Flatwoods, West Virginia close encounter

When: 12 Sep 1952
Where: Flatwoods, WV
Sources: 2 public sources

Flatwoods, West Virginia, scene of the September 1952 encounter Don Woods, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Boys playing football in Flatwoods saw a fiery object come down on a hill. A group including local beautician Kathleen May went to look and reported a pungent odor and a tall figure with a spade-shaped head before fleeing. Investigators later found little beyond trampled grass.

Sources

PressThe W.Va. Monster That Crept Into International Pop Culture (opens in a new tab)West Virginia Public Broadcasting / 2019-10-25
OtherFlatwoods Monster (opens in a new tab)e-WV: The West Virginia Encyclopedia (West Virginia Humanities Council) / 2024-02-08

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