Two Encounters, 35 Years Apart: Flatwoods 1952 & Baryshevo 1987

Flatwoods Monster, toxic gas & doppelgänger in West Virginia & the Karelian Isthmus.A fireball over a dark hill.A faceless figure in a green sky.Two cases, one unsettling pattern.This week on Stories Lost, we follow a 1952 pursuit up a West Virginia hillside and a 1987 night on the Karelian Isthmus—threads drawn from Mikhail Gershtein & Vadim Deruzhinsky’s “The Undead and Mysterious Creatures.” We explore the reported craft, gas, and towering silhouette in Flatwoods, then a gliding, hooded figure outside Leningrad decades later. Eyewitness shock, physical symptoms, vanished dogs—set against modern skeptical readings and eerie echoes across continents.But that’s only part of the story.🔹 Flashlight finds a towering hooded form🔹 Hissing gas & burning throats🔹 Car dies, “thousands of vibrating needles”🔹 Green sky, faceless gaze, dogs vanish🔹 Skeptic’s owl theory vs. patterns🕰 Chapters00:00 Intro & Book Context00:33 Let’s Dive In00:58 Flatwoods Begins02:19 The Monster Appears03:40 Aftermath: Sheriff Arrives04:52 The Snitovsky Encounter06:49 Russia 1987: The Baryshevo Case09:17 The Creature Looks Inside09:51 The Green Dawn11:40 Skeptical Interpretations12:27 Why These Cases MatterThis episode weaves together eyewitness accounts from Kathleen May, Gene Lemon, George & Edith Snitovsky, and A.V. Lomonosov, alongside commentary from Joe Nickell and material compiled by Mikhail Gershtein & Vadim Deruzhinsky.👍 Like, comment, and subscribe if you enjoy forgotten casework and eerie true accounts.👽 Support the channel:Support the channel:https://www.youtube.com/@storieslost/membershiphttps://buymeacoffee.com/storieslosthttps://www.patreon.com/c/StoriesLost