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Sighting sites, crash lore and the towns that kept the file open.
West Windsor Township, NJ
A bronze monument in Van Nest Park marks the fictional Martian landing site from Orson Welles's famous 1938 War of the Worlds radio broadcast. Interpretive signs explain how the realistic program convinced some listeners that an alien invasion was actually unfolding in New Jersey.
Baker, CA
A desert jerky store has built an elaborate alien-invasion theme around its business, with UFO props, extraterrestrial figures and a planned spaceship-shaped attraction.
Santa Fe, NM
Mapped as the Alien Museum, this shares an address with Rockin' Rollers Event Arena, a long-running roller rink known for its extensive alien-themed decor. There is no separate museum with its own hours — you see the extraterrestrial displays by turning up to a public skating session or an event.
Hiko, NV
A towering silver alien marks this Quonset-hut gift shop and UFO stop near the eastern end of Nevada’s Extraterrestrial Highway.
West Hammond, NM
Not a statue or a business but a naturally eroded rock formation in the Bisti Rock Garden, among named hoodoos including the Elegant Hoodoo and the Valley of Bones. This is BLM-managed federal wilderness rather than Navajo Nation land. Open to hikers, but there are no marked routes, effectively no phone signal or water, and access roads can become impassable after rain or snow.
Roswell, NM
A downtown alien-themed photo attraction fills staged rooms with saucers, extraterrestrials and deliberately campy Roswell scenery. It is a separate stop from the UFO museum and one of the city's strongest pieces of roadside alien kitsch.
Corona, NM
BLM identifies a lawful public-land hiking access point connected with an alleged 1947 UFO 'skip' or crash story near Corona. Vehicle approaches used historically cross private property, so OddWay should route only to the BLM access and never across ranch land.
Amargosa Valley, NV
A brightly themed alien travel stop near the Death Valley junction combines UFO souvenirs, oversized extraterrestrial imagery, and Highway 95 roadside kitsch.
Rachel, NV
A public-road approach ends at the restricted Area 51 back-gate boundary; view only from the lawful public side and obey every sign, barrier, and instruction.
Rachel, NV
The Groom Lake Road approach reaches the famous restricted boundary associated with Area 51; stop before all warning signs and never cross the military boundary.
Aurora, TX
The cemetery is central to the 1897 Aurora airship-crash legend, in which townspeople claimed a nonhuman pilot was buried after a mysterious craft struck a windmill.
Dayton, OH
The Avrocar was a real Cold War attempt to build a disc-shaped vertical-takeoff aircraft that looked remarkably like the flying saucers dominating UFO culture at the time. One surviving example is displayed inside the National Museum of the United States Air Force, where admission is free during museum hours.
Belleville, WI
Belleville commemorates a January 1987 incident in which local residents and police reported unusual lights in the sky. The village now leans into the story with UFO Day, alien decorations and community programming, making downtown a practical public stop tied to the sighting lore.
Durham, NH
UNH's Milne Special Collections at Dimond Library preserves the Betty and Barney Hill Papers, including journals, correspondence, photographs, recordings, Betty's dress and other material connected to their reported encounter and later UFO research. The collection is open for research by appointment rather than as a walk-in exhibit. Special Collections currently requires advance appointments. Secondary source: https://innovation.unh.edu/unh-innovation-spotlight-betty-barney-hill-collection
Lincoln, NH
A state historical marker on U.S. Route 3 commemorates the 1961 experience reported by Betty and Barney Hill, who said they encountered a strange craft while driving through the White Mountains. Their later account became one of the most influential alleged alien-abduction stories in American popular culture. The marker gives OddWay travelers a concrete route point tied directly to the story.
Linville Falls, NC
Unexplained lights have been reported around Brown Mountain for more than a century, with theories ranging from atmospheric effects and vehicle lights to ghosts and UFOs. Wiseman’s View provides one of the best legitimate public viewpoints toward the mountain and is reached by a forest road that can be rough or seasonally affected. Viewing location: https://mapcarta.com/N356580279
Franklin, KY
On January 7, 1948, Kentucky Air National Guard pilot Thomas Mantell died after climbing while pursuing an unidentified object reported over Kentucky. The incident became an early landmark of the modern UFO era; later investigations have commonly connected the object to a high-altitude balloon and Mantell's crash to hypoxia, while a Kentucky marker preserves the mystery.
Carbondale, PA
A city historical marker records the November 1974 incident in which teenagers reported a glowing object flying low over Carbondale and crashing into a silt pond near Russell Park. Crowds and investigators descended on the site before a lantern was eventually recovered from the water, but the case remains a major piece of local UFO folklore and now inspires the annual Carbondalien Festival.
Phoenix, AZ
A long-running Phoenix legend claims the nearby mountains conceal the remains of an unusual 1940s aerial crash and that Dreamy Draw Dam was connected to a government cover story. There is no evidence establishing an extraterrestrial crash, so OddWay should frame the story strictly as local UFO folklore while routing visitors to the public recreation area.
Elmwood, WI
Elmwood built an unusual civic identity around a series of reported UFO sightings, including a well-known 1975 account involving a local police officer. The village's annual UFO Days festival celebrates the lore with alien-themed events and gives OddWay a lawful public anchor for a story otherwise spread across rural roads.
Kensington, NH
In September 1965, teenager Norman Muscarello reported a large object with flashing red lights near Route 150 outside Exeter. Police officers later said they also observed unexplained lights, and journalist John G. Fuller's book "Incident at Exeter" helped turn the case into a classic of American UFO history. The original area is now developed/private land, so this is a roadside history stop only. Secondary source: https://www.visitnh.gov/blog/undiscovered-nh-spooky-stops
Hiko, NV
The State Route 375 sign marks Nevada’s officially designated Extraterrestrial Highway and the start of the state’s best-known UFO road trip.
Landers, CA
The enormous desert boulder became a gathering place for George Van Tassel's UFO conventions and remains central to Southern California contactee history.
Kingston, NH
Betty and Barney Hill are buried together in Greenwood Cemetery, far from the White Mountain road where their famous encounter was said to have occurred. Their shared grave has become a pilgrimage point for people interested in UFO history and the couple's unusual place in American folklore. Visit respectfully and only during lawful cemetery access.
