The Mothman is a humanoid creature from West Virginian folklore! He was first sighted in Point Pleasant, West Virginia from November 15, 1966, to December 15, 1967. Mothman was first reported on in the Point Pleasant Register (published November 16, 1966) in an article titled "Couples See Man-Sized Bird ... Creature ... Something"(The article can be found archived here). While the legend was soon after picked up by the national press, it was mostly believed that the tale actually originated from sightings of Sandhill Cranes/Herons!(author's note: I think this is bullshit having compared sighting descriptions to cranes personally,,if ANYTHING he's often described as very owl like but the sizes still never match,, seems like a coverup)