Netflix just released the fifth volume Unsolved secretsand episode 4 tells the true story of the Roswell UFO incident. There were numerous reports of a potential UFO sighting in July 1947, but it did not become a worldwide phenomenon until the 1980s when Major Jesse Marcel, who claimed responsibility for the wreckage, decided to reveal the truth about the incident. The show originally covered the Roswell incident Unsolved secretshowever there have been significant innovations in the last 35 yearscaused additional coverage of the sensational case.
The Roswell UFO incident sparked a cultural movement that resulted in many works of art, including a popular television show. Roswell and the restart of 2019, Roswell, New Mexico. While many thought the case was solved due to the Roswell Reports released in the 1990s, many believe the case is still cold because of a government cover-up. Unsolved secrets Volume 5, out now, Roswell takes another look at the UFO incidentproviding new insight and additional context for both old and new viewers of the show.
In 1947, mysterious debris and a UFO were reportedly found by a rancher in New Mexico.
A Rancher Discovers Strange Ruins After a Big Storm
On the evening of July 2, 1947, farmers in the area reported hearing an explosion during a severe thunderstorm several dozen miles north of Roswell, New Mexico. On July 3, a farmer named Mack Brazel collected some of the debris he found in his field and eventually brought it a few days later to the bomb squad in Roswell, New Mexico, where Major Jesse Marcel worked for the US Army. On July 8, 1947, the US Air Force confirmed the report of the flying disc without elaborating.and the news quickly spread around the world.
But shortly after the first report, Major Marcel traveled to another US Army base in Texas, where he met with Brigadier General Roger Ramey. After the meeting, Marcel returned to the room where he had placed the debris. He discovered this to his surprise The original wreckage brought to Marseille by Mack Brazel had been replaced by pieces of a balloon and a radar reflector kite.. Ramey ordered Marcel to take a photo with the altered wreckage and warned him not to discuss the incident again.
The official USAF statement was redacted and many conspiracists believed it was a government cover-up.
The US military initially claimed it was a balloon
Major Jesse Marcel once photographed the altered wreckage, The United States Air Force began suppressing all initial reports of the flying disceven threatened to revoke the licenses of local journalists if they did not comply with the approved explanation. Media outlets quickly retracted the original flying saucer story, claiming the US military had made a mistake, and the debris turned out to be pieces of a balloon, marking the beginning of a decades-long cover-up. It wasn't until 1978 when Stanton Friedman interviewed Major Jesse Marcel that the Roswell UFO incident regained international attention. (over time)
In September 1989 Unsolved secretsHosted by Robert Stack, it covered the Roswell UFO incident, which sparked further interest and started a cultural phenomenon. The Roswell UFO incident became so big that The United States Air Force was forced to issue two separate reports in the 1990sdiscusses their findings after a thorough investigation into the incident. The first Roswell Report, published in July 1994, covered the Roswell UFO incident in its entirety, while the subsequent Roswell Report, published in 1997, included additional theories.
In addition, the particular balloon that the Roswell Report attributed to the wreckage found was believed to have been released in June, but according to the documents, this particular balloon was never released.
The 1994 Roswell Report was released Project Mogul is a top-secret US military project involving special balloons that can audibly track Russian spy facilities.. However, two well-known and reliable UFO researchers, Donald Schmitt and Kevin Randle, rejected this theory. They claim that Project Mogul was known among the US military at the time of the incident, so Major Marcel would have recognized the balloon. In addition, the particular balloon that the Roswell Report attributed to the wreckage found was believed to have been released in June, but according to the documents, this particular balloon was never released.
The second Roswell Report, published in May 1997, was released by the Air Force in response to the second major allegation raised by the 1947 Roswell incident – that there was another crash site involving alien bodies. The second Roswell Report explains that the alien bodies were actually test dummies in research balloons. However, Schmitt and Randle also reject this hypothesis because test dummies were not used until the 1950s, whereas this accident occurred in 1947. In addition, the test mannequins were more than four feet tall, which witnesses claimed was the height of the alien bodies.
Don Schmitt and Kevin Randle tracked down and interviewed more than 600 people connected to the Roswell UFO case
Among the People They Interviewed was Tim Saunders, son of Colonel Patrick Saunders
The main reason Unsolved secrets Volume 5 re-examines the Roswell UFO incident as new witnesses and additional testimony collected by Donald Schmitt and Kevin Randle since the initial phase. Unsolved secrets The September 1989 Roswell episode. most importantly, a new witness arrived – Tim Saunders, son of Colonel Patrick SaundersThe second in command at the Air Force base in Roswell, New Mexico. Colonel Saunders oversaw the debris cleanup after the 1947 UFO report.
The first book to popularize the Roswell UFO incident was published in 1980
The Roswell incident
Written by Charles Berlitz and William Moore.
Randle and Schmitt told Colonel Saunders' son that they had tried to interview his father before September 1989. Unsolved secrets episode. But he was reluctant to discuss anything related to the incident. However, Colonel Patrick Saunders left a deathbed confession for his wife and son, using Randle and Schmitt's book to get the message across. Colonel Patrick Saunders suggested that the Roswell UFO incident was related to extraterrestrial objects and that there was evidence of alien corpses. Besides Tim Saunders, other witnesses have come forward with consistent stories about the possibility that the UFO was extraterrestrial..
What Are the Biggest Theories About the 1947 Roswell UFO Incident?
A hot air balloon, dummies, Russian spy objects and aliens are among the most popular theories
From today, There are two main theories of the Roswell UFO incident. The first theory is the non-alien explanation: the UFO was a crashed balloon from Project Mogul, and the US Army had to cover it up because of its ties to Russia. In addition, the “alien bodies” were crash test dummies. However, UFO theorists including Kevin Randle and Donald Schmitt firmly believe that UFOs are of extraterrestrial origin and that alien objects are indeed alien objects. The only theory alleged is the original claim set forth in the original US Air Force lawsuit. Unsolved secrets that the object is a hot air balloon.
Source: TIME