Cave Creek "UFO Crash Site"
N 33° 49.245 W 112° 00.785
12S E 406246 N 3742742
The second UFO crash site from October 1947.
Waymark Code: WM1B5
Location: Arizona, United States
Date Posted: 09/11/2005
Views: 182
The summer of 1947 saw a rash of ufo sightings, the most famous of which was the Roswell Crash. The central Arizona area had 2 crashes of its own that year, or perhaps one crash with 2 sites.
Early October 1947, 22-year-old Selman Graves and his 16-year-old brother-in-law Bob Malody were rabbit-hunting and exploring mines in the Cave Creek Recreational Area north of Phoenix. They climbed to the top of the most prominent hill in the area and looked west. They witnessed an incredible scene.
He saw “a large aluminum dome-shaped thing sitting upright in the desert. I thought it might be some kind of observatory dome, except why should a dome be down at that elevation?" He saw 5 men and 2 trucks near the dome. No uniforms, and no one was working. Graves estimated the dome was 36 feet in diameter and maybe a mile away.
It wasn’t until 1952, when he read a book by Frank Scully that he considered that he saw the crash site of a UFO. The author wrote about the Cave Creek incident and mentioned the existence of 2 humanoid bodies that were retrieved from the craft.
There has been speculation that both Phoenix area crashes are related. It is believed that the UFO first touched down in the Dreamy Draw area, then hopped over to the Cave Creek area before crashing.
An account of the incident. The coordinates will take you to a benchmark outside the front gate of the Rec area. Please post a gps photo of the benchmark/ witness post, or the nearby sign for the Cave Creek Recreational area to obtain credit for this waymark.