| ding to Officials at the state run Vietnam News | | | | events surrounding this crash are similar to other |
| Agency, “An unidentified flying object | | | | incidents involving UFOs. For example, some of |
| exploded at about 10am on May 27 over the | | | | the symbols that appear to be engraved or |
| northern part of Phu Quoc Island." Colonel Nguyen | | | | stamped into the metal (if they are genuine) are |
| Van Qui, a military commander on the island was | | | | similar to those described by witnesses on the |
| the source of the report and no civilian, | | | | thing that crashed near Kecksburg, Pennsylvania, |
| commercial or military aircraft are said to be | | | | in the 1960s. An I-beam from the Roswell UFO |
| missing in that area of southern Vietnam or | | | | Crash in 1947 was also reported to have |
| nearby Cambodia. | | | | unknown symbols on it. |
| The object that crashed was first seen in the | | | | Phu Quoc Island is a popular tourist destination |
| skies over Cambodia where officials said it | | | | located in the Gulf of Thailand. It has thirteen |
| appeared as a “fire in the sky.” | | | | resort areas and several urban centers. The island |
| The thing exploded shortly after that and what | | | | was once considered a backwater area known |
| was left of it crashed on Phu Quoc Island. Citizens | | | | primarily for the production of anchovy sauce and |
| of a commune on the island retrieved a piece of | | | | black pepper. Once a French territory with rubber |
| metal from the crash that they described as | | | | and coconut plantations, Phu Quoc Island housed a |
| measuring “one metre by about 60 | | | | prisoner of war camp during the Vietnam War. |
| centimeters.” The metal is unusual looking | | | | Vietnam and Cambodia struggled over possession |
| and appears to have symbols engraved or | | | | of the island for years after the war until it finally |
| stamped into it. | | | | became a part of Vietnam in 1975. |
| Additional pieces of metal were recovered by | | | | UFO crashes are rare events. When they occur in |
| members of the military and civilians. At this | | | | an area of the world that may not be under the |
| writing, there are fourteen pieces in possession of | | | | control of the usual cover-up suspects, an |
| the Military Command of Phu Quoc District. The | | | | opportunity presents itself for the nation and |
| metal debris rained down in Ganh Dau and Cua | | | | people involved to share what has happened with |
| Can communes on Phu Quoc at about 10:20 a.m. | | | | the world. Vietnam is a Communist country with |
| on May 27, 2008, according to Lam Quang Chanh, | | | | close ties to China, so there still may be a tight lid |
| a spokesperson for the provincial People’s | | | | clamped on this event at some point. If that |
| Committee. | | | | doesn’t occur, we may have a chance to |
| While it’s entirely possible that the | | | | see the smoking gun that proves intelligent Alien |
| sightings and recovered material may have | | | | life forms exist and are visiting the Earth. |
| nothing to do with an Alien Spacecraft, the | | | | |