Roswell 1947: From Weather Balloon Debris to the Rise of UFO Culture

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Rancher W. W. Brazel’s 1947 Roswell debris led the military to announce a flying disc, then correct it to a Project Mogul weather balloon, spawning enduring UFO theories fueled by Berlitz and Moore and by fake MJ‑12 papers and alien‑autopsy rumors, shaping Roswell’s economy and culture despite later Air Force explanations.

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Roswell incident, events surrounding the crash and recovery of a U.S. Army Air Forces high-altitude balloon in 1947 near Roswell, New Mexico, which became the center of a conspiracy theory involving UFOs and aliens. The U.S. military eventually revealed that the balloon was part of a top-secret program.