The Aurora Texas Alien Crash
Published: April 19, 2026
Duration: 1:18:28
In this episode of Disturbing History, we step away from the dark corridors of government experiments and serial killers to explore one of the strangest and most enduring mysteries in American history.
On April 17, 1897, a cigar-shaped airship allegedly crashed into a windmill in the tiny town of Aurora, Texas, killing its pilot, who locals claimed was not of this world. The creature was buried with Christian rites in the Aurora Cemetery, and the wreckage was dumped into a nearby well.
The story, written by local cotton buyer S. E. Haydon and published in the Dallas Morning...
On April 17, 1897, a cigar-shaped airship allegedly crashed into a windmill in the tiny town of Aurora, Texas, killing its pilot, who locals claimed was not of this world. The creature was buried with Christian rites in the Aurora Cemetery, and the wreckage was dumped into a nearby well.
The story, written by local cotton buyer S. E. Haydon and published in the Dallas Morning...