What do the files say about the Roswell incident?
AI answer drawn from the declassified files — it can be wrong. Check the sources.
The files state that the U.S. Air Force (USAF) investigated the Roswell incident and concluded that the debris recovered was from a weather balloon, not an extraterrestrial spacecraft [4]. The USAF also stated that alleged "alien" bodies were test dummies used in military balloon experiments [4]. A 1995 GAO report found no evidence of alien material or bodies, and noted the destruction of many relevant documents [1]. Some witnesses claimed the debris was from an unknown material, and there were allegations of a cover-up [3]. However, the official stance is that the incident involved a classified balloon program, not extraterrestrial activity [4].