An F-16C Fighting Falcon – U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds – crashed on a dry lake bed adjacent to Trona Airport in San Bernardino County, California, south of Death Valley.
In 1960 I witnessed something similar to this when a US Navy drone flew over the high school during lunch break and it crashed on the lake about 1/4 mile from the school. People from the plant including the AP&CC photographer, Al Gonzalez were pretty quick in responding.
When the Navy arrived they confiscated Al’s film and they put the drone on a flatbed and hauled it away.