Official Secrecy and the Making of the Roswell Myth

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Government secrecy and a calculated debunking campaign around Roswell kept the myth of alien debris alive for decades, reinforced by Nathan Twining's 1947 memo and the Robertson Panel.

The Long Silence
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The Long Silence

For 30 years after the 1947 incident, the weather balloon explanation held. Not because it was convincing, but because the government built something to make it hold.