The Air Force suggested these memories were likely "consolidated" versions of 1950s parachute dummy tests and actual military plane crashes. Roswell incident | Overview, Theories, Hoaxes, & Facts

: Reports of recovered extraterrestrial bodies didn't emerge until the late 1970s.

This was a top-secret program using high-altitude balloons to detect sound waves from Soviet nuclear tests.

: The Roswell Army Air Field (RAAF) issued a press release on July 8, 1947, stating they had "captured" a "flying disc."

The "Roswell Incident" began in July 1947 when a rancher named W.W. "Mac" Brazel discovered unusual debris on his property near Corona, New Mexico.

: In the 1990s, declassified reports revealed the debris was part of Project Mogul .