The Roswell Incident

What did William "Mac" Brazel find on his ranch on July 3, 1947?

• fragments of metal

• bodies of aliens

• weather balloon

• spaceship

When Mac picked up one of the pieces of the crash on his ranch, what did he find?

• There was an alien in the cockpit.

• It was not from earth.

• It was lightweight but unbendable.

• It was from a weather balloon.

What is the most likely reason Mac called the air force base at Roswell?

• The base usually left unused fragments on local ranches.

• Mac wanted to catch them in a lie.

• The base had a recycling program.

• The fragments may have come from an air force project.

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Why do many people believe there was a conspiracy at Roswell?

• The government is notorious for conspiracies.

• The Roswell Air Force base never responded to any questions regarding incidents.

• Engineers decoded messages from alien aircraft.

• A similar incident happened about 100 miles from Roswell.

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Why did many people think the authorities at the air force base were involved in a cover-up?

• A similar incident had happened 3 years earlier and the air force base attempted a cover-up then.

• The base issued 2 differing statements.

• The base refused to issue a statement.

• The base issued a statement, but it was filled with innaccuracies.

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Which statement implies that the Roswell incident will continue to interest people in the future?

• Staff from the Roswell base posted guards around the area where the metal was found.

• Movies about aliens make a lot of money.

• People are still talking about Roswell after many years.

• Roswell Air Force Base issued a second statement claiming the crashed object was a weather balloon.

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What can a reader infer about Area 51?

• It is imaginary.

• It is dangerous.

• It is very secretive.

• It has been destroyed.

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Fact or Opinion: William Brazel lived near the Roswell Air Force Base.

• Fact

• Opinion

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Fact or Opinion: The air force should investigate every report of a UFO.

• Fact

• Opinion

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It is silly to think that aliens are visiting Earth.

• Fact

• Opinion

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