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who managed to get close to the crash site said that they observed a twelve-foot-tall, acorn-shaped object. The object was metallic and had a band of hieroglyphic-type writing around its circumference. It was also reportedly glowing. As dozens of people began to surround the area, the United States military suddenly arrived. They ordered everybody away from the crash site at gunpoint, and quickly cor- doned off the area. The object was then allegedly lifted up by crane onto a large flatbed truck, covered with a large tarp, and driven out of Kecksburg. As with Roswell, several of the firsthand witnesses claimed they were ordered or threatened by unnamed military officials not to speak about what they saw. And so, like Roswell, the events that occurred in Kecksburg remained hidden for years. Then, in the early 1980s, a few witnesses began to come forward. Investigators then began the long It took a while, but eventually more than 50 people came forward with firsthand knowledge about the events. Jim Romanowski said he observed the crashed UFO before being forcefully removed from the scene by military officials. Kecksburg resident Bill Bulebush was also there and saw the object carted away by the military. Truck driver, “Myron X,” told investigators that he not only saw the object, he also saw what appeared to be an alien body. Although it was covered with a sheet, he could tell it was about four to five feet tall. He could see a hand sticking out from underneath. The hand looked “lizard-like” and had only three fingers. Another witness, “Joel X,” also watched as the Army surrounded the object and actually opened a hatch. Inside he saw “two fingers and an unusually long arm.” The witness is certain it was not human. Kecksburg resident Don Sebastian heard about the crash on the radio. He drove to the site but was stopped by a roadblock. Sneaking past the roadblock, he saw rows of soldiers marching through the field, search- ing the area. Many more witnesses reported similar stories. Clearly, something unusual crashed outside of Kecksburg. UFO Crashes 89 @S search for more firsthand witnesses.