5 Facts about the Roswell UFO Incident
While the Roswell incident has entered public consciousness, many of the facts of the event have become distorted by conspiracy theories and popular opinion. Without a clear understanding of the basic facts behind the myth, the mystery might remain unsolvable. Therefore, in the interest of helping the facts of the case in coming to light, here are five facts about the mystery.
1. The debris that started the incident was found by William Ware Brazel while working on the homestead he was the foreman of. He found rubber, tinfoil, sticks, and oddly strong paper. With aid he was able to gather up more of the debris, ending up with rubber that would've been able to form a balloon roughly 12 feet wide, a collection of tinfoil (some with 'fins' glued on), and the like. There were no words anywhere on the debris, but there were a few symbols or letters.
2. The debris was sent to Fort Worth where, after an investigation, it was declared by Warrant Officer Irving Newton to be from an experimental weather balloon that was possibly part of an anti-Soviet defense system. The foil was thought to be the balloon's 'kite', there in order to let the balloon be tracked by radar. This remains the official position on the incident.
3. One of the men who went to gather the debris, Jesse Marcel, later reported that many of the materials seemed to be exotic. The parts that looked like wood and paper were incredibly light and would not burn or break, and many parts were painted with odd purple symbols that he could not decipher. In addition, the parts that looked like tinfoil apparently would unfold themselves if crumpled and could not be torn. Others who helped Brazel reported that there were sections that looked like floral-patterned tape that were similarly strong and impossible to remove.
4. Many people, including many members of the military, later reported having witnessed aliens at a site just north of the debris site. The aliens were described as being similar to modern 'grays', and were apparently crashed and injured. The aliens (or their bodies) were recovered by the military and then not seen again.
5. Many locals reported having been threatened by military personnel into remaining silent about anything they had seen. The threats ranged from outright death threats to statements that a radio station would lose its license if the story was reported. Some reports say that even Brazel was intimidated into silence and that his basic story of the debris was, in fact, totally false.
In short, while there remains a possibly plausible explanation for the Roswell incident, the sheer amount of people who claim that the debris was not from a balloon is striking. Many respected, intelligent people have weighed in on the side of Roswell being far more than just a balloon. However, as long as some of the facts are unknown, the case may remain unsolvable.
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