TIME cover story on Roswell at 50

When

TIME's June 23, 1997 issue put Roswell on its cover, with a story by Leon Jaroff arguing that mundane debris found in 1947 grew, through retelling, into a far larger legend of a recovered flying saucer.

Sources

  1. PressDid Aliens Really Land? (opens in a new tab)TIME (Leon Jaroff) / 1997-06-23
  2. PressLetters: Jul. 14, 1997 (The Roswell Files) (opens in a new tab)TIME / 1997-07-14

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How the story came out

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

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