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John A. Keel | 'Mothman' author, 79

John A. Keel, 79, author of The Mothman Prophecies , died Friday of congestive heart failure at a Manhattan hospital, his friend Larry "Ratso" Sloman said Tuesday.

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John A. Keel, 79, author of

The Mothman Prophecies

, died Friday of congestive heart failure at a Manhattan hospital, his friend Larry "Ratso" Sloman said Tuesday.

The Mothman Prophecies was loosely adapted into a movie in 2002 about paranormal phenomena starring Richard Gere and Alan Bates.

Mr. Keel was born Alva John Kiehle. He was best known for his writings about unidentified flying objects and the paranormal. In his 1970 book UFOs: Operation Trojan Horse, he linked UFO reports to mysterious phenomena over the centuries.

The Mothman Prophecies was Mr. Keel's account of his 1966-67 investigation into sightings in West Virginia of a strange winged creature called the Mothman. - AP

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