The Boscombe Down crash (1994)
On 26 September 1994 an unidentified aircraft crash-landed on the runway at the UK's Boscombe Down test airfield. Air Forces Monthly reported in November 1994 that unmarked CIA-linked jets visited and that the wreck was flown on a C-5 Galaxy to Air Force Plant 42 at Palmdale two days later. Rumours called it a flying triangle or a secret TR-3A. Ryan Wood's Majic Eyes Only carries the report, and UAP Gerb discusses it as a possible human triangle craft.
How plausible · High
A contemporary aviation trade-press report of a crash and a fast, anonymous removal to Palmdale; very plausible as a secret aircraft, with the UFO angle only rumour.
- ●●No gain sought A trade magazine with no UFO angle to sell.
- ●●Restraint The magazine reported the triangle talk as rumour, not fact.
- ●●Fits secrecy practice Unmarked CIA-linked jets and a C-5 removal within two days.
- ●○Access Air Forces Monthly reported it from the airfield-watching and aviation community at the time.
- ●○Consistent over time Reported in Nov 1994 and repeated unchanged since.
- ●○Character record Air Forces Monthly is an established aviation title.
- −Lone source, no corroboration One report; no named witness yet.
Plausibility weighs how well an account fits where secrecy hides the documents by design, so missing records never count against it. Strength measures what is documented. Assessed 2026-10-23.