By Greg Newkirk on 01/30/2016 Steeped in folklore and as misrepresented as they are misunderstood, The Appalachian Mountains have always been a hotbed for some of America's best-kept mysteries. Reports of strange creatures, ghostly activity, and secretive cults have fought their way out of the mountains for hundreds of years, but there's one incredible story that has, surprisingly, been largely forgotten. It's a tale of strange lights in the night sky, hidden entrances to secret bases, and the mysterious disappearance of an alarming artifact collected during an alien abduction: an extraterrestrial mummy. THE MYSTERIOUS BROWN MOUNTAIN LIGHTS The action-packed tale of alien intrigue begins in the shadow of North Carolina's legendary Brown Mountain. Long before white settlers ever barged in and laid claim to the area, the Native Americans were reporting that something had taken up residence inside their sacred mountain. On cool, fall nights, they would gather at a nearby vantage point and