Mystery AtlasMothman Misidentification Theory
The explanation that Mothman sightings resulted from an unfamiliar large bird, most likely a sandhill crane or barred owl, glimpsed at night near the abandoned McClintic Wildlife Management Area munitions site.
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Theories & Explanations
Mothman Misidentification Theory is frequently compared to Flatwoods Owl-and-Meteor Misidentification Theory — Both are leading conventional explanations for a West Virginia cryptid encounter that rest on a nocturnal bird misidentified under fright and poor visibility.
People
Mothman Misidentification Theory was popularised by Robert L. Smith.
Creatures & Figures
Mothman Misidentification Theory attempts to explain Mothman.