{"id":2639,"date":"2023-04-07T20:00:54","date_gmt":"2023-04-08T00:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/?p=2639"},"modified":"2023-04-07T09:54:40","modified_gmt":"2023-04-07T13:54:40","slug":"the-flatwoods-monster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/?p=2639","title":{"rendered":"The Flatwoods Monster"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Did some Braxton County, West Virginia, kids see a UFO back in 1952? Some folks thought so, especially after locals began exhibiting strange symptoms. Today Steve and Rod tell the tale of the Flatwoods Monster, or the Phantom of Flatwoods, as it was also called. It\u2019s another story that makes up the history of this place we call home.<\/p>\n<p>You can subscribe to the Stories podcast at Spreaker or on your favorite podcast app.<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;re on Facebook, YouTube and TikTok @storiesofappalachia and on Twitter and Instagram @storyappalachia. <\/p>\n<p>(Photo of the Flatwoods monster visitor chair, by Don Woods &#8211; Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/w\/index.php?curid=68593655)<\/p>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_1446\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-2639-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/api.spreaker.com\/v2\/episodes\/53470891\/download.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/api.spreaker.com\/v2\/episodes\/53470891\/download.mp3\">https:\/\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/api.spreaker.com\/v2\/episodes\/53470891\/download.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/api.spreaker.com\/v2\/episodes\/53470891\/download.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/?powerpress_pinw=2639-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/api.spreaker.com\/v2\/episodes\/53470891\/download.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"download.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/?feed=podcast\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p><!--powerpress_player-->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Did some Braxton County, West Virginia, kids see a UFO back in 1952? Some folks thought so, especially after locals began exhibiting strange symptoms. Today Steve and Rod tell the tale of the Flatwoods Monster, or the Phantom of Flatwoods, as it was also called. 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