Aurora, Texas UFO crash of 1897
Smoke puffed into the air like it was coming out of a chimney. The small cigar-shaped aircraft made an impact at the base of the windmill. It was unclear what started the fire because the aircraft had no distinct way of propulsion. For the time, none of the people in town understood flight. This is before the Wright brothers premiered their Wright Flyer in 1903. The year this flying aircraft crash landed in Aurora, Texas is 1897. Flight should not be possible. But the burning windmill says otherwise.
A crowd of fifty people watched as the fire grew larger. A large creaking sound came from the aircraft. A hatch was opened. Anticipating what would emerge had the crowd on edge. A small grey hand appeared to push the hatch open. Then a three-foot humanoid figure fell out of the aircraft and hit the dry, desert land with a hard thud. Two men ran as fast as they could to remove the figure away from the fire. Lifeless. The creature's large, disproportionate head housed two black eyes that wrapped around to the far corners of its face. Possibly male? Female? It was uncertain because the facial features were unable to determine. No nose. Only two diagonal slits two inches in length above a one-inch slit for a mouth. No lips. Roughly thirty pounds in weight. The man carrying the creature laid it in the middle of the crowd on the ground. No sign of life. What was it? Where was it going? What was it doing? Are there more?
Didn't take long for government officials to arrive at the wreck. By the time they arrived the fire was out, but the body was gone. Rumor is the body is buried in an unmarked grave located a couple of miles from the crash site. Government officials are one to make incidents disappear. Whatever the cigar-shaped aircraft was doesn't matter. They'll never admit to its existence. In moments the aircraft was removed, and the damages were blamed on an unexplainable fire inside the windmill. Only the crowd of Aurora on that day know the truth. And only they know where the body is.
I think so. Every TV show that has covered the crash results in inconclusive evidence. No surprise. I am sticking with Barbara Brammer and her belief it was an elaborate scheme.
A crowd of fifty people watched as the fire grew larger. A large creaking sound came from the aircraft. A hatch was opened. Anticipating what would emerge had the crowd on edge. A small grey hand appeared to push the hatch open. Then a three-foot humanoid figure fell out of the aircraft and hit the dry, desert land with a hard thud. Two men ran as fast as they could to remove the figure away from the fire. Lifeless. The creature's large, disproportionate head housed two black eyes that wrapped around to the far corners of its face. Possibly male? Female? It was uncertain because the facial features were unable to determine. No nose. Only two diagonal slits two inches in length above a one-inch slit for a mouth. No lips. Roughly thirty pounds in weight. The man carrying the creature laid it in the middle of the crowd on the ground. No sign of life. What was it? Where was it going? What was it doing? Are there more?
Didn't take long for government officials to arrive at the wreck. By the time they arrived the fire was out, but the body was gone. Rumor is the body is buried in an unmarked grave located a couple of miles from the crash site. Government officials are one to make incidents disappear. Whatever the cigar-shaped aircraft was doesn't matter. They'll never admit to its existence. In moments the aircraft was removed, and the damages were blamed on an unexplainable fire inside the windmill. Only the crowd of Aurora on that day know the truth. And only they know where the body is.
The UFO crash of 1897
April 17, 1897, a report for an unidentified flying object crash landing on a rural Texas farm was made. This is fifty years before the famous Roswell crash. Take that New Mexico! We did it first. But did we do it all?
The report was covered by the Dallas Morning News writer S.E. Haydon, stating two days prior a UFO crashed into a windmill on Judge J.S. Proctor's farm. The pilot of the crash was also reported to be "not of this world" and did not survive the crash. The pilot received a traditional Christian burial at a local cemetery in Aurora.
Wreckage from the aircraft was reported to be dumped into a well near the damaged windmill and some buried with the pilot.
It was then reported Mr. Baxley Oates purchased the land from Judge Proctor in 1935. He cleaned out the well and planned on using it as a water source. Not long after drinking from the well he developed arthritis and blamed the alien craft for contamination. Because of this, Baxley sealed the well with a concrete slab and placed an outbuilding on top of it.
Hoax Theories
Barbara Brammer, historical researcher and former mayor of Aurora brought forth theories as to why the crash is a hoax. Months before the crash Aurora was hit with devastation and didn't look to be recovering. Aurora was going to die out.
- The local crops were destroyed by a boll weevil infestation (the crops that sustained the town's revenue)
- fire in the west side of town claiming buildings and lives
- spotted fever epidemic, again claiming lives and initiating a quarantine
- a planned railroad twenty-seven miles that never finished
All this happening was a cause for concern at the time. Through Barbara's research, she believes Haydon to be a jokester. This was Haydon's opportunity to save the town by constructing an outlandish story to bring tourists to Aurora.
Haydon did no follow-up to his story. No coverage about the whereabouts of the body.
In 1980, Time magazine interviewed Etta Pegues, an eighty-six year old Aurora resident who claimed Haydon made up the whole thing. All an elaborate scheme to trick curious tourists into visiting the town.
Is it a hoax?
I think so. Every TV show that has covered the crash results in inconclusive evidence. No surprise. I am sticking with Barbara Brammer and her belief it was an elaborate scheme.
Do I blame Haydon for all this? Yes and no. I understand the motive. I don't condone it. He had a responsibility of reporting the news. You know? Stuff that really happened. I want to believe aliens crashed on Earth. However, it hasn't happened in Texas that I know of yet to be true.
Pairs well with
Texas Blended whiskey. On the rocks. Enough of this stuff and you might see UFOs too.
Enjoy your drinks with the unknown.
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