1947 Roswell UFO incident
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The 1947 Roswell UFO incident is a famous event in New Mexico involving the alleged crash of an unidentified flying object, which sparked decades of conspiracy theories and popular interest in extraterrestrial life.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 1947 Roswell incident | 3 |
| Roswell UFO incident | 2 |
| 1947 Roswell UFO incident canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: 1947 Roswell UFO incident Context triple: [Chaves County, hasUFOAssociation, 1947 Roswell UFO incident]
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A.
Roswell UFO Festival
The Roswell UFO Festival is an annual event in Roswell, New Mexico celebrating UFO culture and the town’s famous 1947 alleged flying saucer incident with parades, costumes, lectures, and themed entertainment.
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B.
2009 Fort Totten crash
The 2009 Fort Totten crash was a deadly rear-end collision between two Washington Metro trains on the Red Line in Washington, D.C., that became the system’s worst accident and prompted major safety reforms.
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C.
U-2 incident of 1960
The U-2 incident of 1960 was a Cold War crisis in which an American U-2 spy plane was shot down over the Soviet Union, severely damaging U.S.–Soviet relations and derailing a planned summit between their leaders.
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D.
Altmark Incident
The Altmark Incident was a 1940 World War II naval confrontation in Norwegian waters, where British forces boarded the German tanker Altmark to free imprisoned Allied sailors, heightening tensions during the early "Phoney War" period.
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E.
UFOs
UFOs (Unidentified Flying Objects) are aerial phenomena that observers cannot immediately identify, often associated with extraterrestrial spacecraft in popular culture and scientific speculation.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: 1947 Roswell UFO incident Target entity description: The 1947 Roswell UFO incident is a famous event in New Mexico involving the alleged crash of an unidentified flying object, which sparked decades of conspiracy theories and popular interest in extraterrestrial life.
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A.
Roswell UFO Festival
The Roswell UFO Festival is an annual event in Roswell, New Mexico celebrating UFO culture and the town’s famous 1947 alleged flying saucer incident with parades, costumes, lectures, and themed entertainment.
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B.
2009 Fort Totten crash
The 2009 Fort Totten crash was a deadly rear-end collision between two Washington Metro trains on the Red Line in Washington, D.C., that became the system’s worst accident and prompted major safety reforms.
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C.
U-2 incident of 1960
The U-2 incident of 1960 was a Cold War crisis in which an American U-2 spy plane was shot down over the Soviet Union, severely damaging U.S.–Soviet relations and derailing a planned summit between their leaders.
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D.
Altmark Incident
The Altmark Incident was a 1940 World War II naval confrontation in Norwegian waters, where British forces boarded the German tanker Altmark to free imprisoned Allied sailors, heightening tensions during the early "Phoney War" period.
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E.
UFOs
UFOs (Unidentified Flying Objects) are aerial phenomena that observers cannot immediately identify, often associated with extraterrestrial spacecraft in popular culture and scientific speculation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
UFO incident
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alleged UFO crash ⓘ conspiracy theory topic ⓘ cultural phenomenon ⓘ historical event ⓘ |
| hasCountry |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| hasDate |
1947
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July 1947 ⓘ |
| hasDebateStatus |
central case in ufology
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subject of ongoing controversy ⓘ subject of skepticism by mainstream scientists ⓘ |
| hasDiscoveryContext | debris found on ranch near Corona, New Mexico ⓘ |
| hasGovernmentResponse |
military recovery of debris
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press release about flying disc ⓘ retraction citing weather balloon ⓘ |
| hasHeadlineText | RAAF Captures Flying Saucer On Ranch in Roswell Region ⓘ |
| hasInitialExplanation | recovered flying disc ⓘ |
| hasKeyDocument | Roswell Daily Record July 8, 1947 headline ⓘ |
| hasKeyOrganization |
Roswell Daily Record
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United States Air Force ⓘ |
| hasKeyPerson |
Jesse Marcel
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Roger Ramey ⓘ William Brazel ⓘ |
| hasLaterExplanationDetail |
Project Mogul balloon
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surface form:
Project Mogul high-altitude balloon train
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| hasLaterInvestigation |
United States Air Force 1994 report
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United States Air Force 1997 report ⓘ |
| hasLaterOfficialExplanation | Project Mogul balloon ⓘ |
| hasLegacy |
International UFO Museum and Research Center
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surface form:
International UFO Museum and Research Center in Roswell
Roswell UFO tourism industry ⓘ |
| hasLocation |
Lincoln County, New Mexico
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Roswell, New Mexico ⓘ |
| hasMediaCoverage |
books about Roswell incident
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documentaries about Roswell incident ⓘ films inspired by Roswell incident ⓘ |
| hasMilitaryInvolvement |
Roswell Air Center
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surface form:
Roswell Army Air Field
United States Army Air Forces ⓘ |
| hasOfficialExplanation | weather balloon ⓘ |
| hasWitnessType |
military personnel
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rancher ⓘ |
| influenced |
Roswell conspiracy theories
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UFO research culture ⓘ popular culture about UFOs ⓘ science fiction depictions of aliens ⓘ |
| involves |
alleged alien bodies
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alleged extraterrestrial spacecraft ⓘ unidentified flying object ⓘ |
| isAssociatedWith |
Area 51 lore
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extraterrestrial life speculation ⓘ flying saucer craze of the late 1940s ⓘ government cover-up allegations ⓘ modern UFO mythology ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: 1947 Roswell UFO incident Description of subject: The 1947 Roswell UFO incident is a famous event in New Mexico involving the alleged crash of an unidentified flying object, which sparked decades of conspiracy theories and popular interest in extraterrestrial life.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.