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title: The Roswell Incident
description: "Explore the complete history of the 1947 Roswell crash, from the initial weather balloon explanation to Jesse Marcel's whistleblower revelations, Project MOGUL, and the enduring alien conspiracy theories."
url: https://decodingtheunknown.pub/article/the-roswell-incident.md
canonical: https://decodingtheunknown.pub/article/the-roswell-incident
datePublished: 2026-06-25
dateModified: 2026-06-25
author:
  - name: Simon Whistler
    url: https://decodingtheunknown.pub/author/simon-whistler
publisher: Decoding the Unknown
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type: Article
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tokens: 51
summaryUrl: https://decodingtheunknown.pub/article/the-roswell-incident.md.summary.md
---

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Explore the complete history of the 1947 Roswell crash, from the initial weather balloon explanation to Jesse Marcel's whistleblower revelations, Project MOGUL, and the enduring alien conspiracy theories.
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