In ufology, "
crash retrieval" is the ongoing, covert practice by military and intelligence agencies of locating crashed UFOs and hauling them back to the nearest secret military warehouse for future scientific study. It is alleged that
crash retrievals have been taking place since at least 1947 when the Roswell Incident happened. It is also alleged that the sheer number of successful
crash retrievals has been high enough and frequent enough that entire teams have been designated exclusively for the task, and that they are each assigned different geographic regions to carry out their duties.
The goal with
crash retrieval is to study the
alien technology and the "exotic materials" of the craft, reverse
engineer as much of it as possible, and then develop as many military and commercial applications as possible. It has been claimed by
UFO insiders that there is a time frame of roughly 20 years from the moment a craft is retrieved, to the marketplace introduction of new tech from the craft. During that 20 years, secret patents get issued to the private contractors whose scientists are
studying the exotic materials of the
UFO.
Examples of modern technical breakthroughs which are supposedly the end-product of crash retrieval research include transistors, semiconductors, microchips, photovoltaic solar panels, night vision, heat vision, stealth technology,
nano-technology, and most of the US space program.
After the
UFO was shot down by a fighter pilot, a
crash retrieval team from the US
Army arrived at the crash site, cordoned off the area, and then hauled the craft lifeless away.
