Two Witnesses See Mothman or Giant Bird on June 20 in Independence, Missouri

Two independent witnesses in Sugar Creek and Independence, Missouri reported seeing a Mothman or giant bird on the same day. 

Sugar Creek, MO
6/20/2019
4:00 pm

Valerie Hoover was outside in her back yard when she heard a small plane flying overhead.  She looked up and saw a small plane flying from the Southeast to the northwest, but she wasn't prepared to see a bird nearly the same size as the plane.  An extremely large black bird was flying above the plane in a circular pattern. She watched it for five minutes as it flew downward, then up again, then it flew off to the Northeast and out of sight. 

She was shocked to see that the bird’s wings were as wide as the plane's. Valerie speculates that it could have been a moth man due to the size. The creature was too far away for her to  see any features, but it did not look like a turkey buzzard, eagle, hawk or any other large bird that she has seen before. “It certainly was much larger than any bird I’ve ever seen, and perhaps it wasn't a bird at all - it may have been a mothman,” said Valerie.

1976 Cessna 172N Skyhawk
Photo: FlugKerl2 [CC BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)]

Although Valerie could not identify the type of plane she saw she did recognize that it was a small engine plane. The most popular small engine four -passenger craft is the Cessna 172N Skyhawk with a 36' wingspan and 27' body length. If the bird was the same size, that is one very large creature. 

Second sighting: 

Independence, Missouri
6/20/2019

6:30 pm

Later that evening at approximately 6:30 pm, another witness saw a giant bird. Terre T. lives in east Independence, Missouri. She heard the birds outside her home suddenly get very agitated and start squawking and screeching, so she ran outside to see what was going on. Her first thought was that there may have been a hawk chasing a small animal, but what she saw stopped her dead in her tracks. 

She heard a loud screeching coming from a very large black bird, which had just flown over her house. Terre did not recognize the bird as anything she's seen before. It was all black with fluffy feathers, not smooth and shiny like a crow's feathers. She estimates the size of the wingspan to be at least five to six feet, but can't be certain. The crows and other birds in the trees continued to squawk for several minutes after the giant bird was out of sight, so something agitated them. The creature was heading north and flew out of sight. Note: the Missouri River is north of this location) Terre also speculates that the creature is a Mothman or an unknown type of bird. 

California Condor flying over the Grand Canyon
Photo: By Silent Paws - Self-photographed, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=2310679

According to Wikipedia, the California Condor is the largest bird in the United States. It has a wingspan of 9.5 feet. However, Condors do not live in the Midwest region, so that eliminates the Condor unless there is a rogue bird here. Even so, the wingspan is still not large enough to explain Valerie's sighting or some of the past sighting reports (see my earlier posts).  

These two sightings combined with the six reports already on file, make a total of eight giant bird or Mothman sightings in the same general area in Independence, Missouri in the past few years. (UPDATE:  As of 12/12/19 there have been 24 reports received by QPI). 

So what is this creature?  Photos received so far are not clear enough to see what it is. 

It is interesting to note that there was a mass UFO sighting in Kansas City on this same day. Is this a coincidence? 

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Margie Kay is a paranormal investigator living in Kansas City, Missouri. She is the director of Quest Paranormal Investigations. Contact Margie at margiekay06@yahoo.com. 

1984 Bat-Like Creature Sighted at Monkey Mountain

After I posted the article below about gigantic bird-like creature sightings in East Jackson County, Missouri I received emails from other witnesses. 

Two people who were visiting Monkey Mountain Nature Preserve east of Oak Grove, Missouri saw an unusual creature while hiking there in the summer of 1984.  She and her husband both saw a 7-foot plus tall humanoid/bat-like creature with very large wings standing next to a tree. The creature fluttered its bat-like wings as they approached on a trail, and both people stopped dead in their tracks. It was near dusk, but the witnesses could see the creature clearly. 

Monkey Mountain Nature Preserve

 "It had a bat-like face and a man-like body. The wings were not spread out, but you could tell they were huge. The first thing I thought was that it could have been the Mothman," said the witness. "It had glowing red eyes, and that was the scariest part of the sighting." 

The woman and her husband slowly backed up, then turned and walked back down the trail, not looking back. 

It should be noted that a lot of strange events have occurred at Monkey Mountain, including multiple sightings of Sasquatch and a chupacabra like animal, strange noises and animal calls that can't be identified, and a general eerie feeling of being watched. Some people who have visited the area won't go back. 

In the 1970's a group of people recorded sounds at Monkey Mountain and later had them analyzed in the 2000's by a voice and audio expert, who determined that the calls were not from a human being or any known animal. 

See my earlier article: Gigantic Winged Creature Sightings in this blog.

