“Investigating The Flatwoods Monster UFO Event: Fact, Fear, or Fiction?” #WeirdDarkness

Weird Darkness: Stories of the Paranormal, True Crime, Legends, Lore, Mysterious, Macabre, Unsolved

Darren Marlar

True Crime, History, Society & Culture, Documentary, Science, Religion & Spirituality

4.6 • 4K Ratings

🗓️ 23 January 2025

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Summary

In 1952, a quiet evening in Flatwoods, West Virginia, turned into a chilling legend when a fiery object from the sky led a group of locals to an otherworldly encounter they’ll never forget. But how much truth is there to the story?

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IN THIS EPISODE: The early 1950s was a time of flying saucer mania, with reports coming in from all over on a regular basis – but one particular incident involving a UFO and then a monster sighting in Braxton County, West Virginia is one of the most intriguing and entertaining encounters on record.
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“The Flatwoods Monster Event” by Marcus Lowth for UFO Insight: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/35m63825
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Originally aired: September 21, 2021
TRANSCRIPT: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2p8dj63n

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0:00.0	Hey, weirdos! Our next Weirdo Watch Party is Saturday, February 1st. The adorable and
0:06.1	funny Granny's Haunted Parlor hosts a Nancy Drew mystery for us. It's Nancy Drew
0:12.8	Reporter from 1939. In the film, Nancy is a contest reporter and falls into the mystery of a
0:19.6	murder and a woman she believes is
0:21.5	innocent of the crime. Between film segments, Granny herself will entertain us with jokes,
0:26.8	commentary, skits, and even a cartoon. It's Nancy Drew Reporter, presented by Granny's Haunted
0:32.8	parlor. Join us online as we all watch the film together on Saturday, February 1st, at 7 p.m. Pacific, 8 p.m. Mountain, 9 p.m. Central, 10 p.m. Eastern on the Monster Channel page at Weird Darkness.com.
0:46.0	The Weirdo Watch party is always free to watch. Just tune in at showtime and watch the movie with me and other weirdo family members.
0:53.2	And even join the chat during the film. Maybe we can figure out the movie with me and other weirdo family members, and even join the chat during
0:54.7	the film.
0:55.4	Maybe we can figure out the mystery together before Nancy Drew does.
0:59.8	You can see a trailer for the film now and watch horror hosts and be movies for free
1:04.3	anytime on the Monster Channel page at Weirddarkness.com.
1:08.3	That's Weirddarkness.com slash TV, and we'll see you Saturday, February
1:12.8	1st, for our weirdo watch party. Throughout history, humanity has been captivated by the supernatural,
1:20.3	from ghost stories and eerie events to communication with the other side. Our next Weird
1:25.0	Darkness live screen is Saturday Saturday night January 25th,
1:28.7	and I'll be sharing stories from Troy Taylor's book, Cabinet of Curiositys, where he gives
1:33.5	us the backstories of several objects that have touched the supernatural or paranormal. This isn't
1:38.7	just about haunted items. There are also historic artifacts like a trumpet, a set of shackles
1:44.1	and chains, a box of letters, an ordinary camera, and more.
1:48.0	I'll get through as many of them as I can during the live screen.
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