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Main article: Roswell UFO incidentThe Roswell UFO incident refers to a purported crash of an unidentified flying object (UFO) in Roswell, New Mexico, USA. Some ufologists and much of the general public have shown interest in the Roswell Reports. Many books and a number of TV movies have b
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After the closure of its air force base, Roswell capitalized on its pleasant climate and reinvented itself as a retirement community. In the last twenty years, Roswell has also capitalized on the alleged UFO incident and has attracted numerous tourists interested in UFOs.