PHASM

Buddy Holly Crash Site Memorial

Clear Lake, Iowa, United States

Other · local-legend

The Story

Haunted Places collects reports of a spectral aircraft reenacting the 1959 crash near Clear Lake. Its account also mentions three luminous orbs said to have been recorded at the place where Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and the Big Bopper died.

The Hauntings

Haunted Places collects reports of a spectral aircraft reenacting the 1959 crash near Clear Lake. Its account also mentions three luminous orbs said to have been recorded at the place where Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and the Big Bopper died.

Visitor Experiences

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