Flatwoods Monster
Also known as: Braxton County Monster, Phantom of Flatwoods
A towering, ace-of-spades-headed figure that appeared after a UFO streaked overhead.
September 12, 1952
Flatwoods, West Virginia
10-12 ft tall
Terrifying, possibly defensive
Single confirmed encounter
The Lore
On September 12, 1952, a group in Flatwoods, West Virginia followed a bright light to a hillside and encountered a 10-foot figure with a spade-shaped head, glowing eyes, and a dark pleated skirt-like lower body. A pungent mist made witnesses sick. Often classified as both a cryptid and a UFO encounter.
Body Type
Folklore Origin
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