REF: UAP/1890s/004Unexplained
1897-04-17
Aurora, Texas airship crash claim
Aurora, TX · USA·Crash claim (contested)·1890s
Unexplained
§ ASummary
Dallas Morning News story claimed an airship crashed into a windmill and a 'Martian' pilot was buried in the local cemetery.
§ BWitnesses
S.E. Haydon (reporter)
§ CEvidence & Documentation
1897 news article; alleged grave site; 1973 MUFON metal analysis inconclusive
§ DOfficial Investigation
MUFON field investigations (1973)
§ EStatus Assessment
Widely regarded as a newspaper hoax; grave never exhumed
§ FVerifiable Sources
Dallas Morning News 4/19/1897; Clark, 'UFO Encyclopedia'; en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aurora,_Texas,_UFO_incident
§ GCross-referenced cases6
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Great Airship Wave
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1942-02-25🇺🇸 USA
Battle of Los Angeles
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1947-06-21🇺🇸 USA
Maury Island incident
Crash-debris claim (hoax)
1947-06-24🇺🇸 USA
Kenneth Arnold sighting
Pilot sighting (origin of 'flying saucer')
1947-07-08🇺🇸 USA
Roswell incident
Crash-debris recovery
1947-07-04🇺🇸 USA
United Air Lines Flight 105
Airline crew sighting