Witness recounts 'winged creature' encounter

[UM-Bot 10,282]

Three people had been driving in northeastern Illinois when they saw a flying creature with 'human proportions'.

https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/343132/witness-recounts-winged-creature-encounter

[jethrofloyd 3,385]

Mothman is back!

[Timothy 6,179]

3 hours ago, jethrofloyd said:

Mothman is back!

12 1/2 years ago...

[Seti42 1,423]

for something 'human sized' to get off the ground, it'd need a 14 foot+ wingspan, be incredibly strong in the upper body, and yet very light weight for its size/mass...

[Mr.United_Nations 2,915]

Fruit bat?

[rashore 16,927]

1 hour ago, Mr.United_Nations said:

Fruit bat?

Too far north and too big to be a fruit bat. 

[the13bats 12,554]

On 1/18/2021 at 8:28 PM, Seti42 said:

for something 'human sized' to get off the ground, it'd need a 14 foot+ wingspan, be incredibly strong in the upper body, and yet very light weight for its size/mass...

This is it right there, and the larger it gets the more strength is needed to get it a loft,

Many times people will make a claim the creature is man sized yet the wings would not be large enough to give it flight, i also have seen in claims that even with the wings it takes off like superman hence wings wouldnt be needed and just a hindrance.

This case is a nit more mundain after reading the story for little details and knowing size is almost always aggravated i would say almost certainly they saw a large owl or bird that might not normally be out at night.

[Timothy 6,179]

On 1/19/2021 at 12:28 PM, Seti42 said:

for something 'human sized' to get off the ground, it'd need a 14 foot+ wingspan, be incredibly strong in the upper body, and yet very light weight for its size/mass...

But it obviously simply exploits quantum mechanics and is inter dimensional.

Can’t argue with that, explains it well and proper. 

[DieChecker 26,623]

Some kind of owl. They often fly just above the headlights and look HUGE. Also in the dark, everything looks grey and black, so could have been brown, like a horned owl.

https://wildlifeinformer.com/owls-in-wisconsin/

Says the great gray owls can get almost 3 feet long.

[the13bats 12,554]

The mind just isnt a good gauge of size especially in the dark and in a surprise situation, several times ive rescued screech owls, under 10 inches tall but when they get snow blinded by headlights and hit the car they look hugh, i get out pick them up and hold them still and in 5 to 15 mins they recover and to say thanks open a can of owl whip ass on you.

[jmccr8 21,384]

2 hours ago, DieChecker said:

Some kind of owl. They often fly just above the headlights and look HUGE. Also in the dark, everything looks grey and black, so could have been brown, like a horned owl.

https://wildlifeinformer.com/owls-in-wisconsin/

Says the great gray owls can get almost 3 feet long.

Hi Die Checker

 Many years ago at my aunt and uncle's chalet just outside of Banff and there was an owl around dusk or early dawn that had a six foot wing span and would fly right through the yard on the way home in the nearby mountain.

jmccr8

[DieChecker 26,623]

30 minutes ago, jmccr8 said:

Hi Die Checker

 Many years ago at my aunt and uncle's chalet just outside of Banff and there was an owl around dusk or early dawn that had a six foot wing span and would fly right through the yard on the way home in the nearby mountain.

jmccr8

I saw a big owl fly right in front of my car about a week ago. They're so quick that all you get is a glimpse and they're off into the dark.

[jmccr8 21,384]

3 minutes ago, DieChecker said:

I saw a big owl fly right in front of my car about a week ago. They're so quick that all you get is a glimpse and they're off into the dark.

Hi Diechecker

Surprised the hell out of me one time damn near hit a pelican in town in the landlocked prairies in the middle of the country that thing was huge.

jmccr8

[MissJatti 5,468]

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