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Red-Eyed Winged Humanoid Confronted by O'Hare International Security Officer Posted: 16 Dec 2019 11:33 AM PST The following information was received by Phantoms & Monsters Fortean Research team member and UFO Clearinghouse investigator Manuel Navarette: "My name is (REDACTED) and I live in (REDACTED), Illinois. I’m reluctantly writing to you to report something that I saw a week ago on Tuesday. A little background information first, I am (REDACTED) years old and I have worked at O’Hare since (REDACTED). Part of my job is to routinely patrol the fence lines that surround O’Hare international Airport. I will sometimes have a partner with me, mostly new hires who are going through initial training. On the night of Tuesday, December 3, 2019, I was heading toward one of the airport cargo hubs. There are multiple hubs scattered throughout the airport. This particular one was the one located on Express Center Drive and it houses at least 6 cargo companies. I was approaching the creek headed toward Montrose Ave when I saw this large person standing down in the creek bed. I stopped, thinking it was maybe a trucker who decided to wander down there to relieve themself. I put on my lights and stopped my vehicle and was preparing to get out when this man turned toward me and I saw two very bright red eyes. This thing appeared to be looking straight at me and then it turned away and walked away. As it did it unfurled a set of wings and it began to flap them. It looked like a large goose when it wants to take off into the air. It took off into the air and was gone into the darkness. I was left there wondering what in the Hell had just happened and what I had just seen. After I got home, I spent the next few days looking for similar sightings and that is where I came across your website. I’m going to be blunt here, I don’t believe in hobgoblins and little green men. I’m sure that there must be a rational explanation for this. I have a reputation for being grounded and level-headed. I have worked too hard to get where I am and to have that all trashed by saying that I saw a red-eyed flying man, yet that is what I saw. I am torn between reporting this and keeping my mouth shut to protect my retirement. If I do report this, I want everything to be done to protect my identity." Investigator's Notes: The witness was contacted via phone. The witness was extremely hesitant to speak with the investigator and expressed a reluctance to proceed any further but was convinced to speak with the investigator after assurances were made about his identity being withheld and not being made public. The witness states that he has worked at O’Hare since 2003 and that he has never seen anything like what he witnessed on December 3, 2019. The witness describes the area as heavily trafficked, this was verified by the investigator during a subsequent field investigation of the area. The area where the sighting occurred is one of the cargo hubs located around the perimeter of O’Hare and is active 24 hours a day. During the field investigation, multiple semi-trucks were seen leaving and arriving at the various warehouses in the hub. The witness says he saw what looked like a man standing down by the creek and believed it was a person trying to relieve themselves and was going to stop and tell them to stop. This is when the witness says he saw two bright red eyes appear as in the creature turned its head. He stated that it appeared as if they were looking at him. He then stated that the entity began to walk away from him, opened up what appeared to be a pair of wings and was gone out of sight within a matter of seconds. The witness concluded that when it turned and began to move away from him, it looked similar to how a large goose would move and then take flight. When asked follow-up questions, the witness again became very hesitant to answer any more questions and said he did not want to do or say anything that would put his retirement into jeopardy. When I asked if he reported the sighting to his superiors, the witness became agitated and said he was not looking to commit “career suicide.” No further questions were asked as the witness was in an agitated state and the investigator did not want the witness to become upset any further than he already was. Field Investigation video NOTE: This encounter will be added to the Chicago & Regional Winged Humanoid / Flying Entity Sightings & Encounters Interactive Map. Lon Have you had a sighting of a flying humanoid or huge bat-like creature in the Chicago, Illinois metro area or nearby? The entity has also been referred to as the 'Chicago Phantom', 'Chicago Mothman', 'Chicago Owlman' & 'Chicago Man-Bat.' Please feel free to contact me at lonstrickler@phantomsandmonsters.com - your anonymity is guaranteed. Our investigative group is conducting a serious examination of his phenomenon. We are merely seeking the truth and wish to determine what eyewitnesses have been encountering. Your cooperation is truly appreciated. You can call me directly at 410-241-5974 as well. Thanks...Lon Strickler #ChicagoPhantom #ChicagoMothman Mothman Dynasty: Chicago's Winged Humanoids Lon Strickler & Phantoms & Monsters 'Encounters' and more recent titles - 7 books available Encounters with Flying Humanoids: Mothman, Manbirds, Gargoyles & Other Winged Beasts The Lake Michigan Mothman: High Strangeness in the Midwest THE OWLMAN AND OTHERS The Mothman Prophecies: A True Story The Mothman of Point Pleasant Mothman: Real Life Sightings PLEASE HELP SUPPORT THIS FREE NEWSLETTER

