Roswell 1947 and the Birth of the UFO Myth: Secrets, Spectacle, and the Misinformation Cycle
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Garrett Graff argues that Roswell in 1947 started the modern UFO era by blending secrecy and sensational reporting into a feedback loop of sightings, security fears, and pop culture that generates more sightings, while most UFO cases are mysteries rather than government cover-ups, a dynamic that helped shape today’s misinformation and political climate.
