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In November of 1966, a small town in West Virginia became the center of one of the most infamous paranormal legends in American history.

Witnesses described a towering winged figure with glowing red eyes lurking near the abandoned TNT area outside Point Pleasant. Some believed it was a bird. Others believed it was something far more sinister.

But after the devastating collapse of the Silver Bridge in 1967 claimed the lives of 46 people, the sightings took on a darker meaning. Many began to wonder if the creature wasn’t just being seen…

but warning them.

In this episode of Veil of Echoes, we explore the original sightings, eyewitness encounters, theories surrounding the creature, the connection to the Silver Bridge disaster, and why the legend of the Mothman continues to haunt people nearly sixty years later.

Was it folklore?
 Mass hysteria?
 A misidentified animal?

Or something watching from the darkness long before tragedy struck?

🎧 Listener discretion is advised.

SHOW NOTES

Sources

•  The Point Pleasant Register archives 
•  “The Mothman Prophecies” by John Keel 
•  Smithsonian Magazine 
•  History.com 
•  West Virginia Encyclopedia 
•  Small Town Monsters documentaries 
•  WOWK 13 News coverage 
•  Interviews and eyewitness accounts from Point Pleasant witnesses 

Audio Credits

•  WOWK 13 News segment covering the Mothman Festival 
•  Eyewitness interview clip featuring Faye DeWitt Leport recounting her childhood Mothman encounter 

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