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mahatmakanejeeves

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5. "75 years ago, rancher W.W. Brazel walked into a sheriff's office to report a 'flying disk.'"

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Fri Jul 8, 2022, 12:10 PM

Jul 2022

75 years ago, rancher W.W. Brazel walked into a sheriff’s office to report a “flying disk.”

The event that we know today as the “Roswell Incident” gave birth to the modern movement of UFO sightings, along with the genre of alien science fiction.

washingtonpost.com
75 years ago, Roswell ‘flying saucer’ report sparked UFO obsession
The event that we know today as the "Roswell Incident" gave birth to the modern movement of UFO sightings, along with the genre of alien

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On this day, July 8, 1947, this was the front page of the Roswell Daily Record: [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2022 OP

I'm going to be there in a few weeks actually vercetti2021 Jul 2022 #1

Be sure to check out the two amazing art museums PoindexterOglethorpe Jul 2022 #4

The town's website is a hoot. 3Hotdogs Jul 2022 #2

Not only is the UFO museum in Roswell interesting on many levels, PoindexterOglethorpe Jul 2022 #3

"75 years ago, rancher W.W. Brazel walked into a sheriff's office to report a 'flying disk.'" mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2022 #5

Also from the summer of 1947: mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2022 #6