年7月8日，美国罗斯威尔《新闻日报》报道了在新墨西哥州罗斯威尔附近发现了坠落的飞碟。这一条新闻立即被各大报刊转载并传讯到全世界。从那时起，有关罗斯威尔的UFO论就没停止过。

In,aflyingobjectcrashedneartheRoswell,NewMexicodesert.TherearesomeofficialversionsofthedetailsofthecrashaswellasmanyUFOconspiracytheories.Boththeofficialversionsandtheconspiracytheoriesareimportanttodiscusssothatthetruthcanberevealed.TheRoswellincidentsparkedaworldwideinterestinaliens,theirpresenceonEarth,andtheroleofthegovernmentinextraterrestrialaffairs.

WhatistheRoswellincident？

AccordingtotheHistorynewsletter,inthearticleWhatReallyHappenedAtRoswell?(),AdamJanosreportsthatsometimebetweenmid-JuneandearlyJuly,arancherfoundwreckagenearRoswell,NewMexico.Hebroughtsomeofthematerialtothelocalsheriff.Thenextday,theRoswellArmyAirFieldreleasedthefollowstatement:

ThemanyrumorsregardingtheflyingdiscbecamearealityyesterdaywhentheintelligenceofficeofthethBombGroupoftheEighthAirForce,RoswellArmyAirField,wasfortunateenoughtogainpossessionofadiscthroughthecooperationofoneofthelocalranchersandthesheriffsofficeofChavesCounty(,para.5).

Butthefollowingday,theU.S.Armyofficialsquicklyreversedtheirstatementontheflyingsaucerclaim.Theystatedthat“thediscovereddebriswasactuallyfromaweatherballoon.PhotographsofMajorMarcelposingwithpiecesofthesupposedweatherballoondebrisasproofwerereleased”(,para.6).Itseemedthattheissuewassettled,butstill,manyUFOresearcherswereskepticalofthegovernment’schangedaccount.

WhatareUFOconspiracytheories?

Inthebook,TheRoswellIncident(),CharlesBerlitzandWilliamL.MooreexplorethemysteriousUFOcrashatRoswell,NewMexico,whilecollectingthetestimoniesofmanywitnessesandpresentingevidence.Forexample,theydescribetheexperiencefromLydiaSleppy,who,inadditiontoherotherofficeandadministrativedutiesforradiostationKOATinAlbuquerque,NewMexico,wasalsotheteletypeoperator.

OnJuly7,,LydiareceivedacallfromJohnnyMcBoyle,reporterandpartownerofsisterstationKSWSinRoswell.Hisvoicewasexcited:"Lydia,getreadyforascoop!WewanttogetthisontheABCwirerightaway.Listentothis!Aflyingsaucerhascrashed...No,Imnotjoking.ItcrashednearRoswell.Ivebeenthereandseenit.Itslikeabigcrumpleddishpan.Somerancherhashauleditunderacattleshelterwithhistractor.TheArmyisthereandtheyaregoingtopickitup.Thewholeareaisnowclosedoff.Andgetthis-theyresayingsomethingaboutlittlemenbeingonboard"(,chapter2).

LydiastartedtotypeMcBoylesstatementsintotheteletype,butshehadtypedonlyseveralsentencesandthemachinesuddenlystopped.Next,Lydiareceivedamessageincapitalsfromanon-identifiedperson,“ATTENTIONALBUQUERQUE:DONOTTRANSMIT.REPEATDONOTTRANSMITTHISMESSAGE.STOPCOMMUNICATIONIMMEDIATELY"(,chapter2).Here,oneconspiracytheorywasbornthatcausedmanypeopletoquestion:whocouldpreventhertypingandtransmittingtheinformation?Mostpeoplecametobelievethatthegovernmentcoveredupthefactsandhidthetruth.

Whatisthetruth?

FiftyyearsaftertheRoswellincident,speculationscontinueaboutwhatactuallycrashedatRoswell.Someobserversbelievethattheobjectwasofextraterrestrialorigin.Publicawarenessoftheallegedgovernmentcover-upgrewtoapointthattheHeadquartersUnitedStatesAirForcedecidedtoconductaninvestigationanddeclassifiedtheevent.

ColonelRichardL.Weaverand1STLieutenantJamesMcAndrewreportedTheRoswellReport:FactVersusFictionInTheNewMexicoDesert().Theypresentedpagesoffactsincludingalotofdata,photos,andevidencerecords.Especiallyinattachmentnumber32,LieutenantMcAndrewdescribesthetop-priorityandclassifiedballoon-borneprojectstating,“allthedebrisabouttheRoswellincidentcamefromaballoonwhichwaspartofanexperimentaltechnologytrialcodenamedProjectMogul”(,attachment32).

Meanwhile,thegovernmentalsoincreasedtheirfocusonthisincident.Pursuanttoacongressionalrequest,theUSGovernmentAccountabilityOfficedidanextensiveandsystematicreviewofothergovernmentrecords,includingthosepreviouslywithheldfromthepublicbecauseofsecurityclassification.ThiswaspublishedinafashionsimilartothereportfromtheAirForce.

Trendingnow

EventhoughtheRoswellincidentwasresearchedempiricallyanddeclassified,tothisday,therearestillmanyconspiracytheoristswhobelievethatthegovernmentcovereduptheexistenceofextraterrestrialoriginsonearth.Manymediasoughttoanalyzethereasonswhy.

Inthebook,LittleGrayMen:RoswellAndTheRiseOfAPopularCulture(),TobySmithexaminestheverynotionthataliensexistandtracesthisculturalphenomenontotheJulyincidentatRoswell,NewMexicoandtherolethemassmediaplaysinfuelingthesebeliefs.

Ontheotherhand,theRoswellincidentsparkedaworldwideinterestinUFO.AccordingtoTheWeek,UK,inthearticle,TheRoswellIncident:How‘UFOSighting’Sparked70YearsOfConspiracyTheories(),TheWeekpointsout:

In,TheGuardiandetailedthepopularcultureinfluencesthatmayhavehelpedpropelUFOsightingsintheUKin.IntheyearthatIndependenceDayandMarsAttackswerereleasedtherewereUFOsightingsacrosstheUK,significantlymorethantheyearsjustbeforeorafter(para.14).

Theyinferredthatonecauseforthelargeincreaseisthatthereportingcenterbecamebothbetterknownandeasiertocontactwiththeadventofnewtechnologiessuchasfaxmachinesandtheinternet.Furtherinterestwasfueledbythedeclassificationoftop-secretfilesandbigbudgetalienmovies.

Frombothsourceswecouldinferthatthepopularculture,the