New Mothman Flap In Chicago

Apparently, there's a flap of Mothman sightings going on in Chicago right now.

mysteriousuniverse.org...

k1025.com...


I logged into ATS specifically to find this story. I didn't find it (sorry if it was posted already) but I DID find a bunch of links to a similar flap in 2011.

abovetopsecret.com...

So what do you guys think?

Fix your link.

a reply to: Sillyolme

I did, sorry! That was the first time I posted links on ATS, so I had to figure it out.

a reply to: anotheramethyst

I found the original story interesting though I don't think it's more than fiction.
If some tragedy befalls Chicago soon I guess we can revisit this.

a reply to: anotheramethyst

be interested to see hwere this goes I've heard of a few sightings turning up in a few areas but fifteen in one area is pretty big

a reply to: anotheramethyst

Funny how those people who never laid eyes on what someone saw with their own eyes, is always confident they know what it was.

Watched a program on strange sightings hosted by Robert Stack of Dragnet fame. Every single thing someone saw, the expert said it was proberbly this or that. I just wonder; on what basis do they make such statements.

a reply to: anotheramethyst

Aww man.. I wish cellphones and cameras was invented
I am sure there would be lots of pictures of this entity flying around in Chicago.
Ohh well

originally posted by: Azureblue
a reply to: anotheramethyst

Funny how those people who never laid eyes on what someone saw with their own eyes, is always confident they know what it was.

Watched a program on strange sightings hosted by Robert Stack of Dragnet fame. Every single thing someone saw, the expert said it was proberbly this or that. I just wonder; on what basis do they make such statements.

All the usual suspects of "experts" usually better known as debunkers, all follow a pattern of organized disinformation. They say the same things, and they say them the same ways. Can't have the public asking to many hard questions.

originally posted by: Sillyolme
I found the original story interesting though I don't think it's more than fiction.
If some tragedy befalls Chicago soon I guess we can revisit this.

Well, to be fair, Chicago's already a tragedy with the crime, murder rate, crappy economy, and horrific winters, so we should clarify "a significant tragedy much worse than usual" lol (dark humor).

originally posted by: Azureblue
a reply to: anotheramethyst

Funny how those people who never laid eyes on what someone saw with their own eyes, is always confident they know what it was.

Watched a program on strange sightings hosted by Robert Stack of Dragnet fame. Every single thing someone saw, the expert said it was proberbly this or that. I just wonder; on what basis do they make such statements.

I don't remember Robert Stack being on Dragnet. He was on The Untouchables. He did a lot of movies and TV.

now this is the sort of thing we're on ATS for...
fingers crossed someone gets a happy snap soon so we have something to sink our teeth into!
the linked article mentioned the 18th - which is clearly purely speculation, but we can hope

It's just the C.I.A. training Mothman 2.0 for deployment in the high crime areas. What better way to fix the drug and gang problems in the Windy City?

a reply to: butcherguy

Mandela strikes again

a reply to: Spacespider

I've had a strange sighting (UFO) before and the very last thing on my mind was fumbling for my phone to get a picture. When you aren't in a situation of high strangeness it is very easy to assume someone would whip out a camera and get pictures or video. The simple fact of the matter is you are dumbfounded and hesitate to look away for fear you'll miss something incredible.

Besides, every picture or video is always assaulted with cries of 'fake,' so in the end what good would it actually do?

originally posted by: WHWIV
a reply to: Spacespider

I've had a strange sighting (UFO) before and the very last thing on my mind was fumbling for my phone to get a picture. When you aren't in a situation of high strangeness it is very easy to assume someone would whip out a camera and get pictures or video. The simple fact of the matter is you are dumbfounded and hesitate to look away for fear you'll miss something incredible.

Besides, every picture or video is always assaulted with cries of 'fake,' so in the end what good would it actually do?

Was just hoping one o f the 2.7 million residents had the time to take a single picture, guess not

a reply to: continuousThunder

Well, this is just a tad odd. The timing of the sightings seem quite fortuitous for the timing of this newly released film, on..... you guessed it.

www.blastr.com...

what is it about paranormal or otherworldly phenomena that makes a person forget to take a photo or capture some video? the same people taking amusing selfies literally every day somehow miss an opportunity to expose urban myths with their fancy iphone technology. its an odd pattern that frustrates me.

originally posted by: Sillyolme
If some tragedy befalls Chicago soon I guess we can revisit this.

Not trying to derail...
But last I checked tragedy befalls Chicago multiple times daily.
Perhaps that's the reason for the sightings.

a reply to: TzarChasm

Because one is an unexpected, abnormal, and sudden event often lasting seconds and the other is a premeditated action defined entirely by forethought and self-prediction.

Next time you are about to be in a car accident, be sure to film it.