UFO Crash Near Roswell, NM A UFO crashed near Roswell New Mexico in 1947. The report in the papers on July 8, 1947 would bring news to the world that aliens were real (Stacy 36). However, the U.S. government quickly quashed the story before it was widely spread. A cover story was released by the 8th Air Force; the wreckage was actually that of a downed weather balloon (Wyly). The press bought it, and the story has laid cold for 30 years. In the late 70's, several witnesses, who where tied to the incident, shared their accounts, and claimed the wreckage was of the unordinary. In the 80's, a string of books, articles, and TV shows raised the specter of a military cover-up (Stacy 40). Rec