Flatwoods Monster

The Account

Seven witnesses in Flatwoods, West Virginia saw a three-metre figure with a spade-shaped head, glowing eyes, and a hissing gas that sickened them for days. The Air Force blamed a meteor and an owl. The witnesses never agreed.

From the Public Record

The Flatwoods monster, in West Virginia folklore, is a creature reported to have been sighted in the town of Flatwoods in Braxton County, West Virginia, United States, on September 12, 1952, after a bright light crossed the night sky. Investigators now suggest the light was a meteor and the creature was a barn owl perched in a tree, with shadows making it appear to be a large humanoid.

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