[UFORC]UFO FLAP AREA, Keeoke VA USA [MUFON]

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Hello Christopher, It has been a while since we last spoke. Just wanted to update you on the Lynch Mountain case. I emailed the address you sent me, twice. The mail was not returned to me, but the person never replied. In my email, I gave her my phone number and asked her to contact me or to give me her phone number and I would contact her. I had planned on going to Keokee and "asking around" but on second thought, knowing the area (It's not really a town, more like a community, with houses miles apart, and they don't like people nosing around) I changed my mind. I have made a record of all reports that I found including the one that was posted on your site. I will open a formal investigation when and if I can find an eye witness that is willing to talk. Just thought you might be wandering what happened.

Deneen [MUFON]

Ms Kelly, Could you please forward whatever information that you currently have compiled on the Keeoke VA case, Thanks Christopher

Christopher, This is the information that I gathered. from: http://ufos.about.com/library/usercontent/ucsights23.htm Lynch Mountain, West Virginia I live in the South Western part of Va., 5 miles from the Ky.line. Lynch or Black Mtn. is the highest point of Ky. For many years sightings have been seen from this area. I live at the foot of this Mtn. There is also a goverment complex on top of Lynch Mtn. that was built in the early 50's. If you try to drive on many of the roads you will be met by men driving white 4x4's and told very strongly to leave. Then they will follow you down the Mtn. Black choppers are seen alot around this site.As night falls there is not an evening goes by that you don't see orange lights or bright white lights going silently along the mountain tops. Also at night you can hear a low humming sound, this can make your hair stand on ends! I'm not some kind of nut I own a large billboard company and also was in the U.S.A.F. so I think I would know unknown from known. From:http://ufoinfo.com/roundup/v06/rnd06_01.shtml UFO MYSTERY AT LYNCH MOUNTAIN IN KENTUCKY Since the beginning of December 2000, residents of Appalachia, Virginia (population 2,100) have seen unusual phenomena in the night sky over Lynch Mountain. The wooded mountain, located just over the state line in Kentucky, is approximately 14 miles *23 kilometers) west of Appalachia, Va. According to local resident Christ Light, "We have seen UFOs going from east to west and hovering over Lynch Mountain. Strange and bright white lights. They all appear to be egg-shaped objects." "Lynch Mountain has a government complex located on the peak," he added, "Also, it is a no-fly zone. I have been told by some of the older men who worked on it (a Department of Defense facility--J.T.) in the Fifties (1950s) that it is 15 stories underground." "You see white jeeps (Humvees) around the area all the time." Appalachia is on Virginia Highways 88 and 73, located about 25 miles (40 kilometers) south of Pikeville, Kentucky. (Many thanks to Christ Light for this report.) From: http://ufoinfo.com/roundup/v06/rnd06_03.shtml LYNCH MOUNTAIN--THE MYSTERY DEEPENS During the month of December 2000, Lynch Mountain in eastern Kentucky was the site of many strange reports. Residents of nearby Appalachia, Virginia reported seeing "oval luminous UFOs" hovering over the mountain, located on the Kentucky/Virginia state line. Mysterious white vans were also seen in Appalachia and in nearby Norton, Ca. and also south of Pikeville, Kentucky, about 15 miles (25 kilometers) to the west. According to local researcher Chris Light, the USA Department of Defense built a facility there sometime in the 1950s. Now Albert LaFrance, a historian specializing in underground facilities and communications networks of the Cold War era, is seeking more information about Lynch Mountain. UFO Roundup has learned a bit more about the area. But the new facts merely add to rather than clear up the mystery. In 1917, the USA's federal government acquired 42,000 acres of land in the Lynch Mountain area as a "strategic coal reserve," as part of the national defense effort in World War One. The coal was mined by the United States Coal and Coke Company. and the four mines in the area remained open for a couple of decades. There was one serious coal miners' strike in Lynch, Ky. in 1934. UFO Roundup editor Joseph Trainor has turned up a few strange Fortean ties to the Lynch Mountain area. Just north of the mountain is Pound Gap, which was originally a migration route for Virginia settlers coming into Kentucky. Pound Gap was originally called "Sounding Gap" because of strange booming noises heard by the first pioneers. ""At first called Sounding Gap because the rocky formation seemed to give back a hollow sound, the name was corrupted to Pound Gap." Lynch Mountain was also a powwow site for the Ontouagannha and Ani-Yupuya, indigenous peoples of the region (also known as Shawnee and Cherokee Indians--J.T.) The Ontouagannha war chief Benge (pronounced Ben-gay--J.T.) was killed nearby in a battle with Kentucky and Virginia militia back in 1794. The area was also the site of a bizarre murder in 1935, when a man named Maxwell was found dead of multiple stab wounds. The murder was amazingly similar to those of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman in Los Angeles in June 1994. The victim's daughter, Edith Maxwell, was tried for the crime. Her first trial ended in a hung jury. But Edith Maxwell was convicted in the second trial and sentenced to twenty years at the state women's prison. "Interestingly, there are two unusual feature names in the area," Trainor added, "There is a Looney Creek leading up to the mine. And a oddly-named Faith Hill. Perhaps some reader can tell us where these names came from." (See Kentucky: A Guide to the Bluegrass State, Harcourt, Brace and Co., New York, N.Y., 1939, pages 242, 243, 438 and 439. Also Virginia: A Guide to the Old Dominion, Oxford University Press, New York, N.Y., 1940, page 539.) And from your site: http://www.angelfire.com/movies/UFO/Newsletter/100100.html INFORMATION PLEASE...We received this request for information from a concerned party in Virginia. "hello, do you have any info on sitings in keeokee Va. ? i have heard alot of people explain things they have seen there. it has been happening there for many years. even my kids have seen something while we were on vacation. my fiance' and his parents (the two parents are deceased) have all experienced sitings. if you have any info about other people in keokee Va. having seen something , please contact me. Thank you..." If you or anyone you know has ANY information about the rash of UFO sightings in the KEEOKE, VIRGINIA area, please contact UFORCE as soon as possible. We'll relay the information to this party. You can contact us at this email address: uforeports@u... Thank you for your assistance in this matter. From: http://www.msatech.com/nuforc/webreports/S14453.html National UFO Reporting Center Sighting Report Occurred : 6/9/1998 06:20 (Entered as : 6-9-98 6:20) Reported : 10/8/2000 02:23 Posted : 12/2/2000 Location : Lynch Mountain, KY Shape : Other IT was a glowing like person without a neck a big head at the top and small at the bottom. It was a glowing form of a person without a neck . It's head was big at the top and small at the bottom. It glowed like a bright moon. It glided threw a gard rail torwards our car and shook it very hard. ((NUFORC Note: We will request that the other witnesses submit additional reports. PD)) The following are links to pictures and information of the area: This will show you the FAA radar http://www.americasroof.com/ky.shtml This is another picture of the radar http://www.blackmountainky.com/images/blackmountain2.jpg Have you gotten any more reports or information on the Lynch Mountain/Black Mountain sightings? If so, please let me know. Your friend, Deneen

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To: uforce@uforc.zzn.com [UFORC]
Subject: Re: Re: Keokee, VA 
From: "angie kelly" [MUFON]
Date: Mon, Feb 11 2002 5:39:56 PM