Roswell, UFOs and the Unusual: The Ottawa UFO Crash of 2009

What Really Happened at Roswell? The Ottawa UFO Crash of 2009 According to the newspaper account that appeared in The Welland Tribune, dozens of people in and around Ottawa saw something flash across the sky and smash into the river. They heard an explosion that was described as thunderous. Witnesses said that the object appeared … Read more

Roswell, UFOs and the Unusual: The Needles UFO Crash – 2008

Roswell incident: The Needles UFO Crash – 2008 At the 6thAnnual UFO Crash Retrieval in Las Vegas, George Knapp told of a UFO crash along the Colorado River near Needles, California on May 14, 2008. Make no mistake here. There was a UFO crash, but also remember that UFO doesn’t necessarily translate into extraterrestrial. Knapp … Read more

Roswell, UFOs and the Unusual: Elk River, Washington UFO Crash – 1978

What Really Happened at Roswell? Elk River, Washington UFO Crash – 1978 Although I had a hand in starting the tradition of listing UFO crashes, I have always been bothered by the sheer numbers of them. True, I believe there to be some very valid cases and Roswell leaps immediately to mind, as does Las … Read more

Roswell, UFOs and the Unusual: Detroit UFO Crash – 1975

What Really Happened at Roswell? Detroit UFO Crash – 1975 Once in a while, when I’m cruising the Internet, I come across a story that relates to me in some fashion. Many times I’m surprised at the misinformation that is put out there. The latest, or rather the latest I found, was the story of … Read more

Roswell, UFOs and the Unusual: More on the Santa Rosa UFO Crash

More on the Santa Rosa UFO Crash It seems that I am unable to get away from the alleged Santa Rose UFO crash of 1963. I have additional information about the episode that Budd Hopkins reported in his “Deconstructing the Debunkers: A Response.” Since this has become something of an important case, not for the … Read more

Roswell, UFOs and the Unusual: Santa Rosa (NM) UFO Crash – 1963

What Really Happened at Roswell? Santa Rosa (NM) UFO Crash – 1963 Since the publication of Crash — When UFOs Fall from the Sky, I have learned more about some of the cases mentioned. One of those, which I only reported in the Epilogue was from Santa Rosa, New Mexico and involved a hospital employee. … Read more

Roswell, UFOs and the Unusual: Spitzbergen UFO Crash – 1952

What Really Happened at Roswell? Spitzbergen UFO Crash – 1952 For the last ten years or so, there has been a list of UFO whistle blowers circulating. There are many names on the list but few of them have anything spectacular to tell. Most of the stories are of seeing UFOs and reporting them up … Read more

Roswell, UFOs and the Unusual: The San Diego UFO Crash – 1947

What Really Happened at Roswell? The San Diego UFO Crash – 1947 I was reviewing some of the old cases in my files and I came across the notation for a UFO crash near San Diego in 1947. I had published all the information I had in A History of UFO Crashes and was looking … Read more

Roswell, UFOs and the Unusual: The UFO Crashes – Aurora, Texas – A Story That Won’t Die

Roswell incident: The UFO Crashes – Aurora, Texas – A Story That Won’t Die A while back I had the opportunity to appear on the late night radio show, Coast-to-Coast. I bring this up only because, apparently, the next night the host had on Jim Marrs (seen here) who talked about the Aurora, Texas airship … Read more

Roswell, UFOs and the Unusual: UFO Hoaxed Photographs

What Really Happened at Roswell? UFO Hoaxed Photographs The conventional wisdom is that there are very few hoaxes in the UFO field. Researchers suggest that 90 to 95 percent of all UFO sightings can be explained in the mundane as simple misidentifications of natural phenomena, misidentifications of aircraft or balloons, or as normal things seen … Read more