THINK ABOUTIT ENTITY ENCOUNTER REPORT
Date: September 1952
Sighting Time: 1900
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Location: Sutton, West Virginia
Urban or Rural: Rural
Hynek Classification:CE-III (Close Encounter III) Close observation with animate beings associated with the object.
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Number of Witnesses: 1
Special Characteristics: a huge figure with a pointy-head or helmet and large orange glowing eyes; a very strong odor was also noticed.
Source: William L Moore, Farout Winter 1993
Summary/Description: The witness was walking along a path heading home on a wooded ridge when she began hearing noises behind her. She stopped to look several times but did not see anything, moments later she heard some leaves rustling and frightened, began to walk faster. She stopped and looked behind her and was confronted by a huge figure with a pointy-head or helmet and large orange glowing eyes; a very strong odor was also noticed. The witness became hysterical and ran home screaming.
The Braxton County Monster Arrives
On the evening of September 12, 1952, a group of local boys saw a bright object streak across the sky and appear to land on a nearby farm. This report specifically focuses on a lone female witness who encountered the entity on a wooded ridge. The “pointy-head” description is a classic hallmark of this case, often described by other witnesses as a spade-shaped cowl or hood surrounding a round, red face. The “strong odor” mentioned—often compared to burning metal or thick sulfur—is a recurring detail in high-strangeness reports from this period, suggesting a physical byproduct of the craft or the entity itself.
The 1952 UFO Convergence
This Sutton encounter did not happen in a vacuum. It occurred during the massive 1952 UFO flap that gripped the United States, just months after the famous sightings over Washington D.C.. The Flatwoods/Sutton event remains unique because of the sheer size of the “monster”—reported to be at least seven to ten feet tall. While skeptics often point to a barn owl or a meteor as the culprit, the physical symptoms reported by witnesses, including nausea and throat irritation from the “mist” or odor, suggest a much more complex interaction.
Legacy of the Sutton Entity
Decades later, the “Pointy-Head Alien” has become a fixture of West Virginian folklore and global ufology. This specific account from William L. Moore’s archives highlights the pure terror of the encounter. The witness’s hysterical reaction is common in CE-III cases where the sheer “otherness” of the entity triggers a primal flight response. As one of the most well-documented cases in the Project Blue Book era, it continues to be a primary case study for researchers investigating the intersection of physical sightings and entity encounters.
