| The city of Roswell boasts a population of nearly | | | | Roswell was a massive Government cover-up. A |
| 50,000 residents, a healthy economy, and a | | | | number of books have been written about the |
| reputation for being a haven for UFO enthusiasts. | | | | incident, and it is considered by UFO buffs to be |
| The most famous of all UFO and alien stories is | | | | the biggest cover-up in US Today, the |
| that of Roswell, made legend in movies, television | | | | controversy involving the mysterious crash, the |
| shows and hundreds of books.Because of all the | | | | alleged recovery of alien beings and the |
| media attention, documentaries, books, papers, | | | | presumption of a massive military cover-up rages |
| TV programs, videos, motion pictures, etc., | | | | on.Some are inclined to think it was some exotic |
| Roswell has become a household name | | | | military experiment gone awry, while others feel |
| symbolizing flying saucers. Ironically, Roswell is | | | | we were truly visited by aliens. Others still claim |
| most famous for an incident that happened more | | | | there is zero credible evidence to support a crash |
| than 50 years ago: the alleged crash of an alien | | | | of alien spacecraft anywhere, much less in |
| spacecraft in 1947. Debate about the Roswell | | | | Roswell, NM.Theorists believe that Government is |
| incident has gone on for years. There is a lot of | | | | covering up the crash of an extraterrestrial |
| speculation and belief about aliens. The city of | | | | spaceship. They say that the degree of |
| Roswell, among others, aims to cash in on it.How | | | | engineering sophistication found at the Roswell |
| did it all start? Eyewitnesses saw something from | | | | crash site had never been seen in this |
| the sky crash. A few hours later, someone issued | | | | country.Why Cover Up? In short, maintaining |
| a press release stating emphatically that Roswell | | | | national security, or at least the appearance of it |
| had in its possession an alien spacecraft, a flying | | | | would be motive enough to hiding the events of |
| saucer. These claims emanated from a number of | | | | Roswell. Others feel the religious, economic, and |
| alleged eyewitnesses at the crash site or at | | | | social structures were reason enough to hide the |
| Roswell AAFB.It made the papers, but as soon as | | | | truth. Still others feel that the motives of the |
| the military got wind of it, they moved in to | | | | government were less pure and that they had |
| correct the news reports. The Military announced | | | | been testing some top secret military equipment |
| that the crash was officially the wreckage of a | | | | and did not want other countries to learn of the |
| downed weather balloon that had been | | | | weapons and jets existence.The interest of the |
| misidentified by officers at Roswell. But, according | | | | public was aroused and the Roswell incident has |
| to the report, the cover story blew up in the | | | | been at the forefront of Ufology ever since. |
| government's face, as reporters flocked to the | | | | Opponents say that the arguments being made |
| site.Roswell represents a controversy that | | | | against Roswell simply to not stand up under close |
| extends far beyond the relatively narrow confines | | | | scrutiny. Others think that the myth that now |
| of the so called UFO community. Conspiracies | | | | surrounds the Roswell event bares little |
| began to evolve from this event, and citizens of | | | | resemblance to the actual facts. The fact is that |
| Roswell have come forward and claimed that | | | | more than sixty years later the truth is unknown. |
| they were coerced into silence.Many believe that | | | | |