The case record
What was reported?
Witnesses followed a bright object to a hillside and reported a strange luminous figure.
- Reported date
- 12 Sept 1952
- Witnesses
- Residents / children · 7+
- Investigation
- Local authorities / later researchers
Evidence in the record
Eyewitness testimony
Competing explanations
Official and research context
No extraterrestrial conclusion
Conventional explanations
Meteor plus barn owl and misperception
Arguments that remain contested
Exact sequence remains debated
Locations & timeline
Coordinates are representative. Area and route labels do not imply exact paths or object positions.
- Primary reference location
Hillside near Flatwoods
Flatwoods
Reported event location · Approximate area radius: 1 km
38.721°, -80.655° · area · High
Record notes
Pin the reported encounter hillside.
Imported starting record; individual claims and source links await editorial verification.
Original dataset status: Probably explained