November 19, 1966 in the TNT area of Point Plesant, West Virginia, couples Roger and Linda Scarberry, and Steve and Mary Mallette reportedly spotted a large bird-like humanoid that followed them out of the TNT area. Although the creature they spotted was merely a misidentified owl, in the context of the Feniverse it was so much more!

Mothman is a large sapient creature from another planet. They are moth and owl-like in their appearance. A small group of them got stranded on earth and slowly lost their minds as the hopelessness of their situation worsened and the unfamiliar conditions of Earth effected their health. The various sighting of Mothman throughout Point Plesant were different members of this group, hence the differences in colouration. The one seen on the night of November 19, 1966 was an albino individual