Editing 1953 Kingman, AZ UFO crash

{{Infobox event
| title         = 1953 Kingman, Arizona J-Rod craft recovery
| image         = [[File:Kingman_crashed_craft_Schratt_2010.jpg|300px]]
| caption       = Computer-assisted depiction of the alleged craft in [[Michael Schratt]]'s [https://openminds.tv/pdf/PROJECT_AQUARIUS_DOCUMENT.pdf report] on [[Dan Burisch]] and [[S-4]]. Per the source, this depiction does not conform 100% to [[Dan Burischn]]'s and/or [[Marci McDowell]]'s testimony or descriptions, and "should be considered strictly as a visual aid specifically designed to give the general public an overall idea of what this area of the [[S-4|facility]] actually looked like."
| location      = Near [[Kingman, Arizona]], United States
| date          = [[May 21]], [[1953]]
| participants  =3 [[J-Rods]]s including [[Chi'el'ah]], U.S. military
| type          = [[UFO]] crash
| cause         = Disruption in craft's propulsion system
| outcome       = Recovery of craft and occupants
| deaths        = 1 [[Extraterrestrial biological entity|J-Rod]] (alleged)
| injuries      = 2 [[J-Rod]]s
| property_damage = Craft partially embedded in the desert
}}
The '''1953 Kingman, Arizona UFO incident''' was an alleged [[flying saucer]] crash and [[UFO retrieval|recovery]] near [[Kingman, Arizona]] on May 21, 1953. The incident was described as among the most verified UFO crash events in the United States by [[Preston Dennett]]<ref name="azcentral"/> and is notable for the detailed accounts concerning its recovery and the activities of its alleged occupants, [[J-Rod]]s who came [[time travel technology|from the future]]. The recovery of the craft and its occupants, allegedly involving a team of 40 scientists, including [[Arthur Stancil]] and [[Leonard Stringfield]], allegedly led to classified government research programs such as [[Project Aquarius]] and advanced propulsion technology studies. [[Dan Burisch]]'s revelations in the 2000s about his involvement and former [[Assistant Secretary of Defense]] [[Christopher Mellon]]'s publication in April 2024 of internal government messages about the recovery brought brought renewed attention to it.<ref name="12news">{{cite web |url=https://www.12news.com/article/news/local/arizona/did-a-ufo-crash-in-kingman-leaked-documents-claim-it-did-aliens-roswell-route-66/75-8d45a1a1-4249-432c-88c0-b3f2e2a5d691 |title=Did a UFO crash in Kingman? Leaked documents claim it did |website=12news.com |access-date=2025-01-20}}</ref><ref name="mellon"/><ref name="DanBurischHamilton"/>

== The craft == 
According to eyewitness accounts and researchers, the crashed object was a metallic, oval-shaped craft measuring approximately 30 feet in diameter and 3.5 feet in height, with porthole-like openings.<ref name="azcentral">{{cite web |url=https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona-contributor/2016/11/15/did-ufo-crash-kingman-1953/93828300/ |title=Did a UFO crash in Kingman in 1953? |website=azcentral.com |access-date=2025-01-20}}</ref> The craft was described by engineer Arthur Stancil as "more like a tear-drop-shaped cigar" made of unknown materials not produced on Earth.<ref name="azcentral">{{cite web |url=https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona-contributor/2016/11/15/did-ufo-crash-kingman-1953/93828300/ |title=Did a UFO crash in Kingman in 1953? |website=azcentral.com |access-date=2025-01-20}}</ref> Metallurgist Leonard Stringfield also concluded that the object was not of earthly construction.<ref name="azcentral">{{cite web |url=https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona-contributor/2016/11/15/did-ufo-crash-kingman-1953/93828300/ |title=Did a UFO crash in Kingman in 1953? |website=azcentral.com |access-date=2025-01-20}}</ref> Later sources connect the craft to advanced propulsion systems powered by decaying Element 116 and antimatter, as discussed by historian Michael Schratt.<ref name="Schratt2010">{{Cite web |date=2010-09-17 |author = [[Michael Schratt]]|title=Project Aquarius: Exclusive interview and illustrations of Area 51’s S-4 facility – Openminds.tv |url=https://openminds.tv/project-aquarius-218/ |access-date=2025-01-20 |publisher=Open Minds|language=en}}</ref>

