There were no airplanes in 1897, although we did have hot air balloons and a few gliders. Still, that doesn’t explain the incident in Aurora, Texas, reported by the Dallas Morning News on April 19, 1897. It cites an incident two days earlier in which “the airship which has been sailing around the country” slowed down and crashed into Judge Proctor’s windmill, crumbling into pieces. The townspeople removed the deceased pilot, described as “petite” and “Martian.” The alien was given a Christian burial in the town’s cemetery. He may have been given a headstone with his UFO engraved on it, but if so, that has disappeared. Another was carved in more modern times, but that was also stolen.
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It is said that the spaceship debris was dumped into a well that was later sealed. Aurora is a small town of 1,400 people today, but its historic cemetery holds around 800 graves. The historical marker there tells of several of them, including the many who died of the 1891 spotted fever epidemic. The marker makes a passing mention of the alien grave. The people of Aurora today refer to the alien as “Ned.” Various groups have approached the cemetery association to have the grave exhumed, but have been turned away. The cemetery is open to visitors, and the location of the alien grave is covered by a large rock, usually with mementos adorning it.
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Source: neatorama