Roswell Alien UFO's 60 Years Later - VOA Story

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.

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[ALEJANDRAS999]

man i think that the GOV should just come out and show us everything there is about aliens why hide it i mean everyone should know we are not the only ones in the whole galaxy there has to be something else out there just come out with it already don't you think????? Whos with me????

[ZuueQuartet]

@ALEJANDRAS999 you know the reason why goverments deny the existence of aliens? becoz of christianity. Im no expert but in christianity they say that god exists right? so what would if they say that aliens exists? does that mean both gods and aliens exists or does that mean gods are aliens? are ppl still prepared to beleive that? how can they explain what they been teaching us all this time as human history & evolution? thats the real issue. But im sure one day there will be an explanation.

[ColeGartner]

@Darkside780 U just better watch out they seen this conversation and there on to us right now as we speak!!! Tuck your tail behind your legs bah cause there coming!!

[ColeGartner]

@ZuueQuartet Wow Fucking nailed it!

[TheSaintAza]

@ALEJANDRAS999 Because if they showed it every person on this planet who is religious would be proved wrong and it would cause chaos, the government loves control.

[brent78900]

It supports just as well that the entire story is a lie. There are more Christians than Roswell believers. Aliens; sure. I'll bet there are. This incident, though, I'm so far from convinced. Roswell resembles bullshit. Just the same way God and Heaven does. Passed down stories and traditions regurgitated with massive profits and control. Obey the ten commandments and you're eternally blessed. In the end, there's never any worthwhile evidence. Fire burns. Rocks are hard. God/aliens inconclusive.

[qpstrafe]

that UFO museum was a joke.

[Darkside780]

@ALEJANDRAS999 It's none of the governments fucking business, we're all put here equally, we shouldn't have to pay them for fucking SHIT, fuck the government, i'm not no crazy white man in a trailer with a tin foiled hat and shotgun, but seriously, fuck the government, greedy assholes, burn them all.

[IRockyourfaceII]

@ALEJANDRAS999 hell yea

[edfeltch]

It's pronounced Ball'-tha-czar.

[Zackjam1]

Paul