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