Aurora Cemetery Is The Area 51 Of Texas

Every state is bound to have at least one alien story, but Texas’ is special in that it predates even the Roswell incident! Aurora Cemetery is our very own Area 51, and you’ll question everything after learning about it.

One of the oldest remaining burial grounds in Texas, Aurora Cemetery dates to 1861. The alleged UFO crash that made this small-town graveyard famous occurred even before the Roswell incident – 50 years earlier, to be exact.

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On April 19, 1897, an article detailing a UFO crash came out in the Dallas Morning News. The spacecraft is said to have hit a windmill two days earlier, resulting in the death of the extraterrestrial pilot.

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Supposedly. the alien was buried in the Aurora Cemetery along with wreckage from the crash. Citizens of the town are clearly all-in with regards to the legend, as they placed a saucer and martian figurine on the lawn facing the roadway.

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A Texas Historical Commission marker briefly mentions the crash along with other notable facts about the cemetery. Take a few moments to read it and walk away with newfound knowledge about one of our state’s most rural communities.

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Several Aurora residents have written the incident off as a hoax propagated to put the town on the map. News stations and TV shows have investigated, but the evidence remains inconclusive.

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There used to be a headstone marking where the alien was rumored to be buried, but it has since been removed. So while you likely won’t find physical proof of any otherworldly visitors, the cemetery is still a quirky place that belongs on your Texas bucket list.

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