Lincoln County, West Virginia

Near Charleston, Wv.

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Lincoln County West Virginia (Class A) BFRO

May 2008

First of all thank you for taking my story. I watch your program often and find them very enjoyable. I was born in Clay County Kentucky and have lived in several states since: Ohio, Indiana, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and now in West Virginia. My story takes place while living on the Kentucky and West Virginia border in 2008. The Coal industry is a very important part of the economy in that area. Underground mining requires battery operated equipment due to the exhaust of internal combustion engines. I was working for a company that rebuilt the batteries that ran the equipment. These batteries weighed one hundred to one hundred and fifty pounds each. I picked up some batteries for one of the mines in our area and started on my route. I went to Charleston West Virginia and turned down route #5, which led me into a very rural area. The road went from black top to gravel and then to dirt. It was about 5:00 P.M. and being in the fall of the year the day began to wane and ev...

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Barbour County West Virginia (Class A) BFRO

Nighttime sighting by motorist along US-250 outside Belington

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July 2006