REF: UAP/1940s/014Unexplained
1947-07-08
Roswell incident
Roswell / Corona, NM · USA·Crash-debris recovery·1940s
Unexplained
§ ASummary
RAAF issued a press release that it had recovered a 'flying disc'; retracted next day as a weather balloon. Revived 1978+ via Jesse Marcel; centerpiece of crash-retrieval lore.
§ BWitnesses
Maj. Jesse Marcel, Mac Brazel, base personnel; 600+ later witnesses interviewed
§ CEvidence & Documentation
RAAF press release 7/8/47; FBI telex; 1994/1997 USAF reports; GAO records search (1995)
§ DOfficial Investigation
USAF 'Roswell Report' (1994, 1997); GAO audit
§ EStatus Assessment
Official: Project Mogul balloon + crash-test dummies; proponents contest; permanently disputed
§ FVerifiable Sources
Berlitz & Moore (1980); Randle & Schmitt (1991); USAF Roswell Report (1995); GAO GAO/NSIAD-95-187; en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roswell_incident
§ GCross-referenced cases6
1947-06-21🇺🇸 USA
Maury Island incident
Crash-debris claim (hoax)
1947-06-24🇺🇸 USA
Kenneth Arnold sighting
Pilot sighting (origin of 'flying saucer')
1947-07-04🇺🇸 USA
United Air Lines Flight 105
Airline crew sighting
1947-07-07🇺🇸 USA
Rhodes photographs
Photographic
1947-07-08🇺🇸 USA
Muroc AFB (Edwards) sightings
Military base multi-sighting
1948-01-07🇺🇸 USA
Mantell crash
Military fatality