r/UFOs
/u/steviejxhn
The Flatwoods Monster
Witnesses
Unknown
Duration
Unknown
Source material
3
Timeline
3
Source context
Limited context
Interesting, but still missing stronger corroboration or harder source material.
Source provenance
r/UFOs
Live sighting record 53df11b7-2a3e-46d3-80aa-ec4b8710c5e0.
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Correlations
Field Intelligence
Moon phase
0% illumination
New moon — darker sky
Solar window
Weather
Open-MeteoArea activity
Extracted details
Observed facts
Occurred
Sep 12, 2026, 12:00 AM
Timezone
Eastern Time
Location
Flatwoods, West Virginia
Witness account
Narrative
I’ve been fascinated by the story of six young boys, a dog, a mother, and a young National Guardsman who claimed to have encountered something unknown in the hills of Flatwoods, West Virginia. With spooky season approaching, and the incident now 74 years old, I wanted to finally give this strange encounter its own post. I’ve always been fascinated by UFO and alien encounter stories, but the Flatwoods Monster has stuck with me more than most. I first learned about it in junior high, and the in...
Case progression
Timeline
Witnesses place the encounter near Flatwoods, West Virginia.
r/UFOs carried the report into the source network.
Grouped into the Flatwoods Monster incident dossier.
Ledger
Source material
media
Cover image
Visual reference carried with the original report.
source
Original report
Direct source material from r/UFOs.
telemetry
Environmental pass
Historical atmosphere, astronomy, and nearby infrastructure were resolved for this case.