Roswell and the Rise of UFO Lore: Official Explanations, Conspiracy Theories, and a June 24 Historical Timeline
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Ranch foreman W. W. Brazel's 1947 discovery sparked the Roswell mystery and an initial "flying disk" claim, later explained as a weather balloon part of a classified project, and Roswell became a lasting UFO symbol with a museum and festival, while a June 24 timeline shows how enduring mysteries sit alongside documented history.