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Mothman

In American folklore, Mothman is the name given to a humanoid creature that was reportedly seen around Point Pleasant, West Virginia, from November 15, 1966, to December 15, 1967. Despite its name, the original sightings of the creature described avian features. The first newspaper report was published in the Point Pleasant Register, dated November 16…

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First attested
November 15, 1966
Grouping
Cryptid
Region
Point Pleasant, West Virginia, US

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Mothman

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Triples45
Avg. degree1.97
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related to In popular culture · 14
Mothman → Dan Jones, Jesse, Mike Vaccaro, October, Point Pleasant, Pollack, Small Town Monsters, The, The Mothman, The Mothman Legacy, The Mothman Prophecies, The Point Pleasant Tapes, West Virginia, While
related to Festival and statues · 11
Mothman → According, Annual Mothman Festival, Bob Roach, Jeff Wamsley, Mothman Festival, Point Pleasant, Research Center, September, The, The Mothman Festival, The Mothman Museum
related to Analysis · 9
Mothman → Brunvand, Conversely, Folklorist Jan Harold Brunvand, He, However, Joe Nickell, Mothman's, Nickell, UFOs
related to External links · 7
Mothman → Brian, June, Media, Skeptoid, The Mothman Cometh, Wikimedia CommonsDunning, Wiktionary-logo-en-v2
First attested · 1
Mothman → November 15, 1966
Grouping · 1
Mothman → Cryptid
Region · 1
Mothman → Point Pleasant, West Virginia, US
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Mothman → name given to a humanoid creature that was reportedly seen around Point Pleasant

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MothmanFirst attestedNovember 15, 19661.00infobox
MothmanGroupingCryptid1.00infobox
MothmanRegionPoint Pleasant, West Virginia, US1.00infobox
Mothmanis aname given to a humanoid creature that was reportedly seen around Point Pleasant0.90text
Mothmanrelated to AnalysisFolklorist Jan Harold Brunvand0.60section
Mothmanrelated to AnalysisUFOs0.60section
Mothmanrelated to AnalysisMothman's0.60section
Mothmanrelated to AnalysisBrunvand0.60section
Mothmanrelated to AnalysisHowever0.60section
Mothmanrelated to AnalysisHe0.60section
Mothmanrelated to AnalysisConversely0.60section
Mothmanrelated to AnalysisJoe Nickell0.60section

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