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UFO Crashes 91 The public demanded answers. The meteor theory had already fallen apart because the speed of the object was much too slow, and several witnesses saw it turn in mid-flight. The military explained their presence in Kecksburg by saying they were recovering a Rus- sian satellite. However, research showed that the satellite had actually The controversy continued in 2002 when the Sci-Fi Channel funded a new investigation, locating the actual crash site and bringing several more witnesses to light. In May 2003, researchers used the Freedom of Information Act to force NASA to release any documents they might have about the incident. As of 2006, the lawsuit against NASA remains unresolved. Today, research into the incident continues.* UFO crashes, the events that occurred in October 1967, at Shag Har- bor, Canada, are even more impressive and have actually been partially confirmed through authentic government documents. On October 4, Laurie Wickens and four other people were driving through the small fishing village of Shag Harbor in Nova Scotia when they saw a cluster of very bright lights swoop down out of the sky and crash into the nearby harbor. They drove quickly to the impact site and saw a strange 60-foot-long unidentified object slowly begin to sink beneath the surface. At the same time, local resident Mary Banks saw what she thought was an airplane crash into the harbor. Both Banks and Wickens called the authorities. At the same time, dozens of other calls flooded into local radio stations and newspaper offices. Before long, a crowd of more than a dozen onlookers surrounded the beach area and watched the strange dark object several hundred yards offshore. At this point, the object sank beneath the surface, making the water bubble and froth. Several local fishermen offered their boats to search for the object. Six fishing boats criss-crossed fallen to earth more than 13 hours earlier. THE SHAG HARBOR UFO CRASH While the Roswell and Kecksburg incidents are the two most famous