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Margie Kay is a paranormal investigator and author. See her website at www.margiekay.com 

Good video of a Bigfoot

Bigfoot Evidence does a good analysis of this video of a Skunk Ape of Florida taken in 2015. Worth a look!

http://squatchable.com/article.asp?id=691

UFO Investigators Encounter Sasquatch

A group of five seasoned UFO and Sasquatch investigators were working together on a case involving multiple UFO sightings near Union, Missouri in October of 2018 when they encountered something they weren't expecting.

The team was on a cove off of a river at approximately 9:00 p.m. when one they all heard the sound of a large tree limb being broken in half. The location of the sound was across the river in the woods. The area is surrounded by trees and deep woods and it is not all accessible by road. One of the investigators said that it may have been a Sasquatch letting know we are in their territory, as she couldn't imagine that a person was in the woods at that time, and there was no sign of a camp or fire, and no clearings in the area for a camp.

About 30 minutes later the entire group heard what can only be described as chattering coming from the same area across the river. Chattering is often associated with bigfoot and may be a means of communication.

Drawing by investigator JW

The group continued their UFO investigation using high-powered binoculars and night-vision binoculars. One team member viewed something walking in the woods through her night-vision binoculars at approximately 10:00 p.m., and she believes it was a Sasquatch. The location was on the same side of the river where the investigators were standing. She described the creature as being furry all over and light in color, although the night vision technology may have distorted the actual color. It was walking upright on two legs and she was able to see all of the creature from the knees up as it walked at a medium pace through the heavily wooded area. Since it was extremely dark outside, it is hard to conceive of a human walking that quickly through the woods, especially without a flashlight.

Taking everything into consideration, the team believes that there may be several Sasquatch in the area, which they plan to investigate further in the near future. The team prefers to remain anonymous at this time.

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Margie Kay is an author, researcher, and publisher. For more information visit www.margiekay.com. 

Elk Hunter Encounters Bigfoot

An Elk hunter encountered a bigfoot (or possibly a man in costume) and got video of the creature.

Link:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=61&v=8Icg_V2GnJs

Bigfoot Museum in North Georgia

For those interested in cryptozoology, The Exhibition Bigfoot Museum is located near the borders of Georgia, North Carolina, and Tennessee on Hwy. 76 south of Blue Ridge, Georgia, located in Cherry Log, GA.

Touted as North Georgia's biggest family attraction the museum is both entertaining and educational, and is suitable for all ages.  Expedition: BIGFOOT! Is a 4000 sq ft complex where you will see the countries largest permanent display of genuine Bigfoot artifacts, life sized exhibits, photos, sketches, large up to date sighting maps, and the World's only Bigfoot Research and Tech Vehicle on display. Enjoy The "Sasquatch Theater", browse the Gift shop, or relax in our Bigfoot Reference Library. 

Hours of Operation & Admission Rates

HOURS:

Sun, Mon, Wed, Thurs, Fri, Sat 10am - 5pm

Last Admittance 30 Minutes before close

Closed on Tuesday

Winter Schedule: Jan 1st - Feb 29th

Hours May Vary - Calling ahead is recommended

ADMISSION FEES:

$6.00 Children (5-12)

Children 4 and under Free

$8.00 Adults (13+) Active Military FREE with ID

Website: http://expeditionbigfoot.mdom.mobi

Gigantic Winged Creatures Sightings

1/31/18: In the past two weeks three witnesses have seen a creature with gigantic wings in Independence, Missouri – and one was my own. This, added to the three giant bird sightings already on file- makes SIX sighting reports in the same area. 

The first sighting was reported by a woman who was headed to her car after work on the evening of Friday, January 12, 2018. She heard sounds like something was flapping and running on the ground towards her from behind. She thought the flapping sound was a plastic tarp that was tied over a crate, but she thought the running sound was someone chasing her. She did not look back - but ran to the car door and jumped into the driver’s seat, then quickly closed and locked the door.

At that point, the woman noticed that there was something black in her rear-view mirror, then the entire car became enveloped in very large feathered black wings from the back around the side windows, and finally covering the front windshield. She was petrified. She could not see anything through the windows except blackness and could not see the body of whatever it was. Then, as quickly as it came, the creature disappeared. She did not see where it went. She was too afraid to get out of the car, so she called her son, who was still inside the building where they both worked.

A check of the security camera at the business showed nothing on camera during the time of the event, other than the woman running to her car and getting inside. Since there was no wind that night, the flapping sound could not have been the plastic tarp. What could have made sounds and be visible to this woman, and not show up on a security camera?

The next evening, I would see my own giant creature. I was outside on my deck sitting in my hot tub at about 11:30 pm when I heard a sound that drew my attention to the trees located on railroad property in the back of my house. These trees are on the opposite side of the tracks and they are about 100 feet away from where I was located. 

