{"id":2500,"date":"2022-11-25T21:00:38","date_gmt":"2022-11-26T01:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/?p=2500"},"modified":"2022-11-25T18:38:52","modified_gmt":"2022-11-25T22:38:52","slug":"the-great-ufo-invasion-of-appalachia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/?p=2500","title":{"rendered":"The Great UFO Invasion of Appalachia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On a few nights in October, 1973 all over Appalachia, from Ohio to Tennessee, there was a wave of UFO sightings and reports of attempted abductions.  <\/p>\n<p>Today we tell that story.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rTCZSXMBlKs?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>If you like our stories of Appalachian history, you might want to subscribe to our podcast so you don&#8217;t miss an episode.  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