Owlman of Cornwall
The Mawnan Church
The Owlman of Cornwall was first sighted in 1976 by two girls on a family vacation. The apparition appeared near the tower of the Mawnan Church and is often called the Owlman of Mawnan. The Owlman is purported to be a creature approximately five feet tall covered in grayish silver feathers with a wingspan of about ten feet. Said to have red glowing eyes and large talon feet, the Owlman is very close in description to the Mothman of West Virginia.
Recent Owlman Sightings
The Owlman has had several sightings over the last thirty three years, but only a handful of witnesses will go on the record to describe their encounter. The strangest thing of all seems to be Owlman’s preference to appear to young girls. Only one of the recent documented apparitions has been that of a young man and he was with his girlfriend when the Owlman was seen. The very first sighting that was recorded was actually in 1926 when two small boys claimed to have been chased by a large man-owl and hid behind an iron gate to protect themselves from its claws. This sighting was reported in the local paper at the time but no other sightings have been recorded again until 1976. The most recent recorded sighting was in 1995.
Another peculiarity that is associated with Owlman sightings is UFO activity in the area when he appears. Each time that there has been a purported sighting of the Owlman there has been extensive UFO sightings in and around Cornwall. The Mothman of West Virginia is also associated with extensive UFO sightings. Many believe that this is not coincidence and that the Owlman is either a warning sign of aliens or is in fact of alien origin.
A curious point to consider is that the Owlman might actually be a kickback from ancient times and pagan beliefs. This area of Cromwell was rich in Pagan history and lore and one tends to consider that the name Mawnaan (only a single letter off of the current spelling) is that of a Pagan god who was represented as an Owl Man. A study of folklore about Mawnan Woods, where the church is located, may provide some revelation about Owlman.
Cryptid – The Owlman
In cryptozoology the Owlman is considered to be a Cryptid. A Cryptid is a creature that has had several sightings but the probability of existence lacks much scientific support. This does not invalidate the sightings at all, on the contrary, it makes them even more intriguing.
Bird-Men Creatures and Cryptids
There have been similar sightings of bird-men creatures throughout the world. Mothman and the Death Raptor are two famous entities that are much the same as the Owlman. Unlike his two counterparts though, Owlman stays in the vicinity of the church and Mawnan woods. Mothman and Death Raptor have been seen in many places not just in a certain area. Why Owlman is different in this aspect it is not currently known.