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Thursday, May 29, 2025

Eyewitness Reports PTEROSAUR Sighting in Gary, Indiana

This sighting occurred in the late spring / early summer of 2016. PC had just taken her children to school and saw the creature on her way home.

I received the following report on Wednesday, January 23, 2919. I followed up with a telephone call:

"Sir, I had the experience of seeing this big grayish prehistoric bird. It was 7:40 in the morning on a clear sunny day. I was driving down Broadway in Gary, right across from the gas station just before you get on the exit for I-65 South. I was shocked, wondering why no one else noticed this creature. It didn't have a human face. The beak was pointy, and the wings were really long. The wings did not flap. The creature flew low enough for me to look up, and there it was.

At first, I thought I was crazy, so I waited a couple of days before telling my husband. I don't drink or do drugs, so I know what I saw.

After a couple of weeks, I saw it again in the same area, but not at the same spot. This one was the same but smaller. It didn't look like a bat or an owl. So I Googled prehistoric birds, and I found the best picture to describe what I saw. After that, I looked up at the sky often but didn't see it again. I also thought about reporting it, but people would, of course, think I was crazy. It occurred to me that woody, dense areas are where they hide." PC

NOTE: I called PC immediately after receiving her email. She gave me the exact location of the sighting, an area near a gas station that once had a fairly thick grove of trees in the vicinity. The trees have since been cleared. This is in the area of W 37th Ave eastbound between Broadway and I-65.

This sighting occurred in the late spring / early summer of 2016. PC had just taken her children to school and saw the creature on her way home. She stated that the creature was quite large, the body was approximately the length of a van and the wings had a width at least double the length. PC is positive that this was a Pterosaur-like being, after looking for an example online.

A few days later, her friend also observed this creature. Her husband witnessed a similar creature several weeks later. I'm sure that other residents in the area were aware of the presence of these creatures at the time, but were fearful of reporting their sightings.

PC's husband's friend told him about the recent Gary, Indiana sightings, and she decided to contact me. I'm not discounting that this may have been a remote-controlled device, though the size and the general socio-economic area are puzzling if that is the case. My team is following up on this incident, along with all previous and subsequent encounters. Lon

Have you had a sighting of a flying humanoid or huge bat-like creature? Please feel free to contact me at lonstrickler@phantomsandmonsters.com - your anonymity is guaranteed. Our investigative group is conducting a serious examination of his phenomenon. We are merely seeking the truth and wish to determine what eyewitnesses have been encountering. Your cooperation is truly appreciated. You can call me directly at 410-241-5974 as well. Thanks. Lon Strickler #ChicagoMothman #ChicagoPhantom

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