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The Roswell incident is a collection of events and myths surrounding the 1947 crash of a United States Army Air Forces balloon near Roswell, New Mexico. Operated from the nearby Alamogordo Army Air Field and part of the top secret Project Mogul, the balloon was intended to detect Soviet nuclear tests. [1] .
5 days ago · Roswell incident, events surrounding the crash and recovery of a U.S. Army Air Forces high-altitude balloon in 1947 near Roswell, New Mexico, which became the center of a conspiracy theory involving UFOs and aliens.
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Dec 18, 2019 · In the annals of American UFO history, few incidents have inspired as much fascination—and speculation—as the one in Roswell, New Mexico. It began in the summer of 1947, at the dawn of the Cold...
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May 6, 2021 · In June, or possibly early July 1947, William Brazel woke up for a normal day's work on the J.B. Foster ranch in Lincoln County, New Mexico, 75 miles (120 kilometers) north of Roswell, when he...
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Nov 9, 2009 · The Roswell 'UFO' Incident. One morning around Independence Day 1947, about 75 miles from the town of Roswell, New Mexico, a rancher named Mac Brazel found something unusual in his sheep...
4 days ago · FILE - A sign directs travelers to the start of the “1947 UFO Crash Site Tours” in Roswell, N.M., June 10, 1997. World UFO Day is being celebrated amid a surge in sightings and government studies on unidentified flying objects. Its date of July 2nd has its roots in the so-called Roswell incident on July 2, 1947. (AP Photo/Eric Draper, File)
Jul 8, 2022 · The world was worrying about war when rancher W.W. Brazel walked into the sheriff’s office in Corona, N.M., on a hot, dusty day 75 years ago to report a “flying disk” he might have found on ...
