Coyame UFO Incident
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The Coyame UFO incident was a reported mid-air collision between a UFO and a small airplane. Some conspiracy theorists believe the UFO was retrieved by a United States rapid response team assembled by military and intelligence agencies. The incident is said to have taken place on August 25, 1974 near the town of Coyame
, Chihuahua, close to the U.S.-Mexico border.
and Europe
. The document was titled "Research Findings on the Chihuahua Disk Crash" and was addressed "To All Deneb Team Members, From JS." In Washington D.C., Elaine Douglass, of the UFO group Operation Right to Know, received a copy and forwarded it to Leonard Stringfield, who included it in his 1994 publication, UFO Crash Retrievals: Search for Proof in a Hall of Mirrors (Status Report VII). Acknowledged as the first UFO researcher to give serious credence to reports of crashed UFOs, Stringfield wrote that the Coyame incident was "authoritatively written, using correct military terminology and, of note and unlike a hoax, draws a line between so-called hard evidence and that which is speculative."
, shown on the History Channel, created a show based on the report. The show, called "Mexico's Roswell," was one of several episodes about UFO crashes similar to the 1947 Roswell UFO Incident
. Written by Vincent Kralyevich and Scott Miller, "Mexico's Roswell" first aired on December 12, 2005, and featured commentary by veteran UFO investigator Ruben Uriarte, the director of the Northern California chapter of the Mutual UFO Network
(MUFON). Uriarte had previously investigated UFO cases in Mexico and was MUFON's liaison to Mexico's civilian UFO groups.
Coyame
Coyame is a town in the Mexican state of Chihuahua. It serves as the municipal seat of Coyame del Sotol Municipality.In the 2010 INEGI Census, the town reported a total population of 709....
, Chihuahua, close to the U.S.-Mexico border.
Original Source of UFO Report
The Coyame UFO incident first came to light in 1992, when an account of the case was mailed anonymously to a number of UFO researchers in the United StatesUnited States
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Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
. The document was titled "Research Findings on the Chihuahua Disk Crash" and was addressed "To All Deneb Team Members, From JS." In Washington D.C., Elaine Douglass, of the UFO group Operation Right to Know, received a copy and forwarded it to Leonard Stringfield, who included it in his 1994 publication, UFO Crash Retrievals: Search for Proof in a Hall of Mirrors (Status Report VII). Acknowledged as the first UFO researcher to give serious credence to reports of crashed UFOs, Stringfield wrote that the Coyame incident was "authoritatively written, using correct military terminology and, of note and unlike a hoax, draws a line between so-called hard evidence and that which is speculative."
Aftermath
After the report surfaced in 1992, the story of the Coyame UFO incident lay dormant until 2005, when producers of the cable television series UFO FilesUFO Files
UFO Files was an American television series that was produced from 2004 to 2007 for The History Channel. The program covered the phenomena of unidentified flying and submerged objects, close encounters with alleged extraterrestrial life, and alleged military and government cover-up conspiracies.In...
, shown on the History Channel, created a show based on the report. The show, called "Mexico's Roswell," was one of several episodes about UFO crashes similar to the 1947 Roswell UFO Incident
Roswell UFO incident
The Roswell UFO Incident was the recovery of an object that crashed in the general vicinity of Roswell, New Mexico, in June or July 1947, allegedly an extra-terrestrial spacecraft and its alien occupants. Since the late 1970s the incident has been the subject of intense controversy and of...
. Written by Vincent Kralyevich and Scott Miller, "Mexico's Roswell" first aired on December 12, 2005, and featured commentary by veteran UFO investigator Ruben Uriarte, the director of the Northern California chapter of the Mutual UFO Network
Mutual UFO Network
The Mutual UFO Network is an American non-profit organization that investigates cases of reported UFO sightings. It is one of the oldest and largest UFO-investigative organizations in the United States....
(MUFON). Uriarte had previously investigated UFO cases in Mexico and was MUFON's liaison to Mexico's civilian UFO groups.
Books
- Torres, Noe and Ruben Uriarte. Mexico's Roswell: The Chihuahua UFO Crash. RoswellBooks.com, 2nd ed., 2008 (ISBN 978-0-9817597-1-5).
- Stringfield, Leonard. UFO Crash Retrievals: Search for Proof in a Hall of Mirrors (Status Report VII), 1994.
- Wood, Ryan S. Majic Eyes Only: Earth's Encounters with Extraterrestrial Technology. Broomfield, CO: Wood Enterprises, 2005, pp. 177–182 (ISBN 0-9772059-0-8).
Television
- UFO Files: Mexico's Roswell. Dir. Vincent Kralyevich. DVD. A&E Television Networks, 2008. (ASIN B001CU7VEA ).
- UFO Hunters: Crash and Retrieval. DVD. A&E Television Networks, 2008.
External links
- Full text of the Deneb report.
- An article about the incident on Ufocasebook.com
- WikiMapia page showing estimated location of UFO-airplane collision.
- History Channel's "Mexico's Roswell" description on Internet Movie Database.
See also
- Del Rio, Texas UFO Crash
- Roswell UFO IncidentRoswell UFO incidentThe Roswell UFO Incident was the recovery of an object that crashed in the general vicinity of Roswell, New Mexico, in June or July 1947, allegedly an extra-terrestrial spacecraft and its alien occupants. Since the late 1970s the incident has been the subject of intense controversy and of...
- List of major UFO sightings
- List of alleged UFO crashes