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Originally Posted by Extravoice
I think that the argument can be turned around, and one can claim that the US *did* field systems that could shoot down the supposed flying saucers.
According to Wikipedia, the Roswell Incident occurrend in 1947, followed by:
Nike Missile System:
Test Flight: 1951
Fielded: 1953
Bomarc Missile System:
Authorized: 1949
Test Flight: 1955
Fielded: 1957
In true CT form, I have chosen to ignore the fact that the Nike system was authorized in 1944, three years before the Roswell incident. 
There may be other systems, but I'm familiar with Nike and Bomarc because they were based near my home.
While I don't think that the Roswell incident had anything to do with alien invaders, the fact that a massive mobilization didn't occur doesn't seem like a very strong an argument against the alien theory. |
Spot on, I think. Especially given the very aggressive mindset at the time (that's what I gather, anyhow, I wasn't alive yet to know first hand). It seems to me that the prospect of invading aliens would have been met with a huge rallying cry of "Look to the skies! Defend our nation!"
Maybe I'm wrong, but that's how I imagine it would have played out.