Roswell Debris Recovery

A U.S. Army Air Forces base issued, then retracted, a press release about a recovered "disc". Later U.S. Air Force reports attribute the debris to a classified balloon programme; the case remains contested.

Date: Jul 1947
Country: United States
Category: Historical case
Evidence: document
Institutions: U.S. Air Force
Status: Disputed

Disputed

Claims

A base issued and then retracted a press release about a recovered "disc".

Second-hand · Disputed · 1 source

Counterpoint: Later USAF reports attribute the debris to a classified balloon programme.

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