Aurora Texas UFO Incident Case Files

Aurora Texas UFO Incident

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The Aurora, Texas, UFO incident reportedly occurred on April 17, 1897, when, according to locals, a UFO crashed on a farm near Aurora, Texas. The incident (similar to the more famous [Roswell UFO Incident] 50 years later) is claimed to have resulted in a fatality of the pilot. The pilot was "not of this world" and was said to be an alien. The pilot was buried at the Aurora cemetery. A stone was placed as a marker for the grave, but has since been removed.

An 1897 UFO Crash Took Place In Aurora, Texas, The Pilot Allegedly Was Not An Inhabitant Of This World:
When people think of UFO crashes, they often think of the infamous Roswell incident in 1947, which took place in New Mexico. However, little is known about a lesser-known occurrence in Aurora, Texas, nearly five decades before.

Aurora Texas UFO Incident — April 17, 1897: The Crash:

Aurora Texas UFO Incident — Aurora, Texas: History and Context:

Aurora Texas UFO Incident — Aurora in Popular Culture:

Aurora Texas UFO Incident — Comparison with the Roswell Incident:

Aurora Texas UFO Incident — Complete Timeline:

Aurora Texas UFO Incident — Final Assessment: Hoax, Human Airship, or Genuine UFO:

Aurora Texas UFO Incident — Key Persons Directory:

Aurora Texas UFO Incident — Master Case File:

Aurora Texas UFO Incident — Modern Investigations: UFO Files, UFO Hunters, and 2008:

Aurora Texas UFO Incident — Physical Evidence: Metals, Radiation, and Ground Radar:

Aurora Texas UFO Incident — Source Documents and Bibliography:

Aurora Texas UFO Incident — The 1973 MUFON Investigation: Bill Case and Jim Marrs:

Aurora Texas UFO Incident — The Aurora Cemetery and the Missing Grave Marker:

Aurora Texas UFO Incident — The Great Airship Wave of 1896–1897:

Aurora Texas UFO Incident — The Hoax Theory: Etta Pegues, Haydon, and the Railroad:

Aurora Texas UFO Incident — The Pilot: Description, Burial, and "Ned":

Aurora Texas UFO Incident — The Sonora Aero Club and the Human Airship Theory:

Aurora Texas UFO Incident — The Well, the Wreckage, and Brawley Oates:

Aurora Texas UFO incident:
The Aurora, Texas, UFO incident reportedly occurred on April 17, 1897, when, according to locals, a UFO crashed on a farm near Aurora, Texas. The incident (similar to the more famous [Roswell UFO Incident] 50 years later) is claimed to have resulted in a fatality of the pilot.

The Aurora, Texas Crash of 1897:
The year was 1897, and this was the year of the "great airships" reports in the United States. As the story goes, it was on April 17, 1897, that a slow moving space ship crashed into a windmill, bursting into pieces.

The Aurora Incident:
On April 19, 1897, an article in the Dallas Morning News written by S.E. Haydon described the UFO crash. The UFO is said to have hit a windmill on the property of a Judge J.S. Proctor two days earlier at around 6am local (Central) time, resulting in its crash. The pilot (who was reported to be "not of this world", and a "Martian" according to a reported Army Signal Service officer named T.J. Weems from nearby Fort Worth)