There can be few very people within the realms of cryptozoology and ufology that have never heard of the so-called Flatwoods Monster, or Braxton County Monster, of 1952 - a story that is told in-depth in Frank Feschino's 2004 book, THE BRAXTON COUNTY MONSTER: THE COVER-UP OF THE FLATWOODS MONSTER REVEALED.
And as Feschino notes in his book: "On the night of September 12, 1952, a shocked American public sought answers when strange unidentified objects were seen flying through the sky over Washington, DC, and the eastern United States..."
He continued: "One of the strange objects crash-landed on a rural hilltop in Flatwoods, West Virginia..." Feschino also noted that a group of schoolboys were witness to the descent of the device and, with two adults, "...headed off to look for the object. Soon a twelve-foot tall being from the downed craft terrified these innocent people."
So, what was the monstrous entity? A cryptid? An alien? Some form of definitively Fortean beast? Or something else? Over the years, a whole range of theories have surfaced, and, as with so many such cases, the debate continues.
INDEED, CHECK OUT THIS LINK and you'll see that over at UFOMYSTIC, good friend Greg Bishop has dug deep into this puzzle, and has addressed another angle - namely that relative to the involvement of Remotely-Piloted Vehicles of a definitively terrestrial nature.
And, on this latter point of the Machiavellian hand of officialdom possibly playing a role in the Flatwoods affair, I stumbled across something the other day that makes me wonder if it may well have some bearing on what was seen at Flatwoods.
Call me crazy (and doubtless some will!), but I think the following data - which is directly relative to the use of superstitions and paranormal entities and ideas in warfare - may well have a bearing on the diabolical beast of Flatwoods.
A couple of days ago, I obtained a copy of an April 14, 1950 RAND publication titled THE EXPLOITATION OF SUPERSTITIONS FOR PURPOSES OF PSYCHOLOGICAL WARFARE, written by Jean M. Hungerford, for the the U.S. Air Force.
The 37-page document is a truly fascinating one and delves into some very strange areas. But, what really caught my eye, was a section of the document that quoted from a book titled MAGIC: TOP SECRET, which was written in 1949 by one Jasper Maskelyne, a fascinating character (as the name-link demonstrates) who was up his absolute neck in new and novel ways to fool the enemy.
Hungerford quotes the following from Maskelyne in her report, which concerns a truly alternative psychological warfare operation that occurred during the Second World War, and less than a decade before the Flatwoods Monster was seen:
"Our men...were able to use illusions of an amusing nature in the Italian mountains, especially when operating in small groups as advance patrols scouting out the way for our general moves forward. In one area, in particular, they used a device which was little more than a gigantic scarecrow, about twelve feet high, and able to stagger forward under its own power and emit frightful flashes and bangs. This thing scared several Italian Sicilian villages appearing in the dawn thumping its deafening way down their streets with great electric blue sparks jumping from it; and the inhabitants, who were mostly illiterate peasants, simply took to their heels for the next village, swearing that the Devil was marching ahead of the invading English."
Hungerford continued to quote from Maskelyne's book in her report: "Like all tales spread among uneducated folk (and helped, no doubt, by our agents), this story assumed almost unimaginable proportions. Villages on the route of our advance began to refuse sullenly to help the retreating Germans, and to take sabotage against them; and then, instead of waiting for our troops to arrive with food and congratulations of their help, the poor people fled, thus congesting the roads along which German motorized transport was struggling to retire. The German tankmen sometimes cut through the refugees and this inflamed feeling still more, and what began almost as a joke was soon a sharp weapon in our hands which punished the Germans severely, if indirectly, for several critical weeks."
There are a number of issues worth noting here. First, the height of the Flatwoods Monster and the British Army's devilish scarecrow were the same: 12-feet. In addition, the cover of Frank Feschino's book shows the Flatwoods Monster emitting lights. And the 12-foot scarecrow in Italy gave off "frightful flashes and bangs" and had "great electric blue sparks jumping from it."
