Many think the Roswell, New Mexico, UFO crash was the first of its kind. But six years before, in 1941, a local minister was called to the site of a “plane crash” in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, and asked to give last rights to three alien bodies. In the decades since, many have come forward with their own stories about Cape Girardeu – including missing photographic evidence, debris being stored in the Capitol Building, and even top secret Presidential memos that reference the alien crash.
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Image of Reverend William Guy Huffman courtesy of FindAGrave.com

Alleged site of the Cape Girardeau crash courtesy of History of Heartland’s Facebook page

Sketch supposedly by Reverend Huffman of what the lost photo looked like. Courtesy of History of the Heartland’s Facebook page

Image of Cordell Hull courtesy of Britannica.com
Episode Source Material
BOOKS
- MO41: The bombshell before Roswell (overdrive digital edition) by Paul Blake Smith. 2015. W&B Publishers.
- UFO crash-retrievals – status reports I-VII (scribd edition) by Leonard Stringfield. 1978. Createspace independent publishing platform.
WEB/SOCIAL MEDIA/MESSAGE BOARDS
- Looking back at alleged UFO crash of 1941 near Cape Girardeau. (online article).
- Before Roswell: the Cape Girardeau UFO of 1941. (online article).
- Digging for answers: Cape Girardeau native Paul Smith writes book on alleged UFO sighting of 1941. (online article).
- 75th anniversary of alleged UFO crash in Cape Girardeau. (online article).
- East Texans shares “family secret” of UFO sighting. (online article).
- The 1941 Cape Girardeau UFO crash. (online article.)
- UFO tour highlights hometown legend about early extraterrestrial crash landing. (online article).
- The first Roswell (PDF report).
- Woods report their latest “Majestic authentication” results. (PDF report).
- Cape Girardeau, Missouri. (Wikipedia article).
- Cape Girardeau, Missouri to Sikeston, Missouri 63801. (Google maps directions).
- UFO crash retrievals – status report IV: the fatal encounter at Ft. Dix-Maguire – a case study. (Amazon listing).