Encounter Atlas

Creature index / UFOs and UAP

UFO crashes

Also called Crashed saucer, Roswell, Roswell incident, UFO crash retrieval, Kecksburg acorn, Shag Harbour, Crash retrievals

Stories of objects falling from the sky and being quietly taken away.

Crash stories are some of the most famous in ufology: something falls from the sky, the military seals off the area, and witnesses say the debris, or bodies, were taken away in secret.

In July 1947 the Roswell Army Air Field announced it had recovered a 'flying disc' on a ranch in New Mexico, then said it was a weather balloon. In the 1990s the Air Force said it was debris from Project Mogul, a secret balloon program. On 9 December 1965 a fireball came down near Kecksburg, Pennsylvania, and residents described an acorn-shaped object hauled away by soldiers. On 4 October 1967 witnesses at Shag Harbour, Nova Scotia saw a lit object hit the sea, and the RCMP and navy searched the water.

Explanations include balloons, meteors and space debris. Each case still has dedicated researchers.

Browse 10,622 US Air Force Project Blue Book case files on the map or by state.

What witnesses report

  • A bright object falling from the sky
  • Military or police cordons
  • Unusual metallic debris
  • Witnesses told to stay quiet

Famous cases

  1. 1947Roswell debris recovery
    Lincoln County, New Mexico
  2. 1965Kecksburg fireball
    Kecksburg, Pennsylvania
  3. 1967Shag Harbour impact
    Shag Harbour, Nova Scotia

Seen the UFO crashes?

Tell us what happened. Every report is read by a person before it goes on the map, and you can stay anonymous.

Report a UFO crashes encounter Not sure what it was?

Related

Flying sauceraka Disc, Flying discThe classic disc-shaped UFO that launched the modern era of sightings.Grey aliensaka Greys, GraysSmall, grey, big-headed beings with huge black eyes, the classic face of alien encounters.Men in Blackaka MIB, Men in blackPale, oddly behaved men in black suits who warn UFO witnesses to keep quiet.