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Flatwoods Monster Incident

Event date: 1952 Sep 12
Location: Flatwoods, West Virginia, USA
Country: United States

Record summary

Residents of Flatwoods, West Virginia saw a bright object land on a nearby hillside. A group investigating reported encountering a 10-12 foot tall creature with a red face and bright green body that emitted a pungent mist. Investigators later suggested the 'creature' was likely a barn owl perched in a tree.

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