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]?