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The ‘Flatwoods Monster’ (1952): How a One-Night Sighting Became an Alien Icon

DATE1952
LOCAL TIME—
LOCATIONLocation unrecorded
COORDINATES38.80°N, 80.72°W

Explore the Flatwoods Monster 1952 sighting, witness accounts, UFO-era headlines, competing explanations, and the legend’s lasting cultural impact.

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