Rock Star’s Alien Encounter Shapes Hit Songs
Musician’s 1970s alien sighting inspires iconic rock tracks.

In 1974, rock legend Sammy Hagar saw a UFO with two beings in California’s San Bernardino Mountains.
The craft hovered, connected to his mind, and downloaded information.
Hagar believes this inspired songs like Space Station #5 and Crack in the Sky.
He shared the experience in a 2011 interview, noting it felt like a mental data transfer. The event shaped his music’s cosmic themes.