== Occupants == 
The craft is said to have been crewed by [[Extraterrestrial biological entity|EBE]]s, specifically multiple individuals referred to as ''J-Rod''. Testimonies suggest that three J-Rods were aboard the craft during the Kingman incident. Of these, two survived the crash: one a '''P-45 J-Rod''', and the other a '''P-52 J-Rod''', named Chi’el’ah.<ref name="burisch_summary">'DAN BURISCH SUMMARY | PROJECT CAMELOT' from https://projectcamelotportal.com/2008/01/04/dan-burisch-summary/.</ref><ref name="paolaharris">{{cite web |url=https://paolaharris.com/home-page/interview-with-micro-biologist-dr-dan-burisch |title=Interview with Micro-biologist Dr. Dan Burisch - Paola Harris |website=paolaharris.com |access-date=2025-01-20}}</ref> A third crew member, possibly designated EBE-53AZ3, died on impact.<ref name="Schratt2010">{{Cite web |date=2010-09-17 |author = [[Michael Schratt]]|title=Project Aquarius: Exclusive interview and illustrations of Area 51’s S-4 facility – Openminds.tv |url=https://openminds.tv/project-aquarius-218/ |access-date=2025-01-20 |publisher=Open Minds|language=en}}</ref><ref name="gbppr">The Strange Story of J-Rod, An EBE, [http://gbppr.net/mindcontrolforums/pro-freedom.co.uk/6583/et047.html]</ref>

=== P-45 and P-52 J-Rods === 
{{Main|Chi'el'ah|P45K J-Rod (individual)}}
The two surviving J-Rods were known by several designations. The [[P45K J-Rod (individual)|P45K J-Rod]] was taken to [[Los Alamos National Laboratory]] where he assisted engineer Bill Uhouse with designing flight simulator equipment.<ref name="Schratt2010">{{Cite web |date=2010-09-17 |author = [[Michael Schratt]]|title=Project Aquarius: Exclusive interview and illustrations of Area 51’s S-4 facility – Openminds.tv |url=https://openminds.tv/project-aquarius-218/ |access-date=2025-01-20 |publisher=Open Minds|language=en}}</ref><ref name="gbppr">The Strange Story of J-Rod, An EBE, [http://gbppr.net/mindcontrolforums/pro-freedom.co.uk/6583/et047.html]</ref>
The [[P-52 J-Rod]], also known as [[Chi'el'ah|Chi’el’ah]], was recovered from the crash site and taken to [[S-4]] (the Papoose Mountain facility) near [[Area 51]] where he reportedly worked with Dr. [[Dan Burisch]].<ref name="burisch_summary">'DAN BURISCH SUMMARY | PROJECT CAMELOT' from https://projectcamelotportal.com/2008/01/04/dan-burisch-summary/.</ref><ref name="paolaharris">{{cite web |url=https://paolaharris.com/home-page/interview-with-micro-biologist-dr-dan-burisch |title=Interview with Micro-biologist Dr. Dan Burisch - Paola Harris |website=paolaharris.com |access-date=2025-01-20}}</ref>
== Activities prior to the crash == 
According to accounts by [[Dan Burisch]], the P-52 J-Rod (Chi’el’ah) had been part of a group of P45s conducting abduction sampling during the early 1970s, where he allegedly encountered a young Burisch. After traveling back to 1953 and crashing, Chi’el’ah later recognized Burisch from their earlier encounter when they met again in the context of [[Project Aquarius]] during the 1990s.<ref name="burisch_summary">'DAN BURISCH SUMMARY | PROJECT CAMELOT' from https://projectcamelotportal.com/2008/01/04/dan-burisch-summary/.</ref> This same J-Rod later traveled back in time on a separate mission to 1953, which resulted in the Kingman crash.<ref name="burisch_summary">'DAN BURISCH SUMMARY | PROJECT CAMELOT' from https://projectcamelotportal.com/2008/01/04/dan-burisch-summary/.</ref><ref name="paolaharris">{{cite web |url=https://paolaharris.com/home-page/interview-with-micro-biologist-dr-dan-burisch |title=Interview with Micro-biologist Dr. Dan Burisch - Paola Harris |website=paolaharris.com |access-date=2025-01-20}}</ref>

Accounts of time travel by the J-Rods comes from various interviews with Burisch, who detailed the complexities of communicating with them.<ref name="paolaharris">{{cite web |url=https://paolaharris.com/home-page/interview-with-micro-biologist-dr-dan-burisch |title=Interview with Micro-biologist Dr. Dan Burisch - Paola Harris |website=paolaharris.com |access-date=2025-01-20}}</ref><ref name="projectcamelot">{{cite web |url=https://projectcamelot.org/lang/en/dan_burisch_stargate_secrets_interview_transcript_2_en.html |title=Project Camelot - Dan Burisch Stargate Secrets transcript - Part 2 |website=projectcamelot.org |access-date=2025-01-19}}</ref>

