The Roswell Incident (1947)
A rancher discovered unusual debris on his New Mexico property, leading to the most infamous UFO case ever. The local military base initially claimed they’d recovered a “flying disc.” They quickly changed their story to a weather balloon. Witnesses described strange, lightweight metal that couldn’t be bent or burned. The government’s shifting explanations only fueled public suspicion. Roswell became synonymous with government UFO cover-ups.
