The Grafton Monster
Driving home late at night in West Virginia, a reporter saw a tall, white, headless shape standing beside the road. It didn't move.
What was reported
In June 1964, a reporter for a local newspaper in Grafton, West Virginia, was driving home late at night along a riverside road when his headlights picked out something large and pale by the road. He described it as about 2.7 metres tall, white and smooth like a seal, with no visible head.
His report brought crowds of curious people out looking for the creature. Others later claimed to have seen it too, and it became known as the Grafton Monster.
Explanations offered
No evidence was found. Suggestions include a sheet or tarpaulin, a pale-coloured animal, or a prank. West Virginia has several famous creature legends, including the Mothman and the Flatwoods monster, and the Grafton Monster is now one of its local curiosities.
- When
- June 1964
- Where
- Grafton, West Virginia, USA
- Witnesses
- A local newspaper reporter
- Status
- Unconfirmed
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