Man Claims to Have Seen UFO Crash and Found a Piece of It

A man from Los Angeles, Jose Padilla, has come forward with a remarkable story from his childhood, claiming he witnessed aliens fleeing from a UFO that crash-landed in the New Mexico desert. At just nine years old, Padilla and a friend stumbled upon the incident, initially mistaking the crash for a bomb test. However, the sight of smoke led them to investigate further, where they reportedly saw three extraterrestrial beings emerging from the craft. Padilla recounted the bizarre scene, describing the aliens as "sashaying and running in circles." Despite the unusual encounter, he felt no fear. When military personnel took a break from securing the wreckage, Padilla seized the opportunity to explore the spacecraft, which was devoid of the extraterrestrial beings. He managed to retrieve a piece of the craft, which he has kept as a memento of that extraordinary day. In 2015, the artifact was analyzed by Frontier Analysis, a chemical testing lab in Ohio. The results indicated that the mix of metals found in the object is typically associated with engine parts, and the isotopic ratios were determined to be terrestrial. Padilla expressed uncertainty about the object's origin, stating, "No one knows what it is." His story gained further attention in 2012 when he and his friend were interviewed by UFO researcher Paola Harris, who revealed that a pilot had seen them on horseback near the crash site during a mission.