The Roswell Incident | Project Unredacted

Military recovers mysterious debris near Roswell, New Mexico. Initial press release mentions 'flying disc' before being retracted.

On July 8, 1947, personnel from the 509th Bomb Group recovered debris from a ranch northwest of Roswell. Initial misidentification led to erroneous press reports of a 'flying disc.' Subsequent examination confirmed the materials belonged to a classified high-altitude surveillance balloon from Project Mogul, designed to detect Soviet nuclear tests. The incident was properly reclassified and standard debris disposal protocols were followed. No extraterrestrial materials or entities were recovered.

Major Jesse Marcel Photographs

Intelligence officer Jesse Marcel poses with conventional weather balloon debris in his office. Marcel later claimed this was staged photography to conceal the real materials, which he described as having 'memory metal' properties that would return to original shape when crumpled.

Source: U.S. Army Air Forces • July 1947

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