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Roswell incident
UFO legend caused by 1947 balloon crash
The Roswell incident is a conspiracy theory which alleges that the 1947 United States Army Air Forces balloon debris recovered near Roswell, New Mexico, was actually a crashed extraterrestrial spacecraft. Operated from the nearby Alamogordo Army Air Field and part of the top secret Project Mogul, the balloon was intended to detect Sovietnuclear tests.[a] After metallic and rubber debris were recovered by Roswell Army Air Field personnel, the United States Army announced their possession of a "flying disc". This announcement made international headlines, but was retracted within a day. To obscure the purpose and source of the debris, the army reported that it was a conventional weather balloon.
In 1978, retired Air Force officer Jesse Marcel revealed that the army's weather balloon claim had been a cover story, and speculated that the debris was of extraterrestrial origin. Popularized by the 1980 book The Roswell Incident, this speculation became the basis for long-lasting and increasingly complex and contradictory UFO conspiracy theories, which over time expanded the incident to include governments concealing evidence of extraterrestrial beings, grey aliens, multiple crashed flying saucers, alien corp
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Article from a skeptical viewpoint on the socalled Roswell UFO crash. The conclusion is that it has been created through series of slight exaggerations, which turned a pretty ordinary matter into a big, modern, fairy tale.
av Kjetil Kjernsmo
I started by reading through the online available testimonies, the USAF report and a GAO report, and continued by reading various other material, mostly available on the net. After I posted the 2nd revision to the Web, I have had several good discussions with both UFO-logists and other skeptics and most of them have been very rewarding. Though some points I made in the 2nd edition have been proven wrong, my overall picture of the event has been strengthened through these discussions.
To leave no doubt, I might as well tell you from the start: I am a skeptic, and I feel the Roswell incident has been created through series of slight exaggerations, which turned a pretty ordinary matter into a big, modern, fairy tale.
It is nearly impossible to gain insight into every claim made in this case, and admittedly, reading only online available accounts is not a complete overview of the case. However, all the most important witness accounts can be found (and are linked), and I believe I have got the main points. Further, there are many fantas
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