Roswell
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Roswell
| Type | Place |
|---|---|
| Also known as | Roswell, New Mexico |
| On the Timeline | 37 events, 1947–2020 |
Roswell is a city in southeastern New Mexico, best known for the 1947 incident in which the local Army Air Field announced it had recovered a "flying disc". In 1947 it was home to Roswell Army Air Field and the 509th Bomb Group, the only unit in the world then armed with atomic bombs.
The UFO town
Since the 1980s Roswell has embraced its fame, with the International UFO Museum and Research Center, opened in 1992, and an annual UFO festival each July. Many former base personnel and residents have given accounts of the 1947 events, which researchers have collected in books and affidavits.
On the UAP Timeline
- Walter Haut sealed affidavit (8 July 1947) — Roswell press officer Walter Haut's affidavit says his commander told him the base had recovered crash debris from a disc.
- Art McQuiddy and the Roswell press release (8 July 1947) — Roswell newspaper editor Art McQuiddy says the base announced a recovered disc, then asked him to call it a weather balloon.
- Thomas DuBose affidavit on the Roswell debris (8 July 1947) — Col. Thomas DuBose's affidavit says the Roswell debris went via Fort Worth to Wright Field and the balloon photos were a cover story.
- Robert Shirkey affidavit on the Roswell debris flights (8 July 1947) — Lt. Robert Shirkey's affidavit says he saw debris loaded for flights from Roswell to Fort Worth and Wright Field.
- War Department denial of a U.S. disc program (1947) (19 August 1947) — The War Department says it knows of no U.S. program that could explain the flying discs.
- Albert Collins metal samples claim (1949) — Scientist Albert Collins claims he studied strange recovered metal samples that the Army later took away.
- Bell Labs source on 1950 crash files (1950) — A Bell Labs source says a former NASA employee had technical files on a 1950 crash retrieval.
- Roswell-area helicopter crash claim (1954) (12 April 1954) — An Air Force helicopter trainee says he was sent to a desert crash near Roswell in 1954.
- Jerome Nelson's Atlas missile site sighting (Late 1963) — An Atlas missile launch officer's affidavit describes a glowing round UAP over his site in New Mexico.
- Philip Moore's Atlas missile site sighting (Late 1964) — An Atlas launch officer reports a UAP near his missile site in New Mexico.
- Ohio crash with survivor claim (1978) (1978) — An Air Force officer reportedly heard of a crash with two dead and one live occupant near Ohio.
- Arthur Exon's Roswell statements (July 1989) — Gen. Arthur Exon says he was told Roswell was an alien craft recovery.
- Jesse Marcel Jr.'s account of the Roswell debris (6 March 1991) — Jesse Marcel Jr. says his father showed him strange Roswell debris in 1947.
- Oliver Henderson and the Roswell flight (9 July 1991) — Oliver Henderson's widow swears he told her he flew Roswell crash debris and bodies.
- DuBose affidavit (1991) (16 September 1991) — Gen. Thomas DuBose says the Roswell balloon story was a cover and the event was above Top Secret.
- Jud Roberts and the Mac Brazel interview (30 December 1991) — A Roswell radio manager says he interviewed rancher Mac Brazel and was warned off broadcasting it.
- Rockefeller Initiative (15 April 1993) — White House science office papers show CIA interest in a UAP researcher's work.
- Richard Weaver on MJ-12 (1993) (12 October 1993) — An Air Force colonel calls MJ-12 and its documents bogus but can't say how that was decided.
- Earl Zimmerman affidavit (2 November 1993) — A radio operator's affidavit describes 1947 flying saucer rumors at his base.
- Frederick Benthal's Roswell photographs claim (1 September 1994) — Army photographer Frederick Benthal says he photographed the Roswell crash and bodies.
- Laurance Rockefeller's two UFO projects (10 December 1994) — Vallée says Laurance Rockefeller funded two UAP projects.
- GAO Roswell records report (28 July 1995) — Rep. Steven Schiff says Roswell base records were destroyed, per a GAO audit.
- Henry Diamond letter to John Gibbons (1995) (1 November 1995) — A letter to the White House science adviser discusses Laurance Rockefeller's UAP efforts.
- Corso's doubts about autopsy reports (1997) (13 January 1997) — Philip Corso tells Vallée he may have received disinformation about alien autopsies.
- The Day After Roswell (June 1997) — Philip Corso claims he helped seed recovered UAP technology into U.S. industry.
- The Roswell Report: Case Closed (24 June 1997) — The Air Force's 'Case Closed' report says Roswell 'bodies' were crash-test dummies.
- Homer Rowlette deathbed account (March 1999) — A man says his father told him on his deathbed about the Roswell crash.
- Kit Green's three landings briefing claim (8 May 2000) — They also discuss Kit Green's claim of a briefing on three alien landings.
- Two Roswell materials claim (2002) (1 March 2002) — A general reportedly tells Eric Davis two unusual materials were recovered at Roswell.
- Ramey memo (2004) — A 1947 photo of Gen. Ramey holding a message is enlarged, and its text is debated.
- Chester Lytle's Kirtland sighting (1 January 2008) — A Manhattan Project contractor says he saw a domed disc through a telescope during a nuclear test.
- Bill Richardson and the Roswell records (28 June 2008) — Bill Richardson says Los Alamos and the Pentagon refused his questions about Roswell.
- Sunnyvale and the Roswell materials theory (12 September 2009) — Eric Davis suggests Roswell materials may have been held at Lockheed in Sunnyvale.
- Chuck Wade's seven New Mexico crashes (26 March 2011) — A researcher presents claims from military sources about UAP crash recoveries.
- Chase Brandon's Roswell box (8 July 2012) — Retired CIA officer Chase Brandon says he saw a box labelled 'Roswell' at the agency.
- Eric Davis on the Del Rio crash (28 October 2018) — Eric Davis says the 1950s Del Rio, Texas crash was a real retrieval.
- Marcel family Roswell debris (12 December 2020) — Jesse Marcel's grandson says his family held unusual Roswell debris.
Connected articles
References
- Roswell, New Mexico — Wikipedia · en.wikipedia.org · archived copy
- International UFO Museum and Research Center · roswellufomuseum.com · archived copy
This page was last edited on 29 October 2026. Articles are written in our own words from the sources listed under References; disputed claims are attributed to the people who made them.
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