Flatwoods Monster vs Mothmanoid
No. Both come from West Virginia but the Flatwoods monster was a hooded, glowing figure and the Mothman a winged, red-eyed one, seen fourteen years apart.
Race 38Flatwoods MonsterThe Braxton County VisitorReportedFolklore
Race 28MothmanoidThe ScoutsFolkloreReportedThe difference
West Virginia's two monsters, fourteen years apart. The Flatwoods figure of 1952 was hooded, skirted and glowing; the Mothman of 1966 was winged, grey and red-eyed. Both cases sit at the edge of the UFO subject and are treated by folklorists as local legends rather than contact claims.
Owls are proposed for both: a barn owl at Flatwoods, a sandhill crane or owl at Point Pleasant.
At a glance
| Field | Flatwoods Monster | Mothmanoid |
|---|---|---|
| Classification | Reported | Folklore |
| Evidence | Reported, Folklore | Folklore, Reported |
| Claimed origin | Unknown | Various |
| Homeworld | Unknown | Unknown |
| Reported height | 10′0″ (reported) | 5′11″ – 7′3″ |
| Appearance | Towering, spade-shaped hood, glowing eyes, dark robe-like body | Insect-like, winged, luminous eyes |
| Lifespan | Unknown | 200 – 400 years (lore) |
| Social structure | Unknown | Described as solitary scouts |
| Technology | Unknown | Unknown |
| Traits | Silent, gliding, associated with a sickening mist | Observant, aerial, elusive |
| Relationship to Earth | A single evening sighting in West Virginia, 1952 | Described as reconnaissance |
How to tell them apart
- Flatwoods Monster is reported as the taller of the two (10′0″ (reported), against 5′11″ – 7′3″ for Mothmanoid).
- Flatwoods Monster is filed under Case creatures; Mothmanoid under Insectoid types.
- Reported height: Flatwoods Monster 10′0″ (reported); Mothmanoid 5′11″ – 7′3″.
- Claimed origin: Flatwoods Monster Unknown; Mothmanoid Various.
- Case files in the Atlas: Flatwoods Monster 1; Mothmanoid 1.
In their own dossiers
Witnesses described a figure at least ten feet tall with a round, red face inside a large dark hood shaped like the ace of spades, glowing greenish-orange eyes, and a dark body that looked like a pleated skirt or robe, with small claw-like hands in some tellings and no visible legs. It hovered or glided rather than walked, and it emitted a hissing sound and a sickening, metallic mist that made several witnesses vomit.
Witnesses at Point Pleasant described a figure six to seven feet tall, grey or brown, with large wings folded against its back and eyes that glowed red and were set, several said, in the chest or shoulders rather than in a distinct head. It flew without flapping and kept pace with cars at speed. XenoAtlas's Mothmanoid is that figure completed as a being: a moth-like head with large glowing eyes, antennae, feathery plumage and wings.
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