08/06/2025
Our featured guest speaker this year is no other than Frank Feschino Jr. , this man is bar none the single best authority on the Flatwoods Monster case, Frank researched this case for 30 years after several years he teamed up with Stanton Friedman who was able to aquire several key documents from the USGov further solidifying Franks research, Frank became friends with the may family and made contact with all the original witnesses, he was also able to interview George Snitowsky, and Captain Dale Levitt, from the WV National guard, who was dispatched to flatwoods by the Pentagon, and ordered to gather any evidence at the site and send it in, Franks short Bio is as follows, Frank C. Feschino, Jr. is a graduate of the Paier College of Art in Hamden, Connecticut, where he studied illustration, commercial art, and photography. He was trained by several world-famous artists including Kenneth Davies, Rudolph Zallinger and John Massimino and earned his four-year Fine Arts diploma in 1981. Feschino later moved to Florida where he studied film and video production at Phillips Jr. College in Daytona Beach and was trained by Hollywood Steadicam camera operator Rich Davis. In 1994, Frank graduated with an Associate's Degree in Film and Video Production and a minor in Business Marketing.
After decades of research and investigating the UFO events of September 12, 1952 and the Flatwoods case, Feschino wrote a groundbreaking book that chronicles his investigation into the famous "Flatwoods Monster" incident. It is titled, "The Braxton County Monster - The Cover-up of the Flatwoods Monster Revealed," which was later released into an "Updated and Revised" edition as his investigation continued and additional information obtained. The forwards and epilogs for Frank's books were written by Frank's colleague, Mr. Stanton T. Friedman, who devoted many years to this project. Frank Feschino's works have been featured in countless newspaper, magazine, and internet articles throughout the world. The author has also been interviewed by numerous radio talk show and podcast hosts including personalities, Whitley Strieber, George Noory, Bill Birnes, Richard Dolan, Preston Dennett and Shadoe Stevens to name a few. While building momentum through the media, Frank caught the eye of several conference promoters and subsequently traveled throughout the United States to spread the word about his UFO research and books. For several years, Frank guest appeared and headlined several UFO conferences, lectures and book signings across the country and was also involved in many "Flatwoods Monster" one-man events in the town of Flatwoods, and Charleston, WV.
Frank has guest appeared on numerous West Virginia television talk shows, TV news broadcasts and radio programs and was also featured in the first-ever "Flatwoods Monster" cover story and feature article of UFO Magazine. The author/illustrator and UFO investigator also appeared in an episode of "Monster Quest" on the HISTORY CHANNEL that featured the "Flatwoods Monster" and "Frametown Monster" incidents of 1952. Additionally, Feschino also produced a documentary that he wrote, shot and narrated, which focuses on his investigation into the "Flatwoods Monster" case and appears on you tube. After spending decades in search of the truth, Frank C. Feschino, Jr. has become the genuine authority on the "Flatwoods Monster" incident and UFO events of September 12, 1952. Today, Frank Feschino, Jr. continues to be involved in UFO his research and currently resides in central Florida.
