A “UFO expert” believes that the truth about the Roswell incident could soon be revealed. Rony Vernet says pledges for more transparency about aliens from the authorities mean the “true reality” of the much discussed episode could be released. On 8 July, 1947 numerous witnesses say they saw an unidentified flying object crash into a ranch near Roswell, New Mexico. Despite an official explanation that it was a US air force balloon, many continue to think that aliens crash-landed in the southern state.
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