Throwback Files: The Flatwoods Monster

Believing the Bizarre: Paranormal Podcast

Believing the Bizarre | Paranormal Podcast

Society & Culture, Science, Comedy, Natural Sciences

4.7 • 781 Ratings

🗓️ 11 December 2025

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

Happy Throwback Thursday and welcome to another installment of the Throwback Files, where we go back and revisit old episodes. This month, we are revisiting the popular Flatwoods Monster. About the Flatwoods Monster On September 12, 1952, two brothers and their friend witnessed a bright object cross the sky and land on a local farm in Flatwoods, West Virginia, prompting them to investigate the site with family members and neighbors. The group encountered a tall, man-like figure described as approximately 10 feet tall with a round, blood-red face, a pointed hood-like shape, glowing eye-like features emitting greenish-orange light, and small claw-like hands. When the creature made a hissing sound and moved toward them, the terrified witnesses fled the scene, later reporting a pungent mist that caused nausea in some members of the group. While local law enforcement found no evidence during their investigation, claims of skid marks and an unusual gummy deposit at the site the following day fueled speculation about a UFO landing among enthusiast groups. The incident generated massive national media attention, with the story ranking as the 11th biggest news story of 1952 and drawing investigators from across the country, including prominent UFO researchers Gray Barker and Ivan T. Sanderson. 🛸 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠: Support Believing the Bizarre and get tons of extra content by joining our Patreon. 🛸 ⁠⁠Have a paranormal encounter or story you'd like told on the podcast? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Submit it here.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🛸 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠For updates, news, and extra content, follow Believing the Bizarre on social media: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Discord⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🛸 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Shop Merch⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠: You can rep Believing the Bizarre and buy some unique merch 🛸 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Want to send BTB something? Ship it here: 3570 Executive Drive, Suite 218, Uniontown, Ohio 44685 Episode Keywords: Flatwoods Monster, West Virginia cryptid, 1952 UFO sighting, Braxton County encounter, red-faced creature, hooded figure, alien encounter, close encounter, UFO landing, Gray Barker, paranormal investigation, cryptid sighting, glowing eyes, September 12 1952, Kathleen May Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Throwback Files, where we revisit episodes from the past.
0:05.7	This is my week.
0:06.7	This was my week.
0:08.1	You picked Mothman last time.
0:09.9	By the way, I just want to say great response to our very first throwback files and Mothman.
0:17.0	It was hopefully as cool for you guys to hear an older episode and our opinions on it.
0:21.7	It seemed like from the response it was, so we're excited to keep it going. And as you can see
0:26.3	by the title of this episode, we are doing the Flatwoods monster. Yeah, I, uh, I remember this
0:32.9	episode, but also when I listened back to it, I was like, oh, I had different opinions.
0:38.4	You know, it's crazy is this is how far removed from this episode I was.
0:43.3	And I think I either said this to you or I said it either like in a Patreon content or on our throwback files last time.
0:50.8	I remember saying and thinking, we're starting with two Charlie episodes. I was totally
0:58.0	convinced that you presented this episode until I listened to the questions. And I'm like,
1:04.1	me. Yeah, and this is you for sure. I didn't do this one. I, dude, I totally thought this was one you presented. That's,
1:12.7	I mean, it's five years ago, but yeah, I can't wait to get to one where I'm like, I'm pretty sure I did this one. And it's like, you. I think I know why I thought that, but I'll save that for afterwards. And reminder, you're not just listening to the old episode and that's the end of it. We are going to give thoughts, opinions, new ideas,
1:28.4	and an updated, potentially an updated believability scale ranking for this episode. Without
1:35.8	further ado, let's dive into the Flatwoods monster.
1:48.6	What if you saw something you couldn't explain? Even if it felt unbelievable, what if you saw it with friends and family?
1:53.4	Could it have been a meteor or something else?
1:56.8	Today we test the believability of the Flat and the unusual.
2:28.8	And tell you whether or not we find a believable.
2:31.1	That is right. Hope everyone is doing well. Hope everyone is healthy.
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