I was astonished to see a pair of gigantic wings spread out across the front of the trees as if a huge bird was sitting on a branch with its wings out. I could barely make out an indefinable body shape between the wings. It was dark out with the only light coming from the streetlights 300' feet away. Then movement caught my eye to the right in trees on my property. There were several undefined dark masses in these trees that were moving but silent. I turned back to look at the huge wings but they were gone. I noticed that there was no wind and it was dead calm, as it was the night before. I could not tell if the creature left, or if it may have brought its wings down and was still sitting in the trees, but I decided not to stay to find out. This was just too weird for me, so I went inside the house and locked the door.

A couple of days later I received a call from Jean Walker, a local investigator I often work with. She said that a woman saw a giant bird the size of a small plane flying over her house in Sugar Creek one evening this past week at about 11:00 p.m. This location is near the Missouri River and Independence. The witness often sees UFOs over her house, and at times has seen ET’s. Both Jean and I have seen and heard strange things at this person's house, but never a giant bird. 

In 2013 there was a giant bird sighting in east Independence by a local woman and her two sons. She said that this creature flew, or rather glided, silently over her house and was the size of a small plane. It had a long straight tail with a puff of feathers at the end of the tail. I did some research and could find no such bird listed anywhere. I then called the Missouri Department of Conservation and they knew of no gigantic birds like I described.

In 2015 my daughter, grandson, and I were standing in the front yard of my office in Independence at dusk when we noticed a very large bird flying overhead. It was flying very high (approx. 1,000 ft) and was extremely large. My grandson took a picture of it, then looked up the shape on an app. The closest thing he could find to match the shape was an albatross, which is not found in this area, but that does not explain the size. We don't know if there is any relation to the recent sightings. 

Is it possible that some type of gigantic winged creature is flying the skies over Independence and landing on cars?  If so, where is it hiding out? Perhaps in one of the many caves in the area or trees or bluffs along the Missouri River, which is just a few miles away from most of the sighting locations mentioned, and blocks away from the Sugar Creek sighting event.

It should be noted that a giant bird was reported along the Missouri River near St. Louis about 15 years ago. The witnesses said it looked like a Pterodactyl. We have no way of knowing if it was the same bird, or a species related to the same bird that is being seen in Independence, however, the Missouri River flows from the Independence area to St. Louis. The creature may be something that is navigating along the river. There are numerous caves and bluffs along the river areas where something big could hide. 

Several people have speculated that this creature is the Mothman, and is a portent to a coming disaster.

I submitted an inquiry to the Missouri Department of Conservation and here is what they said:

"The largest bird wingspan in Missouri is a bald eagle at 80” (just shy of 7 feet). A bald eagle would be fairly easily recognizable and would not perch on a car, but soar high above or seen perched at a distance. A turkey vulture would, however, perch on a car and has a wingspan of 67” (about 5.5 feet). Not large enough to cover an entire car, though.

No bird in Missouri has a 20-25 feet wingspan. The largest wingspan of any flying bird is the critically endangered California Condor, only found in tiny pockets in the far west."

I would like to hear from anyone who has seen similar creatures, no matter where you live.

Joshua P. Warren discussed these events on his podcast on February 18, 2018 

http://www.buzzsprout.com/127013/645529-joshua-p-warren-daily-when-mothman-flies-over-your-house

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Margie Kay is the director of Quest Investigation Group. Contact her at www.margiekay.com or margiekay06@yahoo.com. 

Possible Sasquatch Calls Heard Along the MIssouri River

Investigators working on multiple UFO sighting reports in Sugar Creek, and Independence, Missouri have occasionally heard what are possibly calls by Sasquatch in the area.

Jean Walker and Margie Kay have been working on multiple UFO reports in the Sugar Creek and Independence, Missouri area along the Missouri River for approximately five years. Some witnesses have described hearing very loud screeches and screams that come from two or even three creatures at the same time, who seem to be communicating with each other from different directions. Both Margie and Jean have heard the calls as well while on site for investigations, but the witnesses who live on the sites have heard these yells on numerous occasions.

Location of Sasquatch sightings or screams

Three men saw a Sasquatch walk out of the woods and look at a stream in the Sugar Creek Conservation area a few years ago (see my previous article on this subject), so we know that Sasquatch are in the area.

The most recent event occurred in November of 2018 east of Independence, Missouri along 24 Highway in a rural area with farmland and houses. A family was having dinner when they heard what sounded like a girl screaming very loudly. They ran outside to see if they could find the girl, but didn't find anyone. Luckily, the event was captured on audio on their HD security system, and it has been analyzed by investigators, who believe that the scream was most likely a Sasquatch since it could not be identified as any known animal.

Seasoned Sasquatch investigators say that it is typical for Sasquatch to sound like a girl or woman screaming, although louder than what you would expect from a human.

