The story is as wild as it is chilling: In the late 1970s and early '80s, UFO researcher Leonard Stringfield began hearing whispers of a mid-air collision between a civilian aircraft and a disk-shaped object near the U.S.-Mexico border. What followed was a joint retrieval effort — the Mexican military arriving first, only for all personnel to end up dead under unexplained circumstances… allegedly after a covert U.S. recovery team intervened.
Then, in 1992, the mystery deepened. An anonymous document titled “Research Findings on Chihuahua Disk Crash” began circulating through UFO researcher mailboxes and early internet message boards. It was reportedly intended for the mysterious “Deneb” team — a U.S. UFO retrieval unit — and it described the Coyame incident in unnerving detail. The document offered a rare, unsettling look into how deep this rabbit hole might go.
Despite being covered by respected researchers like Leonard Stringfield, Ryan S. Wood, Noe Torres, and Ruben Uriarte, the Coyame incident remains largely obscure — a hidden gem of UFOlogy that never got the attention it deserved.
In this episode, we revisit the case, analyze the timeline, dissect the known evidence, and ask: What really happened in Coyame on that fateful day in 1974? And why has this case stayed in the shadows for so long?
Have you heard of the Coyame incident before? What are your thoughts on the “Deneb” document and its implications? We’d love to hear your take.