The case record
What was reported?
Unusual debris was recovered from a ranch northwest of Roswell; RAAF first announced recovery of a 'flying disc' before retracting the statement.
The dates are bounds supplied by the workbook; they do not establish the exact day of an event.
- Reported date
- 2 Jul 1947 – 8 Jul 1947
- Witnesses
- Rancher / military · Multiple
- Investigation
- USAAF / USAF historical reviews
Evidence in the record
Debris; documents; witness testimony
Competing explanations
Official and research context
Project Mogul balloon train
Conventional explanations
Project Mogul balloon equipment and later mythology
Arguments that remain contested
Exact debris and alleged secondary crash locations remain disputed
Locations & timeline
Coordinates are representative. Area and route labels do not imply exact paths or object positions.
- Primary reference location
Foster (Brazel) Ranch debris-field area
Corona / Roswell
Reported event location · Approximate area radius: 10 km
33.952°, -105.331° · area · Disputed - Linked location
Roswell Army Air Field
Roswell, New Mexico, USA
Related military site · Approximate area radius: 1 km
33.302°, -104.531° · point · High
Record notes
Use an uncertainty area and separate optional markers for Roswell Army Air Field and alleged secondary crash sites.
Imported starting record; individual claims and source links await editorial verification.
Original dataset status: Probably explained