Roswell incident.

Roswell UFO incident Roswell UFO incident Roswell Daily Record, July 8, 1947, announcing the "capture" of a "flying saucer." Date 1947 Location Chaves County, New Mexico, United States The Roswell UFO incident took place in the U.S. in June or early July 1947, when an airborne object crashed on a ranch near Roswell, New Mexico. Explanations of what took place are based on both official and unofficial communications. Although the crash is attributed to a secret U.S. military Air Force surveillance balloon by the U.S. government the most famous explanation of what occurred is that the object was a spacecraft containing extraterrestrial life. Since the late 1970s, the Roswell incident has been the subject of much controversy, and conspiracy theories have arisen about the event. The United States Armed Forces maintains that what was recovered near Roswell was debris from the crash of an experimental high-altitude surveillance balloon belonging to what was then a classified (top secret) program named Mogul. In contrast, many UFO proponents maintain that an alien craft was found, its occupants were captured, and that the military engaged in a massive cover-up. The Roswell incident has turned into a widely known pop culture phenomenon, making the name "Roswell" synonymous with UFOs. Roswell has become the most publicized of all alleged UFO incidents. On July 8, 1947, the Roswell Army Air Field (RAAF) public information officer Walter Haut, issued a press release stating that personnel from the field's 509th Operations Group had recovered a "flying disk", which had crashed on a ranch near Roswell. Later that day, the press reported that Commanding General of the Eighth Air Force Roger Ramey had stated that a weather balloon was recovered by the RAAF personnel. A press conference was held, featuring debris (foil, rubber and wood) said to be from the crashed object, which seemed to confirm its description as a weather balloon. Roswell Daily Record Roswell Daily Record Type Daily newspaper Format Broadsheet Owner(s) Robert Beck Publisher Charles Fischer Editor Andrew Poertner Founded 1903 Headquarters 2301 N Main St Roswell, NM 88201 United States Official website [rdrnews.com ] The Roswell Daily Record is a local newspaper located in Roswell, New Mexico, and has a circulation of less than 25,000. The paper is well known in the UFO community because it was the newspaper that reported in 1947 the alleged Roswell UFO crash. This newspaper is owned by Robert Beck. Roswell Daily Record, July 8, 1947, announcing the "capture" of a "flying saucer." See alsoEdit List of newspapers in New Mexico External linksEdit Roswell Daily Record Online