Celebrate The 75th Anniversary of "The Roswell Incident" This Weekend

Above, the "Alien Autopsy" exhibit at the Roswell International UFO Museum. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

This coming weekend, July 1-3, 2022 to be exact, the annual Roswell UFO Festival in Roswell, New Mexico will be held.

The organizers plan on making the festival with a special one as this year marks the 75th anniversary of the Roswell Incident, the finding by a rancher of a "flying disc" on his ranch.

Above, the famous Roswell Record front page of July 8, 1947. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

In case you are not familiar with the Roswell Incident, Sky At Night Magazine posted an article on what "really" happened in July 1947 in and near Roswell.

They begin it with:

July 2022 marks the 75th anniversary of the Roswell incident, where believers say an extraterrestrial spacecraft crashed in the New Mexico desert, with debris – and possibly alien bodies – being recovered by the US government, marking the beginning of a decades-long cover-up.

What really happened at Roswell, and why does this mystery still attract such interest and controversy, decades later?

To read the full article, go here.

Above, vendors galore on Roswell's main street during the UFO Festival. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

After you're done reading the above article and if you happen to have plenty of time on your hands, you may want to head out to Roswell this weekend to take in the UFO Festival. Along with the Festival, Roswell also has the Roswell International UFO Museum and Research Center. As the aforementioned Sky At Night Magazine article states, "The city of Roswell had embraced its heritage, a UFO museum had been opened and annual events were held to mark the occasion."

Above, the Roswell International UFO Museum and Research Center. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

I attended the 2018 Roswell UFO Festival and had a great time. There's plenty to see and do and the main street of Roswell is loaded with shops selling a myriad of UFO and alien goods. Also, during the festival, various vendors set up booths in the middle of the street with more goods for visitors to part with their dollars for. But beware, as various events are held throughout the city, be prepared to do a lot of walking. This is one town that can use a big convention center to hold things all in one place. 

Above, yours truly with a pair of extra-terrestrials. 

For out-of-towner attendees, there's plenty of accommodations in Roswell. We stayed at an RV park in town in 2018.

For more information on the Roswell UFO Festival, go here.