John A. Keel Born This Day

John A. Keel, born March 25, 1930
Mr. Keel passed on  July 3, 2009

Re-read: The Eighth Tower

I've read all of John A. Keel's books, but it's been some years since I've read The Eighth Tower. Fantastic, a classic. I haven't finished this re-read, but am almost done; can't put the book done. Lots of note taking! I agree with his overall theory of a super-spectrum, as well as the, at best, indifference of the origin or source, as well as its contradictory nature. But does this explain everything? And is it a bit bleak -- I find it so. And yet, also funny in a dark way and true.  Isn't there some bit of white light in that crack? More on all that musing later. Meanwhile, back to Keel, projects, and ideas.

I'm Cited!

Nice find; Mothman Flutterings is cited, and I'm quoted as to my idea Mothman could be, in part, a human manipulated phenomena on page 58 of What Happens Next? Contemporary Urban Legends and Popular Culture, by Gail de Vos. I had no idea!

I Am The Mothman

Found this on Facebook, and you know I had to steal it and post it here!

Woman Sees Mothman-Like Creature She Calls a Swift Peter | Mysterious Universe

Report of a strange Mothman type entity from Mysterious Universe. It isn't Mothman, per se, (or seems not to be) but it has its own unique characteristics. Others have seen this creature, as is mentioned in the article.  One thing I did find interesting was what the witness said about the reactions of the dogs to, presumably, a large winged being:  "Hearing dogs barking everywhere…" Whenever there's a supernatural/anomalous/UFO event, animals often react with agitation or fear.

Woman Sees Mothman-Like Creature She Calls a Swift Peter | Mysterious Universe: A recent story in Cryptozoology News caught my eye because it referred to a creature I had never heard of before. A woman in Mississippi claimed that in 2013 she saw a large creature with wings that scared her dogs and reminded her of the stories her grandparents told of a Mothman-like creature they called a Swift Peter.
Marie (no last name) says she saw the creature near Arkabutla Lake in Tate County at around 11 pm on a night when a storm knocked out the electricity. Hearing dogs barking everywhere, she investigated and saw a shadow of something that was “large and could fly.” She and her mother found a set of 7-toed footprints the next morning. (Paul Seaburn, Mysterious Universe)

Mothman in Modesto: Your True Tales of Mothman in Modesto - November 2013

One person's memory of a possible Mothman sighting in California:

Mothman in Modesto: Your True Tales of Mothman in Modesto - November 2013: "I lived in Modesto, California for only a short time, and at the time I was only ten years old. At a neighbor's barbecue one night during the autumn of 1997, a group of the party's kids and I were playing in the backyard. Even now, bits and pieces are missing from my memory, but there are parts I recall." (paranormal.about.com)

Thanks to CFZ for link.

Mothy Owl

I stole this off of The Anomalist Facebook page. This, clearly, is the Mothman.

source unknown; taken from The Anomalist Facebook page