Appalachian Case Study: UFO Sightings, Alien Encounters and Unexplained Phenomena

摘要

Journalist Kyle Lovern, a native of West Virginia, focuses on UFO sightings in his home state in this well-written collection of sixteen sightings. West Virginia has a prominent history of unexplained happenings and bizarre sightings of UFOs and other mysteries, such as the Braxton County monster and the "Mothman" sightings. The Mothman was a tall winged man-like creature with large reflective eyes seen around the Point Pleasant area in the mid-1960s by many observers. It is believed to be tied to UFO sightings.rnLovern speculates that perhaps West Virginia is a hotbed of UFO activity because it is a rural state, notable for its harsh mountains, rolling hills and sparse population. Or perhaps its close proximity to Washington, D.C. and to Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio, makes sightings more probable.