Interesting thing is...at that time, the general public didn't equate these things with "alien visitors". So the government had nothing to cover up "for".

It was only years later, when books were written enhancing the "mythic" aspects of Roswell, did the claims of "government coverup" surface...

Anyone who takes the time to actually investigate Roswell will soon find that there is really no "meat" on these "bones".

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