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The Roswell Daily Record newspaper office in 1947, with a newsboy holding a freshly printed paper and 1940s cars parked on a dusty New Mexico street
February 26, 2026
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Roswell, Part 1: The Day the Army Said It Caught a Flying Saucer – Then Took It Back

On July 8, 1947, the world's only nuclear-armed bomber unit announced it had recovered a 'flying disc.' By the next morning, the story was dead. What the original 1947 sources actually say – and don't say – about the most famous UFO case in history.

Illustration of scattered metallic debris – foil strips, sticks, and rubber – across an arid New Mexico ranch landscape at dawn
July 8, 1947
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The Roswell Incident: What Crashed in New Mexico in 1947, and Why It Still Matters

In July 1947, the U.S. Army announced it had recovered a 'flying disc' near Roswell, New Mexico – then retracted the claim within hours. Decades later, the case became the most famous UFO story in history.

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