The town of the Roswell incident: in 1947, debris found on a nearby ranch was reported as a "captured flying saucer." The town has a UFO museum.
Sighting & Incident Site
Roswell, New Mexico
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| Encyclopedia | Roswell Incident |
|---|---|
| Location | United States Roswell |
| Type of place | More |
| Map position | Approximate position (City, rounded to about 10 km), not the exact place |
A 1947 incident in New Mexico in which the US military announced it had recovered a "flying disc" from debris found on a ranch. It became synonymous with UFO crash theories.