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Roswell Incident
In July 1947 Roswell Army Air Field issued a press release saying it had recovered a "flying disc" from a ranch near Roswell; the Army soon stated the debris was a weather balloon. US Air Force reports in the 1990s attributed the debris to Project Mogul, a classified balloon programme.
- Date
- July 1947
- Location
- Ranch near Roswell / Corona, New Mexico · United States
- Witnesses
- Civilian, Military
- Evidence
- Physical trace, Official documents
What was reported
Debris found on a ranch was announced by Roswell Army Air Field as a recovered 'flying disc', then described the next day as a weather balloon. Decades later, witnesses claimed a crashed craft and bodies had been recovered.
Official and public statements
U.S. Air Force reports issued in 1994 and 1997 stated that the debris came from Project Mogul, a classified balloon program, and that accounts of bodies reflected later tests using dummies.
References
Source: Wikipedia