The mothman was originally spotted around Point Pleasant, West Virginia prior to a bridge collapse during a traffic jam (no earthquake in this case).

There are also stories of it showing up around Chernobyl but these are a little less substantiated...

If it were showing up in the US, keeping with past accounts, that would have to be an indication of something coming in the vicinity of where it was sighted. Ideally what happened in Japan seems like a textbook type issue where a sighting there would fit, but I haven't found any claims of sightings in relation to Japan yet...

Oh boy Mothman is back, it was stated that after the 1963 (right year?) bridge collapse he never showed back up. So the people in Point Pleasant came to think of him as a harbinger of death, or an angel that warned about impending doom. It would be interesting to have someone go back up to the weapons depository to see if he is still there. All in all from what I've read this is the first sighting since the bridge collapse.

Dnevnoi is right, before anyone jumps to conclusions it would be good to see some more reports of sightings in Point Pleasant. But if this report is true, it would line up with John Keel's assessment of this phenomena. He pointed out that the sightings of Mothman tend to be cyclic, and either occur around the same locations, or have links to the same families. Perhaps Mothman may be a harbinger of things to come, or perhaps as Keel pointed out in his book, somethings really messing with us and getting ready to put on a show. I know this is somewhat not in keeping with the forum, but if anyone's read Keel's book on the last sightings of Mothman they'll remember that the sightings of Mothman are usually accompanied by sightings of other things, and some interesting visitors around the area. I will be looking forward to seeing how this pans out, be it total fiction, or the start of something more in Point Pleasant.

There is no Mothman.

If there were a Mothman, people in Point Pleasant would probably do more than just laugh at you when asking about the Mothman.

The locals consider it a joke, one guy runs a museum dedicated to the Mothman because his music stores teetered and crumbled after the invention of MP3s and this is how he gets by now...tourists.

Stop dragging this poor myth out of the woodwork whenever and wherever - it's a Point Pleasant thing, it's not real, if you want to see something scary go find another mythical creature.

Also, it was a sand crane - there are multiple ponds in the area where the Mothman was originally spotted, and you can still go out there and find them at various points throughout the year, including the same location (yes, the very same location the youths from the original story were sitting around, drinking and doing teenager things) where it was first spotted.

There is no Mothman.

Ive always wondered if perhaps the Mothman is Extraterrestrial in origin. Or maybe its Angelic.

I dont get it..why would something that scares the hell out of people be warning against bad things about to happen? you would think a fairy would do it or leprechaun lol

I do know a whole lot about the mothman man...but hasn't it been twenty years since he was last seen? I think I might read into this some more....

Thanks for shareing this,..I always felt Mothman was a demon something to stay clear of doesn't surprise me he is back with all the weather disturbances were haveing all over the USA..But on the other hand in the back of my mind Mothman is a mythical creature that got dreamed up around the campfire one night S&F