Photos: Anniversary of the release of Roswell alien report
On this day in 1997, U.S. Air Force officials released a 231-page report dismissing long-standing claims of an alien spacecraft crash in Roswell, New Mexico, nearly 50 years earlier. In July, 1947, Air Force officials had announced they had recovered wreckage of a “flying disk" launching Roswell into the spotlight of the public’s UFO fascination.
Air Force releases "The Roswell Report"
- ASSOCIATED PRESS
This photo is from the Air Force's "The Roswell Report," released Tuesday, June 24, 1997, which discusses the UFO incident in Roswell, N.M. in 1947. On balloon flights, test dummies were used and placed in insulation bags to protect temperature sensitive equipment. These bags may have been described by at least one witness as "body bags" used to recover alien victims from the crash of a flying saucer. The 231-page report, released on the eve of the 50th anniversary of the Roswell, N.M., UFO incident, is meant to close to book on longstanding rumors that the Air Force recovered a flying saucer and extraterrestrial bodies near Roswell. (AP Photo/Air Force, File)
Air Force releases "The Roswell Report"
- ASSOCIATED PRESS
This is a photo from the the Air Force book released Tuesday, June 24, 1997 entitled "The Roswell Report," which shows "Sierra Sam," center, and 1st Lts. Eugene Schwartz, left, and Raymond Madison. The 231-page report, released on the eve of the 50th anniversary of the Roswell, N.M., UFO incident, is meant to close the book on longstanding rumors that the Air Force recovered a flying saucer and extraterrestrial bodies near Roswell. (AP Photo/Air Force, File)
Air Force releases "The Roswell Report"
- ERIC DRAPER
A sign directs travelers to the start of the "1947 UFO Crash Site Tours" in Roswell, N.M., Tuesday, June 10, 1997. In Roswell, locals don't argue anymore about whether a space ship crashed nearby. They argue about whose ranch it landed on. (AP Photo/Eric Draper)
Air Force releases "The Roswell Report"
- SUSAN STERNER
Visitors to the International UFO Museum in Roswell, New Mexico examine a glass-encased alien prop used in the movie "Roswell" Wednesday, July 2, 1997. Over 2,000 visitors walked through the museum Monday as tourists began to pour into town for the 50th anniversary of the Roswell incident. (AP Photo/Susan Sterner)
Air Force releases "The Roswell Report"
- SUSAN STERNER
A bicycle-powered flying saucer sputters by the crowd gathered on Main Street Saturday, July 5, 1997, in Roswell, N.M. About two dozen crafts moved down the street in the Crash and Burn Extravaganza as part of the 50th anniversary celebration of an alleged UFO crash near Roswell. (AP Photo/Susan Sterner)
Air Force releases "The Roswell Report"
- SUSAN STERNER
A group of children run between the two obelisks marking the site of an alleged 1947 crash of a UFO Saturday, July 5, 1997 twenty miles north of Roswell, N.M. (AP Photo/Susan Sterner)
Air Force releases "The Roswell Report"
- ERIC DRAPER
Children eye a model of an alien on display inside the International UFO Museum and Research Center in Roswell, N.M., Monday, June 9, 1997. The museum, which is free to the public, receives visitors from all over the world. (AP Photo Eric Draper)
Air Force releases "The Roswell Report"
- SUSAN STERNER
Visitors to the International UFO Museum in Roswell, New Mexico pass by a piece of art entitled "We Have Five of Them" by Las Vegas artist Marcus Tracy. Wednesday, July 2, 1997. The museum had over 2,000 visitors Monday and expects the crowds to increase throughout the week as tourists pour into town for the 50th anniversary of the famous Roswell Incident. (AP Photo/Susan Sterner)
Air Force releases "The Roswell Report"
- MARK WILSON
An alien stands guard at the entrance of the International UFO Museum and Research Center in Roswell, New Mexico Thursday, July 2, 2009 as visitors flock in on the 1st day of the UFO Festival. (AP Photo/Roswell Daily Record Mark Wilson)
Air Force releases "The Roswell Report"
- SUSAN STERNER
Festival goers pass by an alien-shaped lawn ornament on display Saturday, July 5, 1997 the 50th anniversary celebration of an alleged UFO crash landing in Roswell, N.M. The festival will close Sunday, but organizers are already announcing that the theme for 1998 may by centered around Area 51 where the alien ship that crashed is thought to be stored. (AP Photo/Susan Sterner)
Air Force releases "The Roswell Report"
- SUSAN WALSH
