Corona, New Mexico

Corona is a village in Lincoln County, New Mexico, United States, located along U.S. Route 54.

Corona is the closest populated community to a purported UFO crash in 1947, approximately 30 miles (48 km) to the southeast.

The rancher who found the crash first came to Corona to report it to a few residents, before going to Roswell to tell officials there.

In 2004, Corona was the site of a 4,000 acres (16 km2) forest fire, begun when an unknown arsonist lit a pile of pine needles.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.0 square mile (2.6 km2), all land.

Map of New Mexico highlighting Lincoln County