Roswell, New Mexico

Roswell, New Mexico is a small ranch?ing community, that until July 4, 1947, was known primarily as the site of a [Texas League]? baseball franchise and a site for much of [Robert Goddard]?'s later rocketry work. On that day, however, an object crashed nearby. On July 8, the [Roswell Army Air Field]? (RAAF) announced it was an UFO, and four alien bodies were recovered from the landing site. The following day, U.S. Air Force officials stated that it was not an UFO, but a [weather balloon]?. Since then, Roswell has been a focus of alien and conspiracy theory, rivaled only by Area 51, where the alien bodies are said to be stored. Today, UFO tourism is a major income for people around Roswell. The place has also been featured in many books, comics, movies and television series. In 1994, the "Roswell case" was officially closed (see [1]).

See also : [Roswell television show]?