Col. John Haynes holds a copy of an Air Force report entitled "The Roswell Report" during a Pentagon news conference Tuesday, June 24, 1997 to discuss the UFO incident in Roswell, N.M., in 1947. On the eve of the 50th anniversary of the incident, the Air Force offered what it hopes is the final word on claims by UFO buffs that alien bodies were recovered at the crash site. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
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Air Force releases "The Roswell Report"
- ASSOCIATED PRESS
This photo is from the Air Force's "The Roswell Report," released Tuesday, June 24, 1997, which discusses the UFO incident in Roswell, N.M. in 1947. On balloon flights, test dummies were used and placed in insulation bags to protect temperature sensitive equipment. These bags may have been described by at least one witness as "body bags" used to recover alien victims from the crash of a flying saucer. The 231-page report, released on the eve of the 50th anniversary of the Roswell, N.M., UFO incident, is meant to close to book on longstanding rumors that the Air Force recovered a flying saucer and extraterrestrial bodies near Roswell. (AP Photo/Air Force, File)
Air Force releases "The Roswell Report"
- ASSOCIATED PRESS
This is a photo from the the Air Force book released Tuesday, June 24, 1997 entitled "The Roswell Report," which shows "Sierra Sam," center, and 1st Lts. Eugene Schwartz, left, and Raymond Madison. The 231-page report, released on the eve of the 50th anniversary of the Roswell, N.M., UFO incident, is meant to close the book on longstanding rumors that the Air Force recovered a flying saucer and extraterrestrial bodies near Roswell. (AP Photo/Air Force, File)
Air Force releases "The Roswell Report"
- ERIC DRAPER
A sign directs travelers to the start of the "1947 UFO Crash Site Tours" in Roswell, N.M., Tuesday, June 10, 1997. In Roswell, locals don't argue anymore about whether a space ship crashed nearby. They argue about whose ranch it landed on. (AP Photo/Eric Draper)
Air Force releases "The Roswell Report"
- SUSAN STERNER
Visitors to the International UFO Museum in Roswell, New Mexico examine a glass-encased alien prop used in the movie "Roswell" Wednesday, July 2, 1997. Over 2,000 visitors walked through the museum Monday as tourists began to pour into town for the 50th anniversary of the Roswell incident. (AP Photo/Susan Sterner)
Air Force releases "The Roswell Report"
- SUSAN STERNER
A bicycle-powered flying saucer sputters by the crowd gathered on Main Street Saturday, July 5, 1997, in Roswell, N.M. About two dozen crafts moved down the street in the Crash and Burn Extravaganza as part of the 50th anniversary celebration of an alleged UFO crash near Roswell. (AP Photo/Susan Sterner)
Air Force releases "The Roswell Report"
- ERIC DRAPER
Children eye a model of an alien on display inside the International UFO Museum and Research Center in Roswell, N.M., Monday, June 9, 1997. The museum, which is free to the public, receives visitors from all over the world. (AP Photo Eric Draper)
Air Force releases "The Roswell Report"
- SUSAN STERNER
Visitors to the International UFO Museum in Roswell, New Mexico pass by a piece of art entitled "We Have Five of Them" by Las Vegas artist Marcus Tracy. Wednesday, July 2, 1997. The museum had over 2,000 visitors Monday and expects the crowds to increase throughout the week as tourists pour into town for the 50th anniversary of the famous Roswell Incident. (AP Photo/Susan Sterner)
Air Force releases "The Roswell Report"
- MARK WILSON
An alien stands guard at the entrance of the International UFO Museum and Research Center in Roswell, New Mexico Thursday, July 2, 2009 as visitors flock in on the 1st day of the UFO Festival. (AP Photo/Roswell Daily Record Mark Wilson)
Air Force releases "The Roswell Report"
- SUSAN STERNER
Festival goers pass by an alien-shaped lawn ornament on display Saturday, July 5, 1997 the 50th anniversary celebration of an alleged UFO crash landing in Roswell, N.M. The festival will close Sunday, but organizers are already announcing that the theme for 1998 may by centered around Area 51 where the alien ship that crashed is thought to be stored. (AP Photo/Susan Sterner)
Air Force releases "The Roswell Report"
- SUSAN WALSH
Col. John Haynes holds a copy of an Air Force report entitled "The Roswell Report" during a Pentagon news conference Tuesday, June 24, 1997 to discuss the UFO incident in Roswell, N.M., in 1947. On the eve of the 50th anniversary of the incident, the Air Force offered what it hopes is the final word on claims by UFO buffs that alien bodies were recovered at the crash site. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
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