Flatwoods monster - An entity reported to have been sighted in the town of West Virginia on September 12, 1952 after a bright object crossed the night sky

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flatwoods_monster

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prettybunnys@sh.itjust.works · 9 pts · 2y

Over 50 years later, some investigators have stated that they believe the light was a meteor and the creature was a barn owl perched in a tree with shadows making it appear to be a large humanoid.[4]

DogMuffins@discuss.tchncs.de · 7 pts · 2y (3 replies)

Descriptions varied

'nuff said.

Deftdrummer@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y (2 replies)

Never any video proof of any of this shit. ever.

DogMuffins@discuss.tchncs.de · 5 pts · 2y (1 reply)

As I often say, if there was clear footage, this wiki page wouldn't exist because it would very clearly be an owl on a branch.

Algaroth@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y
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Beinion1011@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 2y

I keep thinking of Majora’s Mask farm aliens

GlitzyArmrest@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y

Mothman energy.

Eccentric@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 2y

https://youtu.be/6tRUvtyAMOg?si=J2eB_S3nz3ZmhIYX

^ this dude has a theory that the monster was likely a barn owl feeling threatened by the witnesses. I thought it was pretty plausible and cool. He has a longer video about it too

Disclaimer: idk anything about his qualifications but as someone in a tangentially related field to anthropology/history he seems to know what he's talking about

Potatos_are_not_friends@lemmy.world · 0 pts · 2y

Fallout 76, which is based in Virginia, has a lot of Cryptozoology