== The crash == 
On May 21, 1953, the craft reportedly crashed approximately eight miles northeast of [[Kingman Airport]] near [[Kingman, Arizona]]. Witnesses and researchers describe the craft as having struck the ground at high velocity, approximately 1,200 miles per hour, yet remaining largely intact upon impact.<ref name="azcentral">{{cite web |url=https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona-contributor/2016/11/15/did-ufo-crash-kingman-1953/93828300/ |title=Did a UFO crash in Kingman in 1953? |website=azcentral.com |access-date=2025-01-20}}</ref><ref name="Schratt2010">{{Cite web |date=2010-09-17 |author = [[Michael Schratt]]|title=Project Aquarius: Exclusive interview and illustrations of Area 51’s S-4 facility – Openminds.tv |url=https://openminds.tv/project-aquarius-218/ |access-date=2025-01-20 |publisher=Open Minds|language=en}}</ref> Some accounts mention that the craft was partially embedded into the desert sand, and that there were portholes and a single large hatch found open.<ref name="jprobinson">{{cite web |url=https://www.jp-robinson.com/single-post/The-Kingman-UFO-Crash |title=The Kingman UFO Crash |website=jp-robinson.com |access-date=2025-01-20}}</ref><ref name="azcentral">{{cite web |url=https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona-contributor/2016/11/15/did-ufo-crash-kingman-1953/93828300/ |title=Did a UFO crash in Kingman in 1953? |website=azcentral.com |access-date=2025-01-20}}</ref>

== Recovery == 
Following the crash, a government recovery operation was dispatched to the site. A team of about 40 scientists, including engineer [[Arthur Stancil]] and metallurgist [[Leonard Stringfield]], were involved in the investigation.<ref name="azcentral">{{cite web |url=https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona-contributor/2016/11/15/did-ufo-crash-kingman-1953/93828300/ |title=Did a UFO crash in Kingman in 1953? |website=azcentral.com |access-date=2025-01-20}}</ref><ref name="jprobinson">{{cite web |url=https://www.jp-robinson.com/single-post/The-Kingman-UFO-Crash |title=The Kingman UFO Crash |website=jp-robinson.com |access-date=2025-01-20}}</ref> The craft was quickly recovered and transported—reports vary between being taken to [[Area 51]] or [[Wright-Patterson Air Force Base]] in Ohio, and later being housed at facilities like [[S-4]] and [[Los Alamos National Laboratory]].<ref name="azcentral">{{cite web |url=https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona-contributor/2016/11/15/did-ufo-crash-kingman-1953/93828300/ |title=Did a UFO crash in Kingman in 1953? |website=azcentral.com |access-date=2025-01-20}}</ref><ref name="paolaharris">{{cite web |url=https://paolaharris.com/home-page/interview-with-micro-biologist-dr-dan-burisch |title=Interview with Micro-biologist Dr. Dan Burisch - Paola Harris |website=paolaharris.com |access-date=2025-01-20}}</ref><ref name="Schratt2010">{{Cite web |date=2010-09-17 |author = [[Michael Schratt]]|title=Project Aquarius: Exclusive interview and illustrations of Area 51’s S-4 facility – Openminds.tv |url=https://openminds.tv/project-aquarius-218/ |access-date=2025-01-20 |publisher=Open Minds|language=en}}</ref>

Eyewitness accounts, such as those by Fritz Werner (also known as Arthur Stanzel), attest to the secrecy and high level of security surrounding the crash scene, including road blockades and restricted access.<ref name="jprobinson">{{cite web |url=https://www.jp-robinson.com/single-post/The-Kingman-UFO-Crash |title=The Kingman UFO Crash |website=jp-robinson.com |access-date=2025-01-20}}</ref>

== Aftermath == 
The recovery of the J-Rods led to a series of classified research programs. The surviving P-45 J-Rod collaborated on flight simulator technology at Los Alamos with engineer [[Bill Uhouse]], while the P-52 J-Rod, Chi’el’ah, was involved in biomedical research and interaction with [[Dan Burisch]] at S-4.<ref name="paolaharris">{{cite web |url=https://paolaharris.com/home-page/interview-with-micro-biologist-dr-dan-burisch |title=Interview with Micro-biologist Dr. Dan Burisch - Paola Harris |website=paolaharris.com |access-date=2025-01-20}}</ref><ref name="gbppr">The Strange Story of J-Rod, An EBE, [http://gbppr.net/mindcontrolforums/pro-freedom.co.uk/6583/et047.html]</ref>

