The Roswell Incident was a 1947 event where the remnants of an unidentified object were found near Roswell, New Mexico, and later linked to claims of an alien spacecraft crash.
In late June or early July 1947, debris was discovered near Roswell, New Mexico. On July 8, the local Air Force base announced that its personnel had found a "flying disc"; within a day, the military changed its statement, claiming the debris was from a weather balloon, and even presented balloon materials to the media.
The incident was largely forgotten after 1947 but resurfaced in the late 1970s, becoming a focal point for stories of government cover-ups. Claims that an alien spacecraft crashed and that alien bodies were recovered are unverified. An FBI memo from 1950, sometimes mentioned in this context, documented secondhand reports and is not official confirmation of an alien crash.
Investigations published by the US Air Force in the 1990s concluded that the debris was related to Project Mogul, a top-secret high-altitude balloon program, and not to an extraterrestrial spacecraft. According to the 1997 report, stories of bodies may be based on crash test dummies used in later experiments. Today, Roswell is a prominent part of UFO culture, and the town hosts annual festivals on the subject.
In 1947, debris was found near Roswell. Initially, the military called it a "flying disc," but within a day, they stated it was weather balloon debris.
This is an unverified claim. US Air Force investigations determined that the debris was related to Project Mogul, not an extraterrestrial spacecraft.
There is no confirmation of this in government investigations. A 1997 Air Force report suggested that stories of bodies are linked to crash test dummies from later experiments.
A top-secret high-altitude balloon program. According to Air Force investigations, debris from this program led to the incident.