Roswell and the Feedback Loop Behind Modern UFO Conspiracies

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Modern UFO conspiracies trace from Mac Brazel's Roswell discovery and postwar sightings, are fueled by government secrecy and media, and persist as Garrett Graff and Avi Loeb offer different explanations—from space debris to unlikely contact—while many records remain opaque and Terry Gross helps keep the conversation alive.

How the Roswell UFO spurred our modern age of conspiracy theories
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How the Roswell UFO spurred our modern age of conspiracy theories

In 1947, a New Mexico rancher found mysterious debris on his land. UFO author Garrett Graff links the Roswell incident to the deep state conspiracy theories and misinformation of today.