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I live here in Cape. My Grandma remembers this happening when she was a child.

Heard crash was along 55 hwy little past St. Genevieve in a field. Not all the way down to Cape G...????

Fast forward yrs as waiting tables off 55 hwy, an elderly couple over heard me tell a table about incident. The man told me he drove a truck for company along with 5 other men. Said one flew next to his window looking at him. Said all men concurred that they had seen them on way to Cape Girardeau. On midnight drives.

An elderly lady that went by Granny Billie told me about it. Said there were 2 dead upon crash, one barely alive that died while they were there. Said men were propping them up with 2×4's while taking pics. Gov showed up and took all cameras and pics. No area 51 at that time so they were taken to white house in formaldehyde filled tubes in basement. Swore secrecy and men were allowed to go see them at WH. She said it really happened.

I’ve not been to Cape yet, someone at the Game X Change in Poplar Bluff says it’s had a crime increase and believes that’s why her store, nor Hastings-type chains like Vintage Stock (based out of Joplin) and 2nd & Charles (owned by Books-A-Million) have bothered expanding in that area, not even the more upscale Jackson.

The alleged photo shows two MiB looking guys holding a little alien up by the arms. I interpreted the crash location to be closer to Dalhousie but looking for debris would be like finding a needle in a haystack.

Apparently, no one really knows where the crash actually took place, as accounts range from it happening near the Cape Girardeau Airport as you stated, to a wooded area near Notre Dame High School a bit west of the city, to a field near what used to be called Illmo, now just outside of the town of Scott City. On top of that, G.D. Fronabarger allegedly took as many as 20 photos, and gave copies of several to other prominent members of the Cape Girardeau community at the time, including the fire marshal, chief of police, and the mayor of the city. But, just like with most of the story, this can't be truly corroborated. Also, no one knows exactly when the crash took place, except that it was sometime during the spring, and it's widely accepted that it may have been sometime in April of 1941. And, Baptist pastors don't give last rites, as has been mentioned by many practicing Baptists over the years, which along with all of these other glaring holes, make the story extremely unlikely to actually be a real event in the way that it's been told. The most likely scenario is that, if the crash even happened in the first place, the craft was an experimental military craft, which would explain the military presence. This craft may have been at least temporarily housed in the air force base that used to operate in Sikeston, Missouri, which is about 35 or so minutes south of Cape. The so-called extraterrestrial bodies may have simply been actual human remains that were burned and battered beyond true recognition from the impact, giving the possible illusion of not being from this world. As for the story itself, I believe that a game of telephone was at play here, and it became exaggerated and embellished over the years to seem more exciting and mysterious than what the truth really was.

What a great vid.😊👍 I wish Tiamak a quick recovery from this spinal issue. I am out of the loop on the news but I remember who his is. He looks awesome in spite of what he is going through. Thank you for posting this sir. Cape Griardeau, I hope you have a nice Happy Thanksgiving however you spend it with family or friends. Thanks to you too for posting quite a few vids I have enjoyed this year. Take care. Rusty Champaign Urbana IL

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Now the outside entrance from Broadway is U G L Y. Come on SEMO do something. I loved playing for Cape Central at Houck.

Before Hastings it was Plaza Gifts and Office supply. Before PG&O it was a Woolworths.

I worked @ Star Vue the last 2 years it was in operation. Fun experience. Climbing up the ladder to the roof of the screen was an experience that I will never forget. The screen was concave, so the lower half of the ladder leaned back. I had to change a few of the spotlight bulbs that were on top. Good thing heights didn't bother me

Great video. Loved the interview w your GM.

Holy shit! They tore Jeremiah's in half! And my heart with it. My initials are still carved in a brick at the entrance though. 😉

Ha...I was an extra in this movie

Very informative and well done. Reminds me of Galena at the other end of Illinois. Killed by the railroad.

I’ve been through Cairo many times, both pre and post the opening of the I-57 bridge. This is a great video. Grandma Mary seems delightful.

I enjoyed the thorough history of Cairo, especially your interview with your grandmother.

Paul Blake Smith, in his book: "MO41, The Bombshell Before Roswell," now says that he believed this crash/recovery incident occurred in May of 1941, not April, as has been previously said. Also, the Alien Hunters TV show had a show where this incident was reviewed, & it was stated, without attribution, that the UFO material was sent to Purdue University, in Indiana, for analysis. It was alleged that the "invention" of fiber-optic technology was really back-engineered from materials found on the crashed flying saucer.

