Cryptid Sightings in West Virginia
4 nightmarks documented
4 cryptid sightings in West Virginia
Cryptids
Mothman and the Silver Bridge Collapse — Point Pleasant, West Virginia (1967)
Silver Bridge, Point Pleasant, West Virginia·1967
Thirteen months of Mothman sightings ended when the Silver Bridge collapsed, killing 46 people. The creature was never reliably seen in Point Pleasant again.
Cryptids
First Mothman Sighting at the TNT Area — Point Pleasant, West Virginia (1966)
TNT Area, Point Pleasant, West Virginia·1966
Two couples fleeing an abandoned munitions plant were pursued by a winged, red-eyed creature at over 100 mph. The Mothman legend was born.
Cryptids
Deputy Halstead and the Mason County Mothman Sightings (1966)
Mason County, West Virginia·1966
Reports flooded the Mason County sheriff's office for weeks. Armed search parties saw the creature perched on ridges near the TNT Area.
Cryptids
The Flatwoods Monster — ten-foot creature with glowing eyes in West Virginia (1952)
Flatwoods, Braxton County, West Virginia·1952
On Sept 12, 1952 a ten-foot figure with glowing eyes and a spade-shaped hood confronted seven witnesses in Flatwoods, WV — one of America's most famous creature encounters.