The Roswell UFO (unidentified flying object) incident was the alleged recovery in 1947 of at least one alien space craft and its occupants near Roswell, New Mexico, USA.
Debris was recovered from a ranch near Roswell in early July 1947, and the Roswell Army Air Field issued a press release stating that a “flying disk” had been found, sparking intense media interest. Within hours, a retraction was issued claiming instead that a weather balloon had been recovered, and a subsequent news conference featured debris said to be the object which seemed to confirm the weather balloon description.
The case was quickly forgotten and almost completely ignored, even by UFO researchers, for some 30 years. Then, in 1978, Stanton T. Friedman interviewed Jesse Marcel, who was involved with the original recovery of the debris in 1947, and Marcel expressed his belief that there had been a cover-up of the recovery of an alien craft. His story started to be told in UFO circles, including in the documentary “UFOs Are Real.” In February 1980, an interview with Marcel appeared in the National Enquirer, bringing the story national and worldwide attention.
Additional witnesses and reports emerged over the following years, adding significant new details, including accounts of a large military operation to recover alien craft and aliens themselves, as many as 11 crash sites, and intimidation of witnesses. In 1989, former mortician Glenn Dennis revealed a detailed account which included alien autopsies carried out at the Roswell base.
In response to these reports, and after political pressure, the General Accounting Office launched an inquiry and directed the Office of the Secretary of the Air Force to conduct an internal investigation. The result was two reports. The first one, released in 1995, concluded that the material reported recovered in 1947 was likely debris from a secret government program called Mogul. The second report, released in 1997, addressed the reports of aliens and concluded these reports were likely transformed memories of the recovery of anthropomorphic dummies in programs like Project High Dive, conducted in the 1950s. The psychological effects of time compression and memory contamination explained the discrepancy with the years in question. These reports were dismissed by many as being either disinformation or simply implausible, though significant numbers of UFO researchers discount the probability that any alien craft was in fact involved.
Today, “Roswell” is almost synonymous with “UFO,” and likely ranks as the most famous alleged UFO incident. But there are widely divergent viewpoints on what actually happened, and passionate debate on what evidence can be believed or discounted. It is therefore difficult to assemble a sequence of events which will avoid strenuous objection from one side or the other.
2006-08-29 18:03:34
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answered by Anonymous
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July 1947 an incident occurred just outside Roswell, NM. Many reported and many still believe there was an UFO crash. The 509th Bomb Group was given the responsibility to recover the wreckage which was transported to Roswell Army Air Field and then reputed to have been transferred to a higher headquarters. The first reports indicated that the wreckage of a giant disk had been recovered; however, the report was rescinded and an apology issued for the error stating that a weather balloon and its radar reflector had crashed. The Ballard Funeral Home was asked if they could provide small hermetically sealed caskets and for recommendations on the preservation of bodies that had been exposed to the elements for several days. The mortician went to the Army Air Field out of curiosity and was escorted from the Base under guard. He reportedly met with a nurse who stated that autopsies had been performed on several small non-human bodies. She drew a representation of the beings on a napkin which the mortician kept. The personnel involved begin to disappear, some being transferred. The mystery of this incident remains but one thing that has remain constant, is the eyewitness accounts which have added to the mystery and suspicions of a deliberate Government coverup.
2006-08-29 18:01:48
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answered by Anonymous
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I know from a fire chief at Wright Patterson Airforce Base, where the bodies were supposedly moved to- he had access to every single building on the base, in case of a fire. But for the building the bodies were supposedly in, he was given strict instructions that if that building caught fire, it was to be left to burn. No entry no matter what. The only people that ever had access were very high level politicians, and a few celebrity types that the super high brass or politicans brought along a couple of times. Draw your own conclusions.
2006-08-29 17:27:41
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answered by bmwdriver11 7
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A top secret spy baloon crashed on a guy's ranch. The Army tried to cover it up by saying it was a weather baloon. A newspaper reported it as a flying saucer. The Army liked the story because it drew attention away from the real spy baloon. End of story. Thirty years later people "remember" seeing dead aliens.
2006-08-29 17:28:59
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answered by October 7
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They took all the alien remains to the Space medicine facility in Florida. I heard that Jeb visits there quite often!
2006-08-30 08:31:36
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answered by Anonymous
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the Gov lied to us,they lied aby everything.the truth is out thr,Scully,if we dun keep looking,we may never find it..Mulder-XFiles.
2006-08-29 17:31:57
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answered by Mrs Hermione Potter 4
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it was a mylar balloon. it's all documented. there are no aliens or space ships
2006-08-29 17:25:50
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answered by Anonymous
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http://www.roswellinvestigator.com/roswellcentral/
2006-08-29 17:26:03
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answered by rrrevils 6
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Just about everything...except if it is true.
2006-08-29 17:31:34
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answered by vinny_the_hack 5
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The truth is out there.
2006-08-29 17:22:35
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answered by Shibi 6
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