All of the sites in question are near heavily wooded lands and are located close to the Missouri River. There would be ample food and water supply for Sasquatch in the area. Investigators plan to search for signs of Sasquatch structures in the area in the spring of 2019.

Anyone who has encountered a Sasquatch or heard unusual loud screams is encouraged to contact Margie Kay at margiekay06@yahoo.com. 
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Margie Kay is the author of The Kansas City UFO Flaps, Gateway to the Dead, Haunted Independence, and other books and publications. She is a paranormal investigator residing in Kansas City, Missouri. 

Bigfoot Caught on Live Eagle Cam!

A video posted to YouTube on September 15, 2016 has gone viral with over 1.6 million views. The video was captured on a Carbon Media Group Eagle Cam who partnered with the Department of Natural Resources in a remote part of the state of Michigan. The video was captured in the spring of this year but only recently reviewed and posted. 

In the video a large hairy figure walking on two legs appears in frame, looks around, then jumps over a couple of logs and walks out of frame. The distance of the leaps appears to be longer than what a human would be capable of but this can only be determined if the location is made available to researchers. 

See the original posting here: https://youtu.be/r34Sqv-iblc

Bigfoot Print Found in Rural Area in Missouri

12" foot print found on the property

A homeowner living in a rural area near Piedmont, Missouri found an unexplained footprint on her property on May 13, 2016. It appears to be a print made by a bare left foot and measures approximately 12" long. A second, partial right print was found four feet away. No other prints were located. 

The witness said that she has found multiple broken tree limbs, all at approximately 10' from the ground, with the limbs left bent over, and a driving path area which has now been completely blocked by branches and two large downed trees. She will need to hire someone to move these items before she can use her 4-wheeler on the path. 

Second foot print on ATV path

Four years ago this same witness submitted a short movie obtained by a motion-activated hunter camera. In this movie which we put up on You Tube, a figure is seen moving in the background that is either a person in a furry suit or possibly a bigfoot. Since then, no signs of a bigfoot presence have been found until now. 

Bigfoot are known to break tree limbs and block roads with heavy limbs and dead trees. This may be a territorial sign or a "keep out" warning. 

What surprised the homeowner was the fact that one of the broken tree limbs is right next to her house. "This means that whatever did this was very close to me and that is unsettling to say the least," she said. 

This site has been the focus of an ongoing investigation into paranormal activity witnessed by several people. This activity includes strange bright white lights and orbs, UFO sightings, strange visits by people, men walking in the woods at night and early morning hours dressed in black military clothing, and other odd occurrences. 

The witness lives in a remote wooded area outside the small town of Piedmont, Missouri, located in the Southeast area of the state.

Investigators speculate that this location may be some type of portal or vortex, allowing inter-dimensional beings to travel back and forth. 

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Margie Kay is a paranormal investigator and the host of Un-X News Radio. www.unxnews.com. 

New Bigfoot Article in the Salem News

Photo: The Salem News

On June 14, 2016 the Salem News (Salem, Missouri) published an article titled Bigfoot in Bunker? The Search is On by staff reporter Andrew Sheeley. The reporter interviewed eyewitness David Prater and bigfoot investigator Dr. Emmett Reary of Salem. 

Photo: Dr. Emmett Reary

A quote from the article:

“The Missouri Ozarks is a mysterious place, a lot of odd stuff happens here. It just might be that the world we see is not the world as it really is,” Reary says. “The truth is out there, and we just 

have to keep searching for it and following the evidence.”Here is a link to the article: 

http://www.thesalemnewsonline.com/news/article_555772b2-3237-11e6-a905-9fa631d10fb6.html

Possible Bigfoot Sounds Near Missouri River

A man heard something large walking through the woods at his home near Richmond,Missouri not far from the Missouri River in May of 2016. 

The following is an email from a friend of mine:

I was going to share tonight an Experience a close friend of mine had 2 nights ago near the woods just north of the Missouri River, between Orrick and Richmond.  He was working late at night in a shed, left the shed and heard something large take 3 to 4 loud steps.  Says he didn't see it, but was very loud and in 3 to 4 steps covered approx 25 yards and into the woods.  Heard another 3 steps into the woods and then nothing. 

Thunderbird Sighting in Booneville, MO

A man named Mike called in to Coast to Coast AM last night, April 1, 2016 to report that while he and his son were on a fishing trip they heard something like running horses and feld strong vibrations through their feet. The man did not see anything, however, his son said thought he saw a gigantic bird with a 25-foot wingspan. Mike said "I now know why they call them a thunderbird because of the noise and the feeling they cause in the ground."  To listen to the show visit this link to the Coast to Coast AM website:

http://www.coasttocoastam.com/article/return-of-the-3-headed-person/

This report can go along with several others in the states of Missouri, Texas, and California that are similar in nature.