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A congressman in a dark suit sits at a desk reviewing a GAO report, surrounded by classified file folders in a wood-paneled Washington office

February 26, 2026

Roswell, Part 3: Project Mogul, Destroyed Records, and the Questions Nobody Has Answered

The Air Force said it was a classified balloon. The GAO said the records were destroyed. A memo in a general's hand has never been read. After two federal investigations, Roswell's most important questions remain open.

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.