Who or what is the mothman?

It is a supernatural creature believed to be seen in and around the state of Virginia.

People describe the Mothman as a winged man-sized creature with large reflective red eyes and large moth-like wings while others say it has no head, with its eyes set into its chest.
This is how it is supposed to look like.
The mothman has been the subject of widespread popularity and discussion. While some have claimed that the creature chased them down, others say that the creature simply stood there without doing any harm to them.

People ranging from police officers, laymen and influential figures have claimed to have seen this mythical creature. Many books have been written on the subject and some films have been made, most importantly the "Mothman prophecies" which starred Richard Gere.

So what and who is the moth man? A supernatutal creature, the devil, an alien or a govt experiment gone wrong or just a hoax. The conspiracy theorists have many explanations but the real truth is out there.

For more reading...
http://www.prairieghosts.com/moth.html
http://www.mothmanlives.com/
http://www.qsl.net/w5www/mothman.html

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