Area 51 Plane
The design of the SR-71 Blackbird reconnaissance airplane that was based at Area 51 was said to be the reason why UFO rumors surfaced. The plane was so futuristic looking that the people thought that the government was covering up was a UFO.
Prisoner Of War
John McCain’s airplane was shot down by Vietnamese soldiers. It crash-landed in a body of water in Hanoi, Vietnam and this is when he became a prisoner of war. As he landed the soldiers rushed to apprehend him and take him hostage.