Corona is a village in Lincoln County, New Mexico, United States, located along U.S. Route 54. The population was 129 at the 2020 census. Corona is the closest populated community to a purported UFO crash in 1947, approximately 30 miles to the southeast. The rancher who found the crash first came to Corona to report it to a few residents, before going to Ro…Corona is a village in Lincoln County, New Mexico, United States, located along U.S. Route 54. The population was 129 at the 2020 census. Corona is the closest populated community to a purported UFO crash in 1947, approximately 30 miles 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.