac Observation

“He claimed to have a conversation with 'Kronin,' a space robot encased in a time capsule.”

CLAIM-550078 · the mothman prophecies keel john a 2015 createspac Observation

“He claimed to have a conversation with 'Kronin,' a space robot encased in a time capsule.”

CLAIM-550079 · the mothman prophecies keel john a 2015 createspac Observation

“He claimed to have a conversation with 'Kronin,' a space robot encased in a time capsule.”

CLAIM-550080 · the mothman prophecies keel john a 2015 createspac Observation

“He claimed to have a conversation with 'Kronin,' a space robot encased in a time capsule.”

CLAIM-550081 · the mothman prophecies keel john a 2015 createspac Observation

“Ivan Sanderson referred to them as 'neurots,' short for neurotics. Dr. Edward Condon of Colorado University labeled them 'obstructionist.'”

CLAIM-550082 · the mothman prophecies keel john a 2015 createspac Observation

“The air force and CIA did not have to try to disrupt the ufological movement. It is by its very nature a self-disrupting network of disoriented people.”

CLAIM-550083 · the mothman prophecies keel john a 2015 createspac Observation

“Dan Drasin phoned me. He was preparing to go back to West Virginia with a camera crew.”

CLAIM-550084 · the mothman prophecies keel john a 2015 createspac Observation

“A luminous object appeared over her house and projected a powerful beam of light into her backyard.”

CLAIM-550085 · the mothman prophecies keel john a 2015 createspac Observation

“A man from Ohio had been driving along Route 2 near the Chief Cornstalk Hunting Grounds when a large black form rose from the woods and flew over his car.”

CLAIM-550086 · the mothman prophecies keel john a 2015 createspac Observation

“A man in a black suit had apparently taken photos with a large camera.”

CLAIM-550087 · the mothman prophecies keel john a 2015 createspac Observation

“Twice a very powerful specterlike influence visited the house which projected FEAR of an incredible nature.”

CLAIM-550088 · the mothman prophecies keel john a 2015 createspac Observation

“A man and a woman carrying a camera visited Steve and Mary Mallette, wanting to take pictures of them.”

CLAIM-550089 · the mothman prophecies keel john a 2015 createspac Observation

“A yellow Volkswagen car (having smoked-glass windows) following her discreetly at a distance”

CLAIM-550090 · the mothman prophecies keel john a 2015 createspac Observation

“A couple of times I went down into the courtyard to see if I could find out what was causing the flashes but there was no possible explanation.”

CLAIM-550091 · the mothman prophecies keel john a 2015 createspac Observation

“A month later I was called to Washington, D.C., to serve as a consultant to the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare.”

CLAIM-550092 · the mothman prophecies keel john a 2015 createspac Observation

“I haven't seen any of those flashes since.”

CLAIM-550093 · the mothman prophecies keel john a 2015 createspac Observation

“I was 33 years old... and for the requirements of my job, I was up very early that morning.”

CLAIM-550094 · the mothman prophecies keel john a 2015 createspac Observation

“I felt immobilized, I couldn't move. But I know I was scared to death.”

CLAIM-550095 · the mothman prophecies keel john a 2015 createspac Observation

“When he went off on a trip with Indrid Cold, a trip that seemed to take hours or days, he always found on his return that only a few hours of earth time had passed.”

CLAIM-550096 · the mothman prophecies keel john a 2015 createspac Observation

“I'll see you in time, he said several times in an audible voice.”

CLAIM-550097 · the mothman prophecies keel john a 2015 createspac Observation

“Apol gave Jane a message to pass along to me. It was a prediction: 'Things will become more serious in the Middle East. The pope will go there soon on a peace mission. He will be martyred there in a horrible way...'”

CLAIM-550098 · the mothman prophecies keel john a 2015 createspac Observation

“Apol also said the Vatican was planning to send food and materiel to Arab refugees. There had been no announcement in the press about this.”

CLAIM-550099 · the mothman prophecies keel john a 2015 createspac Observation

“Princess Moon Owl, claiming to be from another planet, appeared on Long Island and was interviewed by Jaye P. Paro.”

CLAIM-550100 · the mothman prophecies keel john a 2015 createspac Observation

“Apol also said the Vatican was planning to send food and materiel to Arab refugees. There had been no announcement in the press about this.”

CLAIM-550101 · the mothman prophecies keel john a 2015 createspac Observation

“Apol gave Jane a message to pass along to me. It was a prediction: 'Things will become more serious in the Middle East. The pope will go there soon on a peace mission. He will be martyred there in a horrible way...'”

CLAIM-550102 · the mothman prophecies keel john a 2015 createspac Observation

“A weird echo chamber voice which instructed him to be at a certain pond at 3:15 A.M. the following Sunday.”

CLAIM-550103 · the mothman prophecies keel john a 2015 createspac Observation

“A voice that sounded exactly like mine had talked to him at length, using my pet expressions and noncommittal statements such as, 'Well, we'll just have to wait and see what happens next.'”

CLAIM-550104 · the mothman prophecies keel john a 2015 createspac Observation

“A voice that sounded exactly like mine had talked to him at length, using my pet expressions and noncommittal statements such as, 'Well, we'll just have to wait and see what happens next.'”

CLAIM-550105 · the mothman prophecies keel john a 2015 createspac Observation

“A voice that sounded exactly like mine had talked to him at length, using my pet expressions and noncommittal statements such as, 'Well, we'll just have to wait and see what happens next.'”

CLAIM-550106 · the mothman prophecies keel john a 2015 createspac Observation

“A voice that sounded exactly like mine had talked to him at length, using my pet expressions and noncommittal statements such as, 'Well, we'll just have to wait and see what happens next.'”

CLAIM-550107 · the mothman prophecies keel john a 2015 createspac Observation

“It was the hunting season so I knew it wasn't a hunter. No hunter in his right mind would dress in gray. Around here they all wear red coats and red caps.”

CLAIM-550108 · the mothman prophecies keel john a 2015 createspac Observation

“We don't get many UFO reports anymore. And except for that thing Mrs. Thomas saw, Mothman seems to be laying low. Everything is quiet. Too quiet.”

CLAIM-550109 · the mothman prophecies keel john a 2015 createspac Observation

“They did not have an official telephone company car, she called the police. The men left before the officers arrived and the only comment made by police was: 'Oh, the silver tape again.'”

CLAIM-550110 · the mothman prophecies keel john a 2015 createspac Observation

“I expected the nation to blow a fuse the moment President Johnson pulled that switch.”

CLAIM-550111 · the mothman prophecies keel john a 2015 createspac Observation

“The pebbles on the beach are washed under the bridge where the birds gather and where rays of light show through.”

CLAIM-550112 · the mothman prophecies keel john a 2015 createspac Observation

“I saw three or four people swimming around in the water screaming.”

CLAIM-550113 · the mothman prophecies keel john a 2015 createspac Observation

“I saw a flashing red light disappearing over the trees.”

CLAIM-550114 · the mothman prophecies keel john a 2015 createspac Observation

“It wasn't an airplane, it was one of those things, bobbing up and down like they do.”

CLAIM-780169 · visitors from lanulos my contact with indrid cold Encounter Observation

“On the night of November 2, 1966, on Interstate 77 near Parkersburg, Woodrow Derenberger encountered a charcoal-colored lamp-globe shaped craft that blocked the highway, from which an occupant identifying himself as Indrid Cold emerged and initiated telepathic communication.”