Illinois Woman Reports Sighting of Humanoid Creature with “Large, Greyish-Black Wings” While Waiting in Culver’s Drive-Thru

The following report was received by Unsolved Mysteries after the release of their Mothman episode (Vol. 4, Ep. 5; The Mothman Revisited) and later sent to investigators Lon Strickler (Phantoms & Monsters) and Tobias Wayland (The Singular Fortean Society), both of whom were featured in the episode.

According to the report sent to Unsolved Mysteries:

It was March 5th, 2024, and I was going to Culver’s for my free birthday burger with my son and was waiting at the drive-thru pick-up window at about 5:30 p.m. It was turning dark, and I was looking at the sky when I saw this creature-like figure with large, greyish-black wings and grey muscular legs. It looked like it took a frog leap off of a rooftop and sprung through the air super-fast and looked as if it landed four blocks southwest at a community park called Circle Park in Evergreen Park, Illinois. 

I felt compelled to report this sighting after my daughter informed me of the episode on Unsolved Mysteries about the encounters and sightings of Mothman in the Chicagoland area.

Strickler said he was able to make contact with the witness via email, which led to a phone interview.

The witness agreed to the use of her first name, Lisa.

“She stated that on Tuesday, March 5th, 2024, while waiting for an order in the drive-thru at the Culver’s restaurant located at 9515 S Kedzie Ave, Evergreen Park, Illinois, she observed a flying humanoid figure in the sky. Evergreen Park, Illinois is a suburb located southwest of downtown Chicago,” Strickler said. “The humanoid was flying very quickly and seemed to be leap-frogging across the sky, quickly moving from one point to another.”

Strickler went on to say that Lisa described the creature’s wings as “angel-like.” These wings, she said to the investigator, “never unfurled, but remained stationary, extending from the back.”

Furthermore, he related, the winged humanoid “had very long legs, and the overall body was estimated at seven feet in length, though it was large enough that details were observed. The legs were quite muscular and defined. The humanoid was greyish-black colored from head to toe.”