User Submitted Cryptid Sighting: Man-Bat
Name: Name kept private at request of the witness.
Age: 52
Number of witnesses: 1
Location of Sighting: Flint, Michigan
Date of sighting: 7/20/2019
What you believe the creature was: Man-Bat
Message: “I was looking out my window about 4am one night and saw a man-like bat, large with black leather-like skin and bat wings, very muscular, gliding over the power lines. I felt very threatened by it's presence and I stayed quiet and watched it glide by. I then shut and locked my window for the night. I have heard it flying around at night, landing on roofs, and watching me and my husband out in our backyard at night. Even my dogs were afraid and wanted to go inside and they never do that, so we all went in because it felt not safe. They are real and scary, and I'm afraid to be outside at night alone now. I'm so glad I got to share my story. Be safe people.”
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