The Roswell UFO Incident In 1947 a UFO was seen near the town of Roswell, New Mexico. Many residents have witnessed this and it has been described as something that does not belong on this planet. The government denies any evidence that this event occurred and has hidden it for many years. Now that more information has become available to the public, it's clear that something extraordinary has happened. The city of Roswell, New Mexico was the site of many UFO sightings in the late 1940s and was supposedly the site of a secret military base. people had a story or two to tell about their experiences with these sightings, but now they are coming forward with stories about how the government threatened them not to talk about the incidents that occurred. Some felt as if their lives were in danger if they dared to talk about what they saw. One incident in particular that sparked a craze in the study of UFOs was when a flying saucer reportedly crashed in the deserts of New Mexico near Roswell on the night of July 8. , 1947. According to Roswell expert Henry Ritson, many civilians arrived at the scene of the crash and witnessed the bodies of alien beings (Roswell Reporter p. 2). These witnesses report seeing humanoid beings with large pear-shaped heads and bulging black eyes being taken away by government and military agents and being informed of the entire event by these agents (Roswell Reporter p. 3). Some witnesses were threatened not to speak about the incident again. The object in question was later classified by the government as a weather balloon and discarded all evidence and eyewitness accounts of the UFO scene (p. 3). The farmer in whose field the UFO crashed was offered a large sum of money by a local radio station to say so. his story on air. He spoke of strange alien materials and a seemingly invincible square of foil that could not be cut or damaged. He also described the alien beings and the craft they were traveling on (Roswell: What are We Talking About? page 2). He was subsequently arrested by the military and held in the government base. The first officer at the crash site, Lieutenant Jesse Marcel, was told to make a public restatement at the crash scene and report that he had gotten it wrong... half of the paper... an example of this new technology. The controversy over aliens and the Roswell, New Mexico incident will most likely continue until aliens make contact with humans publicly or until the government admits the Roswell cover-ups and other UFO sightings. This incident was a very important historical event in the eyes of many, and the government did a good job of keeping the details of the event secret. Whatever the object, it certainly opened the public's eyes. The people involved in the accident and those who witnessed it are the only ones who know for sure what really happened on that memorable evening. They have been silenced by the government and may never speak about the events that occurred that night. They are the few who have seen exactly what is out there. Others may never know. Who can Americans trust? If their own government keeps secret one of the most important events in human history, there's no telling what else they know. It is right that the public knows what is history and what is a misguided weather balloon.