Dan Burisch recounted that his physical interactions with the P-52 J-Rod involved formally rigid communication protocols in and covert [[telepathic communication]] in a "Clean Sphere" environment for safe contact.<ref name="Schratt2010">{{Cite web |date=2010-09-17 |author = [[Michael Schratt]]|title=Project Aquarius: Exclusive interview and illustrations of Area 51’s S-4 facility – Openminds.tv |url=https://openminds.tv/project-aquarius-218/ |access-date=2025-01-20 |publisher=Open Minds|language=en}}</ref><ref name="DanBurischHamilton">{{cite AV media | date=2024-06-15 | title=Dan Burisch 2 (early 2000s, possibly 2002. Bill Hamilton present in room) | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AdAQs44IQkY | language=en | publisher=badaliens | access-date=2025-01-15}}</ref> He was instructed not to communicate directly with J-Rod for periods, and mentioned various nicknames for the entity such as “Stump,” “Brightly,” and “Bright Eyes.”<ref name="paolaharris">{{cite web |url=https://paolaharris.com/home-page/interview-with-micro-biologist-dr-dan-burisch |title=Interview with Micro-biologist Dr. Dan Burisch - Paola Harris |website=paolaharris.com |access-date=2025-01-20}}</ref>

== Subsequent activities == 
The involvement of the J-Rods continued beyond the crash. The surviving entities were integrated into various scientific and diplomatic projects, including the early phases of [[Project Aquarius]], which aimed to study extraterrestrial technology and negotiate future interactions between humans and alien visitors.<ref name="projectcamelot">{{cite web |url=https://projectcamelot.org/lang/en/dan_burisch_stargate_secrets_interview_transcript_2_en.html |title=Project Camelot - Dan Burisch Stargate Secrets transcript - Part 2 |website=projectcamelot.org |access-date=2025-01-19}}</ref><ref name="Schratt2010">{{Cite web |date=2010-09-17 |author = [[Michael Schratt]]|title=Project Aquarius: Exclusive interview and illustrations of Area 51’s S-4 facility – Openminds.tv |url=https://openminds.tv/project-aquarius-218/ |access-date=2025-01-20 |publisher=Open Minds|language=en}}</ref>

Their experiences reportedly influenced high-level discussions, including meetings involving President Eisenhower, focusing on diplomatic relations with extraterrestrial beings and managing the implications of their advanced technologies.<ref name="Schratt2010">{{Cite web |date=2010-09-17 |author = [[Michael Schratt]]|title=Project Aquarius: Exclusive interview and illustrations of Area 51’s S-4 facility – Openminds.tv |url=https://openminds.tv/project-aquarius-218/ |access-date=2025-01-20 |publisher=Open Minds|language=en}}</ref>

== Recent developments == 
In recent years, researchers and former government officials have continued to analyze the Kingman incident. Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Intelligence [[Christopher Mellon]] referenced the Kingman UAP recovery in a tweet, implying that much classified information has been gathered about the craft and its occupants.<ref name="mellon">{{cite web |url=https://x.com/ChrisKMellon/status/1782523046995083751 |title=Tweet by Christopher Mellon about Kingman, AZ 1953 Crash |website=X.com (formerly Twitter) |access-date=2025-01-20}}</ref>

UFO researchers like [[Preston Dennett]] maintain that the Kingman crash is one of the best-verified UFO incidents, with multiple witnesses and extensive documentation supporting its authenticity.<ref name="azcentral">{{cite web |url=https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona-contributor/2016/11/15/did-ufo-crash-kingman-1953/93828300/ |title=Did a UFO crash in Kingman in 1953? |website=azcentral.com |access-date=2025-01-20}}</ref><ref name="jprobinson">{{cite web |url=https://www.jp-robinson.com/single-post/The-Kingman-UFO-Crash |title=The Kingman UFO Crash |website=jp-robinson.com |access-date=2025-01-20}}</ref> Although definitive public proof remains elusive, ongoing discussions and leaked documents suggest that the full scope of the incident and its aftermath may eventually be revealed.<ref name="12news">{{cite web |url=https://www.12news.com/article/news/local/arizona/did-a-ufo-crash-in-kingman-leaked-documents-claim-it-did-aliens-roswell-route-66/75-8d45a1a1-4249-432c-88c0-b3f2e2a5d691 |title=Did a UFO crash in Kingman? Leaked documents claim it did |website=12news.com |access-date=2025-01-20}}</ref>

== See also ==
*[[List of UFO sightings]]
*[[Extraterrestrial biological entity]]
*[[Project Aquarius]]
*[[Area 51]]
*[[S-4|S-4 facility]]
*[[Bill Uhouse]]
*[[Dan Burisch]]

==References==
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