The Contra Costa County UFO Landing
- By
Marcus Lowth
- July 4, 2018
- October 11, 2021
- 9 min read
- Expert Opinion
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- UFOs, Close Encounters
In the summer of 1977 in West Pittsburg, in the Contra Costa County area of California, three teenage boys would claim to witness a “flying saucer” land. Their account garnered enough interest to eventually earn itself a place in the 2nd April 1978 edition of the Oakland Tribune. And their story wasn’t told with a mocking tone, with all three of the boys still suffering nightmares over the incident.
A depiction of a UFO over the desert at night
As easy it might have been to dismiss the teenager’s accounts, the police would interview them all separately. All would tell the same story, and all exhibited genuine displays of fear in relation to their encounter. Whatever came to the ground in a purposeful and controlled l...
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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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Yep look up UFO visits Rio vista also umm makes me wonder about the delta
I had just got off work in a paper mill near west Pittsburg, CA. The night of May 20, 1977 heading towards Concord, CA just began my accent up willow pass and all the sudden it felt like I was in slo-mo with the craft in the depiction hovering up the side of the hill over the top of my car! I carried that night for forty years as I googled to satisfy my curiosity, Bingo!
Lol…yeah sure, smh
This is great info regarding aliens. I had a close encounter with an orange orb that responded to me and seemed to be intelligent. I’ve also witnessed several ufos close by. Thank you.