Second, the RAND report that specifically refers to this Italian escapade - that Jasper Maskelyne described in his MAGIC: TOP SECRET book - was prepared for psychological warfare planners in the U.S. Air Force. And, in his book on the beast of Flatwoods, Feschino notes that the Air Force took careful interest in the Flatwoods affair and what was being reported on the affair by the media.
The RAND report was submitted to the Air Force in April 1950, and Flatwoods occurred in September 1952. Is it possible that in this two-year period USAF psychological warfare planners created their very own - albeit updated and modified - version of the British Army's 12-foot-tall flashing monster to try and gauge what its reaction might be when unleashed upon an unsuspecting populace?
There's also the settings, too: the British Army's operation was focused on little, isolated villages in Italy. And Flatwoods is a little, rural town in Braxton County, West Virginia that, even as late as 2000, had a population of less than 350.
Those who suspect the the Flatwoods Monster was some form of cryptozoological creature, Fortean entity, or alien being, may well scoff at my speculations and musings.
However, when we can say for sure that the British Army was using 12-foot, illuminated scarecrow-style critters for psychological warfare reasons in the Second World War, is it really a stretch to think that the USAF might have tried something similar in 1952 with their very own 12-foot-tall freak?
One final thing: the foreword to Frank Feschino's book was penned by acclaimed ufologist, Stanton T. Friedman, who wrote the book TOP SECRET MAJIC (with a "j"). This should not be confused with Jasper Maskelyne's MAGIC TOP SECRET (with a "g)!
Reference: mysteries-and-strangeness.blogspot.com
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Dr. Steven Greer:
" I was offered 2 billion in 1992 to shut up. I didn't. I have given up over 400,000 a year in income as an MD."
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DR. STEVEN GREER @DRSTEVENGREER15 Apr@TELOSIAN1972 Yes- even Chimps and Apes are 96-97 identical genetically to humans...An upright humanoid and humans be very closely related.
DR. STEVEN GREER @DRSTEVENGREER12 Apr@WILLZBADMAN The specimen pre-dates human ability to do that
DR. STEVEN GREER @DRSTEVENGREER12 Apr@TONYHAEGGQUIST About a year of manual DNA analysis is needed and a proper expedition to the Atacama desert to see if there are more beings.
DR. STEVEN GREER @DRSTEVENGREER12 Apr@TONYHAEGGQUIST It is NOT a fetus. The rest is partially true- found in Chile, now in Spain.
DR. STEVEN GREER @DRSTEVENGREER12 AprIn 1902 Tesla and Stubblefield had free "earth energy" system running his farm. Why are we all using oil, gas and coal in 2013? Petrofascism
DR. STEVEN GREER @DRSTEVENGREER12 AprLet's come together and usher in the end of oil and the beginning of a new and transformed civilization on earth!
DR. STEVEN GREER @DRSTEVENGREER12 AprThe bigger story: The energy and propulsion technology behind UFOs is ruthlessly suppressed- as we kill our planet with oil and coal.
DR. STEVEN GREER @DRSTEVENGREER12 AprCT Scan shows internal organs- specimen most certainly not a hoax- although we do not know WHAT it is! Humanoid, but no known human defect
DR. STEVEN GREER @DRSTEVENGREER12 AprClaim the Atacama humanoid is a 15-20 week fetus: Nonsense - Google X rays of that and see the difference vs those in Sirius trailer. No way
DR. STEVEN GREER @DRSTEVENGREER11 Apr@MULATTO30 I do not personally have the specimen. It is in an institute in another country outside of the US.
DR. STEVEN GREER @DRSTEVENGREER11 AprWe cannot state the Atacama humanoid is ET. But it is not any form of human ever seen. It lived for years on earth. It is not a fetus. So?!
DR. STEVEN GREER @DRSTEVENGREER11 AprThe big story on the Atacama humanoid is the clinical medical one- much more so than the genetic one. The report is amazing- releasing soon.
DR. STEVEN GREER @DRSTEVENGREER11 Apr@GALACTICPULSAR I would estimate well under 2 feet for an adult.
DR. STEVEN GREER @DRSTEVENGREER11 Apr@BAKER STEVEN The CSETI moto is "One Universe- One People" circa 1990. We may find that is is more true than we could have imagined then...
