Media1997

Roswell marks the 50th anniversary of its 1947 incident

When: Jul 1997
Where: Roswell, NM
Sources: 2 public sources

Main Street in Roswell, New Mexico, which hosted the 1997 anniversary celebration J Dykstra, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Roswell, New Mexico, staged a celebration for the 50th anniversary of the 1947 debris recovery, with tens of thousands of visitors expected. It came days after the Air Force released 'The Roswell Report: Case Closed', which attributed alien-body stories to test dummies.

Sources

PressDummies Tell No Tales: Air Force Tries To Close The Book On UFO Mythology For The 50th Anniversary Of New Mexico Incident (Richard Leiby, Washington Post) (opens in a new tab)The Spokesman-Review (reprinting The Washington Post) / 1997-06-25
PressAir Force report says Roswell 'aliens' were just dummies (opens in a new tab)Deseret News / 1997-06-24

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How the story came out

This reports on Roswell debris recovery (8 Jul 1947).

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Earlier in MediaTIME cover story on Roswell at 5023 Jun 1997 Later in MediaMen in Black released2 Jul 1997

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