The Flatwoods Monster

In September 1952, a UFO was reported to have crashed in the forest, by some people living in Flatwoods, a small town in Braxton County, Virginia.

A 17 year old National Guardsman, Eugene "Gene" Lemon was sent to investigate this phenomenon by authorities.

According to some eyewitnesses, the so called "UFO" crashed in the woods, so Gene and his dog went to investigate the woods. It was 8:00 at night and very dark, so Gene brought his flashlight with him.

Gene's dog ran ahead of him out of sight and began barking, then the dog returned to Gene with it's tail in between its legs, it was frightened by something.

They then reached the top of a hill, where they noticed a large pulsating ball of flame, Gene and his dog also detected a pungent mist or odor in the air that made their eyes and noses burn. Gene caught a glimpse of a strange creature underneath the oak tree, in the light of his flashlight. The creature was reptilian like and had a spade shaped head, stubby arms, claw like fingers, and was reportedly ten feet tall. The creature was reported to have made a shrill hissing noise and glided towards their direction, it then changed direction and headed towards the pulsating ball of flame. After this, Gene and his dog fled in panic, scared out of their wits.

After this encounter, the police investigated the area in the forest where the creature and the ball of flame were reported to be, but they found no evidence of the encounter and did not even smell the burning odor that Gene and his dog had smelled.

Gene became very sick and suffered from vomiting and convulsions through the night, and he also had difficulties with his throat for several weeks afterward, Gene's dog also became very sick and it died.

This "Flatwoods Monster" what was it? Was it really an alien from another planet, come to Earth? A demon from another dimension that somehow crossed over into our world? Or was it just a hoax?

60 years have passed since the incident, but the case of the Flatwoods Monster is still unexplained...........