DR. STEVEN GREER @DRSTEVENGREER11 Apr@JEFFRONIMUS @TRESPESOSINC I have been threatened in the past month. Yet here I am. You decide.
DR. STEVEN GREER @DRSTEVENGREER11 AprNone of the genetic markers for the skeletal system we see (http://www.SiriusDisclosure.com ) are present in the DNA analysis to date. Strange.
DR. STEVEN GREER @DRSTEVENGREER11 AprThis will remain an unknown humanoid. We need an expedition to the Atacama desert, where I understand there may be more of these beings.
DR. STEVEN GREER @DRSTEVENGREER11 AprFYI: Neanderthals are 99.5% identical to human; Chimps: 96-97 %. Atacama humanoid skeletal findings not matching w known human mutations etc
DR. STEVEN GREER @DRSTEVENGREER11 AprBreaking News: Atacama Humanoid: 10% of DNA "not matching" according to top scientists/labs. More than just DNA "junk": Reports next week.
DR. STEVEN GREER @DRSTEVENGREER11 AprRemember: there is NO DNA database of ET DNA, only earth species. So....
DR. STEVEN GREER @DRSTEVENGREER11 AprThe big story on the Atacama humanoid is the clinical medical one- much more so than the genetic one. The report is amazing- releasing soon.
DR. STEVEN GREER @DRSTEVENGREER11 Apr@THE DARKDOG human - like, much human DNA- but not clearly human, so...still an unknown.
DR. STEVEN GREER @DRSTEVENGREER11 Apr@NATECHIEN We'll unveil the current results in the film.
" FOLLOW"DR. STEVEN GREER@DRSTEVENGREER@JOEYVANHORN Understandable -- but the goal of the film is to raise money for a new energy lab. The net proceeds from sales will go there.
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* JOEY VANHORN @JOEYVANHORN11 Apr@DRSTEVENGREER Thanks Dr Greer for your reply. I see now it's only going to be 10 bucks which isn't bad at all, and it's for the right causeDETAILS
* JOEY VANHORN @JOEYVANHORN11 Apr@DRSTEVENGREER Will there be opportunities for people to be a part of the lab? The USN trained me how to mop really well! Need a janitor?:D
DR. STEVEN GREER @DRSTEVENGREER10 AprETs and UFOs are real. Unveiling how UFOs move and from whence they get their energy will give us a new civilization on Earth. It is time!
DR. STEVEN GREER @DRSTEVENGREER9 AprAtacama humanoid: ET? Human? both? It is not a fetus, it is not a hoax- it is 6 inches and lived outside the womb for up to 6 years.
DR. STEVEN GREER @DRSTEVENGREER9 AprIf you cannot make the Premiere, you can watch Sirius the movie at the same time at http://www.SiriusDisclosure.com
* DR. STEVEN GREER @DRSTEVENGREER8 AprLook for Sirius, the Movie. Can be viewed world-wide at http://www.SiriusDisclosure.com on Earth Day April 22 at 8p PDT. Be with us virtually in LA!EXPAND
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* CHARLIE BROWN @SUZITHOM8 Apr@DRSTEVENGREER At what time can we watch the movie in France or in general Europe time? Please let us know. Thanks.EXPAND
DR. STEVEN GREER @DRSTEVENGREER8 Apr@SUZITHOM It will be continuously available as video on demand after 8 PM PDT April 22 at http://www.SiriusDisclosure.com. And with French Subtitles!
DR. STEVEN GREER @DRSTEVENGREER8 AprRe: comment in the HuffPo: The humanoid specimen is real, not a hoax and most certainly is NOT an aborted fetus. Scientists have confirmed.
DR. STEVEN GREER @DRSTEVENGREER8 AprRe: comment in the HuffPo: The humanoid specimen is real, not a hoax and most certainly is NOT an aborted fetus. Scientists have confirmed.
DR. STEVEN GREER @DRSTEVENGREER8 AprHow can a 6 inch humanoid live for up to 6 years on earth without life-support? The Enigma continues - and more questions than answers.
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