Roswell Alien UFO's 60 Years Later - VOA Story
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Description: Sixty years ago this July, something happened in the desert about 100 kilometers northwest of Roswell, New Mexico. A local newspaper at the time reported that a flying saucer had crashed and that the wreckage had been taken to the U.S. Army Air base just outside of Roswell. The military said it had been a weather balloon that crashed.
But many people who research UFOs -- unidentified flying objects -- think aliens from another planet crashed in New Mexico and they have made the Roswell incident a major focus of their attention. Local people have decided to go along with all, much to their profit.
There are some scenic places in New Mexico for tourists to visit. But they are all about a two hour's drive from Roswell. Very few tourists came here before the aliens arrived.
Roswell's big attraction now is the UFO Museum and Research Center. Sandy James is deputy director. "Basically, a long time ago, if you came to Roswell, you were lost. Now, if you come to Roswell, you are coming to see the museum."
People from around the world flock here to see exhibits about the July 1947 incident and other UFO stories. They also buy lots of souvenirs.
Roswell, a town of some 50,000 people, will double in size during the four days of the 60th anniversary UFO Festival in early July.
One of the serious Roswell residents is former Texas civil engineer Dennis Balthaser. He says his investigations have convinced him that the U.S. military did recover a crashed alien craft 60 years ago and hid it from the public.
It is not likely that any dramatic new evidence will emerge at the upcoming UFO conference here to change anyone's mind one way or the other on the Roswell incident.
But the questions about what happened here 60 years ago will never be resolved unless, of course, the aliens themselves were to pay a return visit just to clear things up.
Author: MyEarbot
Source: YouTube
