Art security

Crimes of the Art

UFO Museum’s Flying Saucer Takes Flight, Crashes

A sculpture of an alien spacecraft that long adorned the exterior of theInternational UFO Museum and Research Center in Roswell, New Mexico, wasstolen and eventually found, smashed to pieces. The steel and fiberglass spacecraft had recently undergone repairs after it was damaged in a storm; it was being stored behind the museum in anticipation of a reinstallation on the façade. There are no suspects, and security footage of the out-of-this-world heist has been released.

Verdict: Like the moon landing video, the supposed “security footage” was obviously staged — this saucer heist was clearly the work of Martian looters.