What really happened just outside the town of Roswell, New Mexico that changed the lives of the people who lived here forever?
Learn about the alleged July 1947 Roswell UFO incident, the aliens and the conspiracy.
Roswell UFO Aliens Incident
The UFO crash reported in newspapers at the time said the Roswell Army Air field captured a flying saucer. The military later said it was just a weather balloon. Was this a coverup?
UFO Report Released by US Pentagon
The U.S. Pentagon released a report March 8, 2024, about its finding on UFO sightings after an extensive review by the government’s All-Domain Anomaly Resolution Office.
The government combed through decades of UFO reports, as far back as 1945, and could find no evidence that they had access to extraterrestrial technology. Read the full report.
Roswell New Mexico International UFO Museum and Research Center
The Roswell International UFO Museum and Research Center strives to have the latest information on UFO events from all over the world.
The museum’s collection is devoted to everything available about the Roswell New Mexico alleged UFO incident in 1947.
There are also exhibits regarding mysterious crop circles, abductions, ancient astronauts and Area 51.
The museum recently improved displays to provide a better visual experience. The annual UFO Festival features speakers and panels about everything related to the exhibits.
The 2024 UFO Museum UFOLOGIST invasion takes place July 5-7.
The non-profit museum is open daily from 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
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The Roswell International UFO Museum Research Center in New Mexico. Photo Credit: Wendy Nordvik-Carr©
The Roswell UFO Story
The alleged UFO crashed sometime around July 4, 1947, on a ranch just outside Roswell.
Rancher W.W. Brazel, riding in search of his sheep after a thunderstorm, found metal debris covering a large area as well as a long shallow trench.
Brazel reported the incident to the county sheriff, who reported it to the Roswell Army Air Field.
The suspected crash site closed for several days. The Roswell Army Air Field issued a press release about the July 1947 Roswell UFO finding and later retracted it.
Allegedly a nurse at the Army Air Field hospital told a Ballard Funeral Home mortician that bodies had been found in the wreckage.
Did an unidentified flying object crash just outside Roswell New Mexico or was it imagined? Was it a weather balloon? Are there aliens still out there?
These are all questions the Roswell International UFO Museum Research Center looks into. There are numerous theories out there. Many claim the story is real and that there was a huge coverup.
The Alien Autopsy room inside the International UFO Museum and Research Center, Roswell, New Mexico. Photo Credit: Wendy Nordvik-Carr©
Alien and UFO flying saucer display in the International UFO Museum and Research Center, Roswell, New Mexico. Photo Credit: Wendy Nordvik-Carr©
Inside the International UFO Museum and Research Center, Roswell, New Mexico. Photo Credit: Wendy Nordvik-Carr©
Fast Facts about Roswell UFO
- July 4, 1947 – UFO researchers say a UFO was tracked over New Mexico and went down just northwest of Roswell.
- July 8, 1947 – Roswell Army Air Field press release states a “flying disk” had been found. The release was rescinded later that day.
- July 9, 1947 – New Roswell Army Air Field press release was then issued to say the wreckage was a weather balloon.
Getting to Roswell New Mexico
Roswell is a three-hour drive south of Santa Fe, New Mexico and a three-hour drive west of Lubbock, Texas.
People from all over the world come to the town of Roswell because of the famous UFO incident. We stopped in Roswell during a southwest road trip from Tucson to Santa Fe.
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