Pretty fall colorful 😊 Thanks for sharing and please stay connected to learn each other my new friend ❤😊

Really beautiful drone footage of the Fall colors down there. Enjoyed that. It's been a gorgeous Fall here too up in Champaign Urbana IL. Thanks for sharing. 😊👍

So I come across this video. The combination of the 1920's rag time music, photos from the 40s & 50s and knowing that I have personally bumped rap whose artists still live. while driving on that old bridge made me a special kind of mad 😂 of course at the time being late teens early twenties myself I would have had the same perspective on how long 20 years is/isn't. The bridge is an easy target if you want to really look into something cape that requires some digging research the Plaza Galleria Ice skating rink & mini mall, the rise and fall of the independent department store at the corner of s broadview and bloomfield rd, or the history of the old woolworths/iga area

What do you think of Jey Uso, he’s my favorite! Yeet!

this is awesome! love the history

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My favorite restaurant in cape

2017* ny times bro but good video

Love this.

Another great video on the Cape Girardeau area. I have seen several accounts of this purported incident, all of which seem to have the same basic details. You did a good job of presenting the story in a straightforward and thorough way without trying to make it overly sensational. I like those timelines you do in your videos that help to recap everything and put it all in order. The drone footage of downtown and the riverfront were very nice too. Thanks for all the effort you put into producing these informative, professional-quality videos.

My understanding is that the crash site was near the intersection of Hwy 74 (Dutchtown Rd) and Bloomfield road, near what is now Dalhousie Golf Course. Have not lived in Cape in many years, I think old Bloomfield road may have been re-routed/changed a bit over the years. This location is near the airport, but not real close. I grew up in Cape.

Great information and video. Thank you

I meant to comment before vid disappeared. Glad it's back. That was really very interesting. I know about Roswell but never knew about this story. TY. Enjoyed this very much Rusty

Did you happen to notice the Coke sign, on Port Cape building,in your 1927 flood photo? These earlier photos,of the Coke sign,indicate it was not initially painted in 1940. Coca cola has verified they did not paint,nor sell Coke for 3cents. Apparently,this was added to the sign in a restoration in the 70s.

20 years ago today they demolished the bridge

The same happen to will brown in 1919 but in Omha Nebraska brown moved from cario do to the lost of work.and got a job at a meatpacking plant to help because of the war.

I moved from Cape Girardeau 2 months before the filming happened.

I own a house near Cape and another in Nevada. I have a copy of "Gone Girl" blu-ray in each house. One of my favorites. I know well the downtown locations. I did all I could to keep the last iteration of The Bar open. I just wasn't enough.

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Love seeing this stuff Morgan, keep it up man.

It is was not for the scenery of Cape Girardeau, Reese Witherspoon would not have shown it to the other executive producers. I am glad to meet some of the production set people during them making the money. Cape Girardeau is a good place for them to spend the revenue and it opened up for others to come such as FYI network for the tiny house.

was a woolworth also

I was an extra for one day. Someone made a fun shirt for extras and I have one.

Great documentary about the filming of Gone Girl in Cape. Your videos on YT are always slick, professional quality productions. I like the photo timelines that you put in. The only thing I noticed that was a weak spot was the sound level. I watched the video all the way through on the TV and had to turn up the volume like from a 15 to 35 to get about the normal sound volume. I switched to the mobile app to leave this comment. The sound level was a bit better with it, so I don't know if the problem was some kind of audio normalizing setting on my TV or what. I usually don't have much problem with YT audio volume. Anyway, aside from that, great video.

Wow!This was great!😀

We need a link to Steevis' fan page!

Love it, great flick. Interesting town

#capegirardeau #gonegirl

I was born and grew up in cape my whole life, moving to North Carolina here in a couple days, cool seeing someone document this towns cool history. There’s a drive in theater not too far down south, Rock n Roll drive in I believe, the lady who runs it is a teacher at the Cape CTC, you should check it out.

My sister was born there and I was raised there. My grandmother had miladys beauty shop in her home. I still love Cairo to this day.

brain drain noun the situation in which large numbers of educated and very skilled people leave their own country to live and work in another one where pay and conditions are better: