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  Philip J. Del Vecchio's rebuttal, Paterson Evening News, 28 September 1962 Scan

  Paterson Evening News ·from The Oradell Reservoir Disc and the North Jersey Police Sightings (1962)

  UFO Sightings in Hawthorne Confirmed By Area Residents; Drop Bergen Theory By PHILIP J. DEL VECCHIO News Science Writer Reports confirming the sightings by Hawthorne police and residents of that borough of an Unidentified Flying Object are being investigated, indicating that perhaps the mysterious U…

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  Silver Bridge collapse memorial signage, 2010. Scan

  Richie Diesterheft ·from The Mothman of Point Pleasant (1966)

  SILVER BRIDGE COLLAPSE Constructed in 1928, connected Point Pleasant and Kanauga, OH. Name credited to aluminum colored paint used. First eye-bar suspension bridge of its type in US. Rush hour collapse on 15 December 1967, resulted in 31 vehicles falling into river, killing 46 and injuring 9. Failed…

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  First-edition jacket of John A. Keel's The Mothman Prophecies (1975). Scan

  Jacket by Peter Parnell ·from The Mothman of Point Pleasant (1966)
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  The 2011 Mothman Festival in Point Pleasant. Scan

  Sonja (Flickr) ·from The Mothman of Point Pleasant (1966)
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  The Mothman Museum in Point Pleasant, 2010. Scan

  Richie Diesterheft ·from The Mothman of Point Pleasant (1966)
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  The Mothman statue by Bob Roach, 23 May 2009. Scan

  Jason W. (Flickr) ·from The Mothman of Point Pleasant (1966)
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  The Mothman statue in Point Pleasant, 2020. Scan

  Csassen13 ·from The Mothman of Point Pleasant (1966)
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  Silver Bridge traffic data sheet held by West Virginia Archives & History. Scan

  West Virginia Archives & History ·from The Mothman of Point Pleasant (1966)
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  The collapsed Silver Bridge seen from the Ohio side, December 1967. Scan

  Federal Highway Administration ·from The Mothman of Point Pleasant (1966)
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  The Silver Bridge in its opening year, 1928. Scan

  US Department of Transportation ·from The Mothman of Point Pleasant (1966)
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  Plaque at the Mothman statue. Scan

  from The Mothman of Point Pleasant (1966)
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  Witness Roger Scarberry's sketch of the creature, dated 18 November 1966, three days after the first publicised sighting. Scan

  Roger Scarberry (via newspapers.com clipping) ·from The Mothman of Point Pleasant (1966)
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  The Mothman statue in Point Pleasant (file photo) Scan

  The Athens Messenger ·from The Point Pleasant Mothman sightings (1966)
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  Roger Scarberry's sketch of the creature, drawn three days after the encounter (18 November 1966) Scan

  Roger Scarberry ·from The Point Pleasant Mothman sightings (1966)
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  Point Pleasant Register, 16 November 1966: "Couples See Man-Sized Bird…Creature…Something" Scan

  Point Pleasant Register, via Legends of America ·from The Point Pleasant Mothman sightings (1966)
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  Bob Roach's Mothman statue in Point Pleasant, 2020 Scan

  Csassen13 ·from The Point Pleasant Mothman sightings (1966)
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  A TNT storage igloo in the McClintic Wildlife Management Area Scan

  National Public Radio, via Legends of America ·from The Point Pleasant Mothman sightings (1966)
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  Point Pleasant Register, 25 November 1966: "Oh, That Bird It Was Seen Again" Scan

  West Virginia Archives and History ·from The Point Pleasant Mothman sightings (1966)

  Oh, That 'Bird!' It Was Seen Again Mason County"s famous "Bird" is apparently still with us and has made its appearance in the daytime for the first time.. Tom Ury, a Clarksburg resident, told the Sheriff's office he had an experience with the "bird" this morning at 7:15 a.m. as he traveled north on…

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  Huntington Herald-Dispatch, 22 November 1966: "Mason Bird-Monster Presumed Gone Now" Scan

  West Virginia Archives and History ·from The Point Pleasant Mothman sightings (1966)

  Mason Bird-Monster Presumed Gone Now By RALPH TURNER POINT PLEASANT — Authorities here have concluded that the so-called Mason County monster was a large bird of some kind The Herald and either has been or soon will be frightened out of the McClintic Wildlife Station area by hunters. if it did exist…

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  A later trading card showing reporter Mary Hyre Scan

  The Athens Messenger ·from The Point Pleasant Mothman sightings (1966)
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  Huntington Herald-Dispatch, 19 November 1966: "That Mothman: Would You Believe a Sandhill Crane?" Scan

  West Virginia Archives and History ·from The Point Pleasant Mothman sightings (1966)

  That Mothman: Would You Believe A Sandhill Crane? By RALPH TURNER The case of the Mason County monster may have been solved Friday by a West Virginia University professor. Dr. Robert L. Smith associate professor of wildlife biology in WVU's division of forestry, told are powerful fliers they cannot …