Before Chernobyl became famous for the horrific meltdown of the local nuclear power plant, the mystery of the Black Bird haunted its citizens. Starting in April of 1986, people living around the plant began reporting seeing a terrifying creature described as a large, dark, headless man with gigantic wings and piercing red eyes (no clue how he had eyes with no head, but’s Russia…). Those who experienced the sightings were also victim to terrible nightmares and threatening phone calls.