A follow-up with the witness helped clarify some of the details of the sighting.

"I asked the witness to provide further detail, if possible," wrote Strickler in his blog. "He did state that the image he provided was wrong, in reference to the chimney. The being was perched on the other side of the chimney, but the wing was so large that it extended back in front of the chimney and totally obscured the witness' view of the front of the structure."

"If this is a similar being, as seen in the Chicago area, then it may be originating at another location or flying across Lake Michigan," speculated the investigator.

Lansing, Michigan, is approximately 95 miles away from Lake Michigan, which makes this sighting the furthest away from the great lake of any of the possibly related sightings so far.

This is the latest in a string of flying humanoid sightings reported around Lake Michigan. Most of the sightings have taken place near Chicago's lakefront within a few miles of Lake Michigan, although there are some reports coming from the suburbs surrounding Chicago--and still others have come from further afield in Illinois, Indiana, and Michigan. The sightings generally take place in the evening or at night, often in or near a park and around water, and witnesses consistently describe a large, bat or bird-like creature with humanoid features; although in one case the creature was reportedly "insect-like."

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You can view a timeline of the sightings so far here, and an interactive map here.