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Kecksburg UFO
A fireball streaked across six states and landed in Pennsylvania woods. Locals found an acorn-shaped craft with strange writing. The military arrived, loaded it on a flatbed, and took it away forever.
December 9, 1965
Kecksburg, Pennsylvania, USA
1000+ witnesses
The Kecksburg Incident is Pennsylvania’s Roswell.
The Fireball
December 9, 1965:
- Seen across six states
- Canada too
- Thousands of witnesses
- Something fell
- Near Pittsburgh
The Landing
Kecksburg woods:
- Object crashed
- Locals arrived first
- Found craft
- Not a meteor
- Structured, metallic
The Craft
Description:
- Acorn-shaped
- About car-sized
- Bronze color
- Hieroglyphic symbols
- Band around base
The Military
Response:
- Army arrived quickly
- Sealed area
- Removed object
- Flatbed truck
- Taken somewhere
Official Story
What they said:
- “Nothing found”
- Later: “Meteor”
- Documents missing
- NASA sued
- Admitted losing files
Ongoing Mystery
Today:
- Annual festival
- Replica displayed
- Witnesses maintain story
- No real answer
- Pennsylvania’s X-file