Paranormal events in Flatwoods
The Spooky Valley archive holds 6 documented paranormal cases in Flatwoods. All of them are dated to 1952.
Reporting in Flatwoods is led by the cryptid encounter, with 3 cryptid encounters and 3 UFO sightings on file. Of these, 6 are verified against primary-source documentation. Every entry below records what was reported and the sources behind it, rather than asserting a conclusion.
Featured from Flatwoods

The Flatwoods Monster
Flatwoods, Braxton County, West Virginia, USA
A group of townspeople encountered a ten-foot-tall creature with a spade-shaped head and glowing eyes after witnessing a bright object crash on a hillside.

Braxton County Monster
Flatwoods, West Virginia, USA
Seven witnesses encountered a 10-foot alien being after a UFO landed in West Virginia. The creature's glowing eyes, spade-shaped head, and noxious mist left witnesses physically ill for days.

Flatwoods Monster 1952
Flatwoods, West Virginia, USA
Boys saw a light crash on a hill. With their mother, they went to investigate. They found a 10-foot creature with a spade-shaped head and glowing face. The smell was overwhelming. They ran. One fainted. The Flatwoods Monster entered American folklore.
Archive · Flatwoods
- 1952 Cryptid Flatwoods Monster Encounter Flatwoods, West Virginia, USA
- 1952 Cryptid Flatwoods Monster Flatwoods, West Virginia, USA
- 1952 Cryptid The Braxton County Monster Flatwoods, Braxton County, West Virginia, USA
- 1952 UFO The Flatwoods Monster Flatwoods, Braxton County, West Virginia, USA
- 1952 UFO Braxton County Monster Flatwoods, West Virginia, USA
- 1952 UFO Flatwoods Monster 1952 Flatwoods, West Virginia, USA