The Rosewell UFO Incident was the alleged recovery of extra-terrestrial debris, including alien corpses, from an object which crashed near Rosewell, New Mexico, in June or July 1947. Since the late 1970s the incident has been the subject of intense conspiracy theories as to the true nature of the object which crashed, The United States military maintains that what was actually recovered was the debris from an experimental high- altitude surveillance balloon belonging to a classified program named "mogul",however many UFO proponents maintain that in face a crashed alien craft and bodies were recovered and that military then engaged in a cover up. The incident has turned into a widely known pop culture phenomenon, making the name Rosewell synonyms with UFOs. It rank as one of the most publicized and controversial alleged UFO incidents.The case was quickly forgotten and almost ignored, even by UFO researches, for more than 30 years. Then, in 1978, physicst and ufologist Stanton.T. Friedman interviewed Major Jesse Marcel who was involved with the original recovery of the debris in 1947. Marcel expressed his belief that the military had covered up the recovery of an alien spacecraft. His story spread through UFO circles, being featured in some UFO documentaries at the time.Additional witnesses and reports emerged over the following years. They added significant new details, including claims of a huge military operation dedicated to recovering alien craft and aliens themselves, at as many as 11 crash sites and alleged witness intimidations
The case was quickly forgotten and almost ignored, even by UFO researches, for more than 30 years. Then, in 1978, physicst and ufologist Stanton.T. Friedman interviewed Major Jesse Marcel who was involved with the original recovery of the debris in 1947. Marcel expressed his belief that the military had covered up the recovery of an alien spacecraft. His story spread through UFO circles, being featured in some UFO documentaries at the time.Additional witnesses and reports emerged over the following years. They added significant new details, including claims of a huge military operation dedicated to recovering alien craft and aliens themselves, at as many as 11 crash sites and alleged witness intimidations
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