North New Jersey 'Swamp Monster' Posted: 16 Dec 2019 10:16 AM PST “I swear to god this is a real story. I still get the chills re-telling it. This was about 15 years ago (2004) in northern New Jersey. A friend and I were riding our bikes from his house to mine. It was probably 9:30-10 pm in the summer so it was pitch black when we were coming down the road. He only lived four houses down from me so it was only about 1500 ft from his house to mine. In front of my house is a “swamp” as to the legal deed of my parent's house, and across the road on the other side is a “swamp” as well. We were approx 200 ft from my driveway (right before the swamp begins) and this “thing” came out of the swamp about 50-70 ft in front of us. It was tall, say 6’ at least, long lanky legs, long arms that looked like they could almost touch the ground. I don’t know if it had hair or fur, I wasn’t close enough to it, and the road was basically pitch black except for the light from neighboring houses. It walked on its back legs, and kind of lumbered out of the swamp like it kinda used it front legs sometimes to help run, but definitely a rear, two legged something. Anyway, this thing comes out of the swamp and goes to the middle of the street, turns to us and makes this weird bloodcurdling scream / growl / hissing...a sound I wish I had on tape because I cannot duplicate it. After it makes this noise it runs across the street into the other swamp / woods. Well my friend and I almost sh*t our pants where we stood, U-turned our bikes and high-tailed it the hell out of there. We took a few minutes to re-coup our thoughts and analyze WTF just happened. After a few minutes we agreed that we both saw the same exact thing but had no idea what just happened. After re-gaining our courage we bolted back down the road to my house. Since that day I have never seen or heard that thing again. (And for the record we were both 100% sober, too young to being doing drugs or alcohol) We have deer, coyotes, black bear but I’ve seen them all and this was nothing of that sort. The swampy area is probably only a foot or so deep. I told my parents but they just said, “oh, that’s weird” and kinda brushed it off. We didn’t go look for prints. We were young and scared sh*tless. Definitely would have gone back if it happened to me now. It was walking on 2 (legs), but it’s front appendages were very long like it “could” use them to run if it needed to. I wasn’t close enough to get a good look at the head and honesty I was so scared I was kinda frozen in place until it ran off and I came to my senses and we booked it the hell outta there.” DC ********** Vanished in the Mist “One time I actually went outside my home around 10:30 pm I remember it was kinda foggy but I wanted to sit out for a bit the outside porch. I remember seeing something move so fast and for a small second I saw a young kid, pale almost blue skin, dark hair, just smile at me as he turned to face me and when I looked as he left the section of my home running or flying... I don't know... I just saw mist left behind and as soon as I looked to see if my eyes played tricks on me, the mist was lifted and he was gone. I was 12/13 it was the most bizarre situation ever and I live in Los Angeles 10 minutes away from Staples Center. Also there were rumors about missing body's in Los Angeles, when I was 8 the found a dead body without any trauma and fully extracted from his blood cells. Punctured wounds on his neck.” SS ********** Arcane Radio is LIVE on the Paranormal King Radio Network or the direct link at Mixlr - Paranormal King Facebook event announcement: Tobias & Emily Wayland - 'The Lake Michigan Mothman' - Arcane Radio Join me as I welcome paranormal investigators Tobias & Emily Wayland from 'The Singular Fortean Society' to Arcane Radio. Their motto is “expanding the imaginable by investigating the impossible.” Tobias Wayland is a passionate fortean and outspoken paranormal agnostic who graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He’s spent the last nine years actively investigating the unusual; for the first five years as a MUFON field investigator, and the last five independently. Emily is an ardent craftsperson and devoted monster enthusiast who graduated from the Universities of Wisconsin-Green Bay and Madison. An accomplished artist, designer, and photographer. 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