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Kecksburg UFO Incident

DATE9 Dec 1965
LOCAL TIME4:46 PM
LOCATIONKecksburg, Pennsylvania, USA, United States
COORDINATES40.23°N, 79.40°W

A brilliant fireball was observed across six US states before crashing near Kecksburg, Pennsylvania. Witnesses described a copper-colored, acorn-shaped object with hieroglyphic-like writing. The US Army cordoned off the area and removed the object. The case is often called Pennsylvania's Roswell.

[ PRIMARY CITATION // COMPILED REFERENCE · CTD-0139 ]

WITNESSES & UNITS

On-record civilian observers

SENSORS & EVIDENCE

Witness sighting statement

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