Traveling salesman Woodrow Derenberger said a “smiling man” stopped him on a West Virginia highway in 1966 and spoke telepathically. See the timeline, sources, challenge points, and why this story became a lasting legend.
In 1967 a 14-year-old in Pamlico County photographed a reflective figure and a white sphere. See Keel’s 1969 write-up, the contested images, skeptic points, and how a modern re-creation could settle the basics.
