The first object on the Moon was Luna 2, a Soviet spacecraft that crashed into the Moon on September 14, 1959.

It's important to note that Luna 2 didn't land on the Moon in the way we think of a landing. It was intentionally crashed into the surface as part of a mission to demonstrate the ability to reach the Moon.

While Luna 2 was the first *object* on the Moon, the first human-made object to soft-land on the Moon was Luna 9, another Soviet spacecraft, which achieved this feat on February 3, 1966.