Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Laredo, Texas UFO crash


 * The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review).  No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was   delete. j⚛e deckertalk 03:07, 13 June 2014 (UTC)

Laredo, Texas UFO crash

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Article built on unreliable fringe sources like UFO Evidence, Kevin Randle, Leonard Stringfield, etc. with no credibility. The one and only WP:FRIND independent source is a brief mention that characterizes it as "gossip circulated" ---has been badly misrepresented in the article text. No independent objective sources that discuss the topic in depth available. LuckyLouie (talk) 01:43, 5 June 2014 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Texas-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 01:49, 5 June 2014 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Events-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 01:49, 5 June 2014 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Paranormal-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 01:50, 5 June 2014 (UTC)


 * Speedy Keep Although this article is definitely on the fringe, other similar incidents are just as well sourced. As for this incident in particular, several sources exist in just page one of a simple search.  ♥ Solarra ♥  ♪ 話 ♪  ߷  ♀ 投稿 ♀ 09:21, 5 June 2014 (UTC)
 * I don't think those sources are serious enough to pass the bar set by WP:NFRINGE. jps (talk) 18:49, 5 June 2014 (UTC)


 * Delete I have no prejudice against UFO articles, but the sources here are beyond redemption: "self-published", "UFO Photo Archives", "ufoevidence.org". Wikipedia does not exist to make testimonies reliable. Shii (tock) 21:45, 5 June 2014 (UTC)
 * Delete. Mainstream reliable sources have not given this significant coverage.  I'm not actively opposed to all UFO articles.  I just want to see something besides fringe sources used to validate fringe claims.  UFO books themselves aren't necessarily fringe sources by default.  But these are. Here's an example of mainstream coverage of a reputed UFO crash in Texas.  I found this while searching for Laredo sources.  These things do get mainstream coverage sometimes, and it's not too high of a bar to set. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 03:51, 6 June 2014 (UTC)
 * Delete. No WP:FRIND sources appear to be forthcoming for this particular subject. jps (talk) 23:44, 10 June 2014 (UTC)
 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.