A MYSTERIOUS structure in a mountainous region of New Mexico has caught the attention of hawk-eyed Google Maps users. At the coordinates 34°24'21.6"N 107°05'44.5"W, users have spotted a large, white disk poking out the ground. The object is in a remote location in the Sierra Ladrones, with no clear roads or homes nearby, and at an elevation of about 7,400 feet. According to historical Google Maps images, the large disk first appeared in 2003.
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Snaps taken in 2013 show the disk has not yet been overgrown by vegetation, but has suffered some damage. Though an image from 2017 shows that part of the disk has been hidden by plant overgrowth. Google Maps users have speculated the disk may be a crash-landed UFO - or even a hatch entrance to a subterranean hangar. Others suggested it could be an observatory, or an old water reservoir. YouTuber MrMBB333 shared a video in August while investigating the site on Google Maps.
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"This is a very remote location, nothing going on up here," he said in the clip, suggesting the object "crash landed" in the area. "This looks very much like a disc that is stuck in the top of this mountain.". He claimed he was able to measure the disk from the images, making it around 30 feet wide. Internet sleuths can be quick to point to aliens when confronted with mysterious sightings in rural areas.
![[Aerial view of a suspected UFO crash site in New Mexico.]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/speculations-ufo-crash-site-https-971979637.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
Area 51, a highly classified airbase in the Nevada desert, has been at the centre of numerous theories about aliens landing on Earth for decades. However, a user of Metabunk, Mick West's website aimed at investigating 'unusual claims', said the object had been identified as a rainwater catchment. Images dating back to 1975 show an empty site where the disk now lies, and a path leading to it from a clearing.
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