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Sixty years ago, a December day changed the course of history for Kecksburg, a small community in Mt. Pleasant Township.

People in seven states and Canada reported seeing a fireball in the night sky on Dec. 9, 1965, according to an article that appeared in the Tribune-Review.

Reports at the time said locals felt the object⁘s landing and rushed to the scene.

They were kept away by military officials, who claimed nothing happened, according to the reports. Those who got there first described the unidentified flying object as an acorn-shaped, hieroglyph-adorned object.

⁘I heard it on radio and TV,⁘ Struble said. He saw the soldiers who restricted access to the site of impact.

To this day, believers and theorists in Kecksburg continue to pursue the truth about what really landed in their backyard.

Kecksburg Volunteer Fire Department in Mt. Pleasant Township will host the 20th annual UFO Festival Friday through Sunday, commemorating 60 years since the reported landing of the UFO.

Attendees on Friday can speak with UFO investigators, hunters, researchers and experts.

Vendors on Friday will offer half-priced burgers, fries and hot dogs.

Other highlights of the three-day event include a parade at 2 p.m., bed race at ⁘4 p.m. on Saturday, which ⁘concludes with a firework show at 10 p.m.

A UFO conference is scheduled for 1 p.m. on Sunday, when visitors will hear an update about the 1965 crash, according to Struble. He did not reveal the new information to TribLive.