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This was a top-secret program using high-altitude balloons to detect sound waves from Soviet nuclear tests.

: The military retracted the statement the following day, claiming the debris was actually from a standard weather balloon. Roswell

The Air Force suggested these memories were likely "consolidated" versions of 1950s parachute dummy tests and actual military plane crashes. Roswell incident | Overview, Theories, Hoaxes, & Facts This was a top-secret program using high-altitude balloons

The "hieroglyphics" witnesses reported were likely geometric designs on floral-patterned tape from a toy manufacturer used to build the radar targets. Roswell

The "Roswell Incident" began in July 1947 when a rancher named W.W. "Mac" Brazel discovered unusual debris on his property near Corona, New Mexico.