October 1, 1949🇺🇸Crash
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Los Angeles: Multiple claims of Mexican flying saucer crash discovery

In October 1949, Los Angeles residents claimed involvement in discovering a crashed flying saucer in Mexico containing small humanoid bodies. Multiple witnesses provided varying accounts of the incident, with some later admitting they had only heard the story secondhand.

Date
October 1, 1949
Location
Los Angeles, CaliforniaCalifornia🇺🇸
Type
Crash
Country
🇺🇸 United States
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📍 Major city on the US West Coast. Site of the 1942 mass anti-aircraft barrage against unidentified aerial objects during World War II.

Background

Incident Overview In October 1949, multiple residents of Los Angeles, California reported claims related to a purported flying saucer crash in Mexico. The accounts emerged through newspaper reports and research bulletins, though their credibility varied significantly.

Witness Accounts Alma Lawson claimed she participated in a scientific expedition that visited the crash site. According to her account, a shepherd discovered the disk, which allegedly contained the burned remains of six small humanoid beings. Ernest Gates, an automobile dealer, reported hearing radio broadcasts about a similar saucer crash with small occupants near Mexico City. Ray L. Dimmick of Los Angeles initially asserted he personally inspected the craft on March 3, 1949, at a secret military installation in Mexico City, but later retracted this claim, stating he had only been told the story.

Sources and Documentation The accounts were documented in newspaper articles, including a Detroit Free Press article by Sam Petok published October 31, 1949, and an Oakland Tribune piece from March 10, 1950. Additional information appeared in the Flying Saucer News-Service Research Bulletin in September 1955.

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