Qualla: Roswell https://qualla.com/roswell en-us © 2026 Bendyline Mon, 20 Jul 2026 10:21:05 GMT Qualla serial false Qualla support@bendyline.com yes https://qualla.com/_m/9/t/v/t/roswell-wk/1962-lockheed-jetstar.jpg Qualla: Roswell https://qualla.com/roswell Roswell: Introduction https://qualla.com/roswell/ Photo credit Jirka Matousek from Brussels Taipei Hong Kong Singapore, CC BY 2.0. In early July 1947, something crashed on a ranch northwest of Roswell, New Mexico. The local Army Air Field issued a press release announcing the recovery of a 'flying disc.' Within hours, the story changed: it was actually a weather balloon. The incident might have been forgotten except that in 1978, researchers interviewed witnesses who claimed the original story was true - that the military had recovered extraterrestrial craft and bodies and covered it up. The Roswell Incident became the foundation of modern UFO mythology. The most likely explanation - a classified balloon project called Project Mogul, designed to detect Soviet nuclear tests - wasn't revealed until the 1990s. By then, Roswell had become too famous for mere facts to matter. The town has fully embraced its alien legacy, with UFO-themed museums, streetlights shaped like alien heads, and an annual UFO festival that draws thousands.

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]]> Mon, 12 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/9/t/v/t/roswell-wk/9tvt-roswell-intro.mp3 0:06 1 full Roswell: The Incident https://qualla.com/roswell/ Photo credit Ferociousatkcat, CC BY 3.0. On July 8, 1947, the Roswell Army Air Field issued a press release: 'The many rumors regarding the flying disc became a reality yesterday when the intelligence office of the 509th Bomb Group... was fortunate enough to gain possession of a disc.' The 509th was the only nuclear-arm...

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]]> Mon, 12 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/9/t/v/t/roswell-wk/9tvt-roswell-the-incident.mp3 0:06 2 full Roswell: The Revival https://qualla.com/roswell/ Photo credit Eddie Maloney from North Las Vegas, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0. For thirty years, Roswell was forgotten. Then in 1978, researcher Stanton Friedman interviewed Jesse Marcel, the intelligence officer who had collected the debris. Marcel claimed the material had been extraterrestrial - unlike anything on Earth - and that he had been ordered to l...

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]]> Mon, 12 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/9/t/v/t/roswell-wk/9tvt-roswell-the-revival.mp3 0:06 3 full Roswell: The Explanation https://qualla.com/roswell/ Photo credit Eddie Maloney from North Las Vegas, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0. In 1994, the Air Force released a report revealing that the Roswell debris came from Project Mogul - a classified program using balloon-borne sensors to detect Soviet nuclear tests. The strange debris described by witnesses matched Mogul's construction: radar reflectors, unusual ...

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]]> Mon, 12 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/9/t/v/t/roswell-wk/9tvt-roswell-the-explanation.mp3 0:06 4 full Roswell: The Industry https://qualla.com/roswell/ Photo credit J Dykstra, Public domain. Roswell has monetized its mystery. The International UFO Museum and Research Center downtown draws 200,000 visitors annually. Streetlights are shaped like alien heads. The McDonald's is designed to look like a flying saucer. An annual UFO Festival each July features costume conte...

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]]> Mon, 12 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/9/t/v/t/roswell-wk/9tvt-roswell-the-industry.mp3 0:06 5 full Roswell: Visiting Roswell https://qualla.com/roswell/ Photo credit Myotus, CC BY 4.0. Roswell is located in southeastern New Mexico, about 200 miles southeast of Albuquerque. The International UFO Museum and Research Center on Main Street is the essential stop, with exhibits on the incident, UFO history, and alien pop culture. The Roswell Museum has excellent art ...

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