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5 min readThe night the Mothman came to Point Pleasant, Francisco was alone in a two-bedroom ranch house with a black box that beeped every two seconds. The device was supposed to emit a frequency the creature couldn't resist, drawing it close enough for a tactical team to capture it alive. The team had left him there with the box, a rifle, and a gun, telling him only to watch for anything that changed. For hours nothing did. Then at one in the morning he looked up and saw two figures outside the window, not one. The smaller stood about six feet tall with wings and glowing red eyes—the Mothman as described. The larger was seven feet tall, with the same wings, beak, and red eyes, plus a long thick tail. They circled the house, looked in at him, and screeched until he pulled the curtains closed. He fell asleep with the sound still going. When he woke at dawn, the creatures were gone, and so was the box.
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What you'll learn
- 1 (00:15) **The Paranormal Assignment Begins** - The narrator describes being assigned to an unclassified FBI unit that investigates paranormal phenomena, and his initial disbelief at seeing names like Mothman and Bigfoot in an official case file.
- 2 (02:29) **Waiting at the Safe House** - The narrator is sent to a nondescript safe house and told to wait for a week without knowing his mission, building a sense of isolation and uncertainty.
- 3 (03:54) **The Team Arrives with the Device** - Two tactical men and Director Miller arrive at the safe house, bringing a mysterious black box that is set up and left behind, signaling the start of the real operation.
- 4 (05:53) **Miller's Briefing: The Mothman Mission** - Director Miller officially briefs the narrator on the mission to capture the Mothman in Point Pleasant, West Virginia, describing the creature's appearance and the plan to use the device.
- 5 (09:49) **Questioning the Plan and the Risks** - The narrator presses Miller for details on how the device works and the true danger of the Mothman, revealing the tension between trust and skepticism.
- 6 (12:58) **Final Instructions and the Return to the Safe House** - Miller gives the narrator his final orders: capture the Mothman alive, use firearms only if attacked, and be ready to make judgment calls in the field.
- 7 (16:14) **Travel to Point Pleasant** - The narrator is picked up from the safe house and driven twelve hours to Point Pleasant, West Virginia, with the tactical team, still lacking clear answers about the operation.
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Show Notes
I Was Sent to Capture the Mothman.
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