Decades-Old Mystery Resurfaces
In a twist that reignites one of America’s enduring UFO legends, newly leaked government communications have shed light on the mysterious 1953 UFO crash near Kingman, Arizona. This revelation, tied to a partially redacted text exchange, suggests that the U.S. government may have known much more than previously disclosed, even decades after the event.
The 1953 Kingman incident
On May 21, 1953, multiple witnesses reportedly saw at least one unidentified flying object (UFO) crash in the Mojave Desert near Kingman, a small city 100 miles from Las Vegas. The incident, which took place just two days after a Nevada nuclear test codenamed Operation Upshot-Knothole, has been the subject of speculation and intrigue for nearly 70 years.
Local historian Harry Drew, who has extensively researched the event, claims that eight UFOs were seen in the night sky, apparently engaged in a battle. According to Drew, three of these crafts went down—one collided with a mountain, another landed intact in the desert, and a third crash-landed near a small reservoir, where the military and scientists allegedly conducted a secret recovery operation.
A government cover-up?
The recent leak, shared on social media, includes a conversation between Christopher Mellon, a former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense, and an unidentified senior government official. The communication suggests that the public would be “slack-jawed” if they knew the full extent of what the government has kept hidden regarding the Kingman incident. The official also hinted that the U.S. Air Force is still actively managing the cover-up, with a classified memo from a former Secretary of the Air Force still in effect.
Testimony from the past
Supporting these claims, UFO researcher Preston Dennett has traced the Kingman incident through old reports and government documents. He highlighted the involvement of a scientist code-named “Fritz Werner,” later identified as Arthur Stansel, who confirmed his presence at the crash site in a signed affidavit 20 years after the event. Stansel’s role was to estimate the speed of the downed object, which he calculated at 1,200 miles per hour.
Dennett also corroborates reports of a military response involving 40 officials, who found a metallic, oval-shaped object with portholes. Inside the craft were two to four humanoid figures, described as four feet tall, with large eyes and wearing metallic suits. All were deceased.
The continuing mystery
While the story of the Kingman UFO crash may seem like a science fiction plot, the newly leaked texts lend credibility to long-standing claims of a government cover-up. The conversation between Mellon and the anonymous official suggests that the U.S. government is still grappling with the implications of the incident and its aftermath.
As these revelations come to light, they raise more questions than answers about what truly happened in the Mojave Desert in 1953, and what the government has been hiding for nearly three-quarters of a century.