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Roswell UFO Festival, New Mexico
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Do you believe in extraterrestrial life, alien implants, flying saucers and government conspiracies? Every July UFO enthusiasts and skeptics alike desend on Roswell, New Mexico for the Roswell UFO Festival to join in the celebration of one of the most debated incidents in history. The four-day event will feature guest speakers, authors, live entertainment, a costume contest, a pet costume contest, parade, family-friendly activities and more.
In early July, 1947, a mysterious object crashed on a ranch 30 miles north of Roswell. The Roswell Army Air Field (RAAF) issued a statement claiming to have recovered a crashed "flying disk." An article ran on the front page of the Roswell Daily Record and the next day, RAAF changed its statement to say that the object was a weather balloon, not a flying disk as they previously reported. This revised statement sparked immediate controversy and has continued to be a topic of debate more than 60 years later.
Most events and activities are free to the public. The UFO Museum charges a nominal fee.
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