EP 132 - 1987 UFO OF AURORA, TX!

I hope you all saved your foil hats from our live episode! If you didn’t then no worries because you know I always got you covered. So for this week's story I’d like to cover a story that's been dubbed the Roswell before the Roswell incident. It takes place in a little town in Texas in 1897 and it involves an Alien, UFO and of course Seekers of truth. So take a listen and let me know if you believe in Ned or not. Enjoy!

Aurora, Texas on a map

Aurora, TX Cemetery

A brief history on the cemetery

Where Ned is buried

A FEW NEWSPAPER CLIPPINGS OF THE EVENT!

1903 Right Brother’s Plane

The documentary on the event

SOURCE MATERIALS:

For the story:

1. National Air and Space Museum. (n.d.). 1903 Wright Flyer | National Air and Space Museum. National Air and Space Museum. Retrieved August 29, 2023, from https://airandspace.si.edu/collection-objects/1903-wright-flyer/nasm_A19610048000

2. Graffunder, J. (2018, April 16). 'Fake News' from Wise County brought UFO believers to Aurora — eventually. Dallas Morning News. Retrieved August 29, 2023, from https://www.dallasnews.com/news/2018/04/16/fake-news-from-wise-county-brought-ufo-believers-to-aurora-eventually/?outputType=amp

3. Ottin, T. (2022, May 19). Before the Wright Brothers: History's Early Flying Machines. History Hit. Retrieved August 29, 2023, from https://www.historyhit.com/before-the-wright-brothers-historys-early-flying-machines/

4. Boyd, J., & Houston Chronicle. (2014, May 9). Aurora UFO crash remains a Texas alien mystery. Chron. Retrieved August 29, 2023, from https://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/Aurora-UFO-crash-remains-a-Texas-alien-mystery-5410990.php

5. Aurora, TX. (n.d.). History. Aurora, TX. Retrieved August 29, 2023, from https://www.auroratexas.gov/community/history/

6. Sims, V. (2021, September 14). 'Not of This World,' Mystery of Reported Alien Crash Lives on in Aurora. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth. Retrieved August 29, 2023, from https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/not-of-this-world-mystery-of-reported-alien-crash-lives-on-in-aurora/2735015/?amp=1

7. Dickson, G. (2018, March 30). Reward offered for stolen Aurora, TX UFO grave marker. Star-Telegram. Retrieved August 29, 2023, from https://amp.star-telegram.com/news/state/texas/article207085784.html

8. Connelly, C. (2016, April 18). Nearly 120 Years After Alleged UFO Crash, Small Texas Town Is All About Aliens. KERA News. Retrieved August 29, 2023, from https://www.keranews.org/texas-news/2016-04-18/nearly-120-years-after-alleged-ufo-crash-small-texas-town-is-all-about-aliens?_amp=true

9. Charnock, S. (n.d.). History's most famous UFO sightings. Sky HISTORY. Retrieved August 29, 2023, from https://www.history.co.uk/articles/history-s-most-famous-ufo-sightings

For the Image:

1. Best Places. (n.d.). Best Places to Live in Aurora, Texas. Sperling's Best Places. Retrieved August 29, 2023, from https://www.bestplaces.net/city/texas/aurora

2. IMDb. (n.d.). The Aurora Encounter (1986). IMDb. Retrieved August 29, 2023, from https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090675/

3. Alien UFO Research. (n.d.). The Aurora, Texas UFO Crash of 1897 |Alien-UFO-Research|. Alien UFO Research. Retrieved August 29, 2023, from https://alien-ufo-research.com/aurora-texas-ufo-crash/

4. Cherrell, K. (2023, January 11). The Alien Grave of Aurora, Texas. Burials & Beyond. Retrieved August 29, 2023, from https://burialsandbeyond.com/2023/01/11/the-alien-grave-of-aurora-texas/

5. Boyd, J., & Houston Chronicle. (2014, May 9). Aurora UFO crash remains a Texas alien mystery. Chron. Retrieved August 29, 2023, from https://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/Aurora-UFO-crash-remains-a-Texas-alien-mystery-5410990.php

6. Sims, V. (2021, September 14). 'Not of This World,' Mystery of Reported Alien Crash Lives on in Aurora. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth. Retrieved August 29, 2023, from https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/not-of-this-world-mystery-of-reported-alien-crash-lives-on-in-aurora/2735015/

7. National Air and Space Museum. (n.d.). 1903 Wright Flyer | National Air and Space Museum. National Air and Space Museum. Retrieved August 29, 2023, from https://airandspace.si.edu/collection-objects/1903-wright-flyer/nasm_A19610048000