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Kecksburg UFO Incident
Something crashed in the woods of rural Pennsylvania. Witnesses described an acorn-shaped object with hieroglyphic writing. The military arrived and removed it on a flatbed truck. Officially, nothing was found.
December 9, 1965
Kecksburg, Pennsylvania
100+ witnesses
The Kecksburg UFO Incident is sometimes called “Pennsylvania’s Roswell.”
The Event
On December 9, 1965:
According to documented accounts:
- Fireball seen over multiple states
- Crashed in Kecksburg woods
- Object described as acorn-shaped
- Writing on band around base
- Military quickly arrived
The Object
Witnesses described:
- Bronze/gold acorn shape
- About 10-12 feet long
- Band around base
- Hieroglyphic-like writing
- Still warm when found
The Response
Military reaction:
- Area cordoned off
- Object loaded on flatbed
- Covered with tarp
- Removed under guard
- Witnesses told to be silent
Official Statement
The military claimed:
- Nothing was found
- Just a meteor
- No object recovered
- Move along, nothing here
- Case closed
The NASA Connection
In 2005:
- NASA admitted losing files
- From investigation
- No records exist
- Originally said it was Russian probe
- Then changed story
Theories
Proposed explanations:
- Soviet satellite
- GE Mark 2 capsule
- Experimental aircraft
- Genuine UFO
- Bell from Nazi program