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551 FILES·LAST 1D AGO
Latin America1974-08-25civilian claim

Coyame Crash Legend

A 1974 crash-retrieval legend near Coyame, Chihuahua alleges that an unidentified object collided with a small aircraft and that Mexican and U.S. forces later recovered unusual wreckage.

A 1974 crash-retrieval legend near Coyame, Chihuahua alleges that an unidentified object collided with a small aircraft and that Mexican and U.S. forces later recovered unusual wreckage.

Brief

A 1974 crash-retrieval legend near Coyame, Chihuahua alleges that an unidentified object collided with a small aircraft and that Mexican and U.S. forces later recovered unusual wreckage. The Coyame story is famous in border-region UFO lore, but the available record is dominated by later books, television, and UFO-research accounts rather than official Mexican or U.S. documentation. The card preserves the lore claim and source limits without treating the alleged recovery as established.

Metadata

Date
1974-08-25
Year
1974
Location
Coyame, Chihuahua, Mexico
Region
Latin America
Status
unconfirmed
Tag
civilian claim
Primary
The Coyame incident: UFO crash near Presidio, Texas
Source type
book
Sources
2

Key Points

  • A 1974 crash-retrieval legend near Coyame, Chihuahua alleges that an unidentified object collided with a small aircraft and that Mexican and U.S. forces later recovered unusual wreckage.
  • The Coyame story is famous in border-region UFO lore, but the available record is dominated by later books, television, and UFO-research accounts rather than official Mexican or U.S. documentation.
  • The card preserves the lore claim and source limits without treating the alleged recovery as established.

Most Interesting

  • A 1974 crash-retrieval legend near Coyame, Chihuahua alleges that an unidentified object collided with a small aircraft and that Mexican and U.S. forces later recovered unusual wreckage.
  • The Coyame story is famous in border-region UFO lore, but the available record is dominated by later books, television, and UFO-research accounts rather than official Mexican or U.S. documentation.
  • The card preserves the lore claim and source limits without treating the alleged recovery as established.

Timeline

  1. 1974-08-25 · Encounter

    A 1974 crash-retrieval legend near Coyame, Chihuahua alleges that an unidentified object collided with a small aircraft and that Mexican and U.S. forces later recovered unusual wreckage.

  2. 2014 · Source record

    The Coyame incident: UFO crash near Presidio, Texas is the preferred source material attached to this encounter.

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