reply to post by mckyle
I am sure that when our resident UFO aficionados - Internos and Jkrog pop in, they'll be giving you a big thumbs up for your work!!
Already done on my side my friend...
reply to post by ImaginaryReality1984
Great thread, what a compilation of cases associated with "mechanical-like" UE's (Unknown Entities). Here is another case I would like to add:
This great case as many may know as the "Flatwoods Monster Incident" is also considered to be a type of "mechanical UE incident by many ufologist.
Here is some ore detail for those who do not know..
The Flatwoods Monster, or Braxton County Monster is a being reported to have been sighted in the town of Flatwoods in Braxton County, West Virginia,
on September 12, 1952(although there are additional dates of sightings, we will focus on this incident). This incident is classified as a
Close Encounter of The Third Kind.
Courtesy: www.ufomystic.com...
There are two entities associated with the Flatwoods Monster. The first was described as being a large pulsating red ball of light that hovered
above or rested upon the ground. Ufologists believe that it may have been a powered craft that was piloted by the second entity.
Various descriptions of the second entity exist. Most agree that it was at least 10 feet tall and that it had a red face which appeared to glow from
within, and a green body. Witnesses described the creature's head as having bulging, non-human eyes and as either being shaped like a heart/an Ace of
Spades, or as having a large heart/Ace of Spades shaped cowling behind it. The creature's body was described as being man-shaped and clad in a dark
pleated skirt; later described as being green. Some accounts record that the creature had no visible arms, while others describe it as having short
stubby arms; ending in long claw-like fingers, which protruded from the front of its body.
en.wikipedia.org...
The Flatwoods case pretty much goes like this, around 7PM on 9/12/1952 multiple witnesses reported witnessing a large bright red object appear to
crash land in the hills. A pungent, "metallic" smell was detected by the witnesses and there was some animal reactions (as in dogs barkings,
reacting to something then cowering, which is a somewhat common report in UFO incidents, which you can research further
HERE).
Lemon's dog ran ahead out of sight and suddenly began barking, and moments later ran back to the group with its tail between its legs. After
traveling about ΒΌ of a mile the group reached the top of a hill, where they reportedly saw a large pulsating "ball of fire" about 50 feet to their
right. They also detected a pungent mist that made their eyes and nose burn. Lemon then noticed two small lights over to the left of the object;
underneath a nearby oak tree, and directed his flashlight towards them, revealing the creature, which is reported to have emitted a shrill hissing
noise and to have begun to glide towards them before changing direction and heading off towards the red light. At this point the group fled in
panic.
Upon returning home Mrs. May contacted local Sheriff Robert Carr, and Mr. A. Lee Stewert; co-owner of the Braxton Democrat, a local newspaper. Stewert
conducted a number of interviews and returned to the site with Lemon later that night where he reported that "there was a sickening, burnt, metallic
odor still prevailing". Sheriff Carr and his deputy Burnell Long searched the area separately, but reported finding no trace of the encounter.
Early the next morning; on Saturday September 13, Mr. A Lee Stewart visited the site of the encounter for a second time and discovered two elongated
tracks in the mud, as well as traces of a thick black liquid. He immediately reported them as being possible signs of a saucer landing based on the
premise that the area had not been subjected to vehicle traffic for at least a year. It would later be revealed that the tracks most likely belonged
to a 1942 Chevrolet pickup truck driven by local Max Lockard; who had gone to the site to look for the creature some hours prior to Stewert's
discovery.
en.wikipedia.org...
In addition to the UFO sighting there were reports of witnesses encountering a large (10 foot) size being in the woods. The being reportedly hovered
above ground and had "scanning glowing red eyes".
Above is the common drawing of the entity, although now it seems like it was much more mechanical looking, similar to a drone maybe?
The following is a picture of the primary witnesses:
Courtesy:www.ufocasebook.com...
One of the most interesting aspects of this case is the individuals who saw the "creature', in fact the daughter of one of the witnesses was so
shaken up she was admitted to a hospital for three weeks after the event:
After the event, Mr. William and Donna Smith; investigators associated with Civilian Saucer Investigation, LA, obtained a number of accounts from
witnesses who claimed to have experienced a similar or related phenomena. These accounts included the story of a mother and her 21 year-old-daughter,
who claimed to have encountered a creature with the same appearance and odor a week prior to the September 12 incident; the encounter reportedly
affected the daughter so badly that she was confined to Clarksburg Hospital for three weeks. A statement from the mother of Eugene Lemon, in which she
said that, at the approximate time of the crash, her house had been violently shaken and her radio had cut out for 45 minutes, and a report from the
director of the local Board of Education in which he claimed to have seen a flying saucer taking off at 6:30 on the morning of September 13 (the
morning after the creature was sighted). [4]
en.wikipedia.org...
Newspaper clip of incident courtesy of en.wikipedia.org...
While some drawings seem more organic than others it does seem possible that the creature (if indeed it was real) appeared to be mechanical in nature.
There has been provided a very lax alternate explanation thus far IMHO, such as the creature that was seen was an "owl", and the flaming object a
meteor. I do not want to take up too much of this thread on one case so I will just leave some further links for those who are interested as there is
MUCH more to the story):
www.ufocasebook.com...
www.flatwoodsmonster.com...
www.csicop.org...
www.ufoevidence.org...
www.ufomystic.com...
www.nicap.org...
Thanks for sharing, S/F... 
