The Flatwoods Monster

Record summary

The Flatwoods Monster episode concerns reports from Flatwoods, West Virginia, after witnesses saw an unusual light and described a tall figure near a wooded hillside in September 1952. Contemporary local reporting, later interviews, and UFO literature helped stabilize the account as a regional legend. The case is valuable for examining how witness testimony, sensational description, and later reinterpretation interact. Conventional explanations have included a meteor, an owl, and perceptual confusion, while the precise sequence of observations and later artistic reconstructions remains disputed.