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The legend of Mothman Mystery Cache

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Moorephun: The old pig barn where the chirp was hidden has finally bitten the dust. Too sad. Now if I can only find the chirp in that mess I can possible reuse it for another cache! Thanks for all the people who found it.

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Hidden : 2/10/2013
Difficulty:
5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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With sightings ranging from 1966 to today, Mothman is described as a 7-foot tall gray or brown creature with glowing red eyes and large wings that allow him to fly at incredible rates of speed.   Witnesses claim that Mothman makes a loud shrieking sound, which some describe as sounding like a generator starting up or a woman screaming.  Since those two noises aren’t very similar, the sound of Mothman is just as mysterious as his existence.  So whatever Mothman may look or sound like, it’s probably safe to say you’ll know him when you see him.

The first sighting of Mothman occurred on November 15th 1966 in Locust Grove Virginia when two married couples drove past an old farm and spotted the creature.  The couples became frightened and sped away in their vehicle at speeds over 100 miles per hour; all while Mothman flew over top of them at the same speed.  That same evening about 90 miles away, building contractor Newell Partridge spotted Mothman on his property.  Before he could grab his gun and exclaim, “Get off my lawn you dirty moth,” Mothman was gone and so was Partridge’s dog.  The same two couples that spotted Mothman at the old farm later reported seeing a dead dog during their drive, which very well could have been Partridge’s dog.  To this day, Partridge blames Mothman for the disappearance of his dog and problems with his TV’s cable reception.  Not exactly serious problems, but both are frustrating nonetheless.     L3P1D
Despite many more sightings, there is still much debate as to what Mothman is.  As most UFO hunters would say, “It was aliens!”  Author and UFOlogist John Leek believed that Locust Grove was a “window area” to the paranormal, with sightings of Mothman, UFOs, men in black, and premonitions among residents of a bridge collapse that occurred in December 1967.  Many others believe Mothman to be some type of alien, but as it happens with any UFO sighting or mythical creature, skeptics argue that it was a weather balloon.  Skeptical investigator Rod Wayne argues that the sightings were due to people misidentifying owls and a group of construction workers who tied red flashlights to weather balloons.  Perhaps Wayne has a point, or perhaps he’s too crippled with fear to consider the existence of the hellish spectacle that is the Mothman.
 
This particular Locust Grove Mothman has been stealing my caches so I must fight back. Decipher the clues and locate the container.  

Clue one:   Fvm zmy cat qha zdm azy nfv mcn qoj qn'f sqy nfq Kqf vka ncvq kmG amc az  

Clue two:   jvsq xlit swxi hgss vhws yfxv egxt smrx divs wmbx asjv sqxl ipex mxyh ierh ehhs ri ts mrxr mris rixl viix sxli psrk mxyh itpe cjem v

Clue three:  Vb sd in qu il wr ty gn cl kc tu ho hu li tm zz cp pb dq cl ec ff wb kc ox pt bq tg za dq np si lb sx in pb uq sm po dt qs hn gt le mm ho cz

 
 

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

1. Ng gur raq bs rnpu abgr vf n pyhr sbe bar bs gur bgure pyhrf: Gunaxf Wbrl-Wb 2. Gur svany vf na nzzb pna. 3. Uv Cnexre, qb lbh xabj Byvire E. Fzbbgf?

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)