The 1979 Elk River UFO Crash – The Grays Harbor Incident
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Marcus Lowth
- June 28, 2019
- October 13, 2021
- 7 min read
- Expert Opinion
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- UFOs, Cover-Ups
An apparent crash of an otherworldly object in the winter of 1979 in the state of Washington in the upper northwest of the United States is another incident that has multiple witnesses, of which many would, in turn, witness a significant military presence in the area, which has since been denied by the United States forces, and essentially has all the hallmarks of a cover-up. Indeed, as we will examine, many in the area consider it the Evergreen State’s very own Roswell incident. As well they might, for it certainly would appear that something crashed into an area near the Elk River near Westport. What that something might have been, however, is what the real question is.
Did a UFO crash into the Elk River in 1979?
It i...
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Marcus Lowth
Marcus Lowth is a writer with a love for UFOs, aliens, and the Ancient Astronaut Theory, to the paranormal, general conspiracies, and unsolved mysteries. He has been writing and researching with over 20 years of experience.
Marcus has been Editor-in-Chief for several years due to his excellent knowledge in these fields. Marcus also regularly appears as an expert on radio talk shows including Troubled Minds and Unexplained Radio discussing these topics.
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My buddy jesse dasher just told me a wild story about this his grandpa was a communications guy for the military and when the crash happened he was the one they called to be first on scene jesses dad dan dasher was having a sleep over with his friend tuffy miller and jesses grandpa had them jump in the truck with him to go check it out he said his dad said it looked like a plain crashed and there was a big crater the next night very early in the morning men in black suits showed up at his house asking questions leaving him in a state of anxiety and he wouldn’t tell his wife who they were or what they wanted the next morning he was supposed to go on a fishing trip with his wife but he ended up leaving without her and later that day they found his boat doing circles on the bar and he was missing it definitely seems he was killed for what he knew and the rumor around town is tuffy Miller’s parents were paid hush money and not talk about it to anyone and that is how he funded his landscaping business jesse also claimed that his dad took him to the sight when he was younger and there are 3-6 acres of land up elk river that has a big fence around it and DoD signs saying its under surveillance he claims you can see it from google earth