Kecksburg Incident

  Fiery descent

Residents near Kecksburg observed a glowing acorn-shaped object streak across the evening sky before it reportedly landed in a forested ravine. Soldiers quickly cordoned off the area.¹²

  Rumored recovery

Officials claimed a meteor or satellite debris, yet locals said troops hauled away a strange metallic object under cover of night. The Air Force maintained no records of retrieval.³⁴⁵

  References

1. archive.triblive.com ↩

2. archives.gov ↩

3. kecksburg.weebly.com ↩

4. ntrs.nasa.gov ↩

5. britannica.com ↩