Where is Area 51?

What did the US government scientists say about the found objects in Roswell?

• They were pieces of a crashed weather balloon

• They were evidence of a flying saucer

• They were metal beams and strange objects

• They were alien passengers

Why were some people suspicious of the quick arrival and cleaning of the site in Roswell?

• They believed the army was trying to hide something

• They thought it was a normal procedure

• They were not suspicious at all

• They believed it was a weather balloon

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What was the headline of the Roswell Daily Record on July 8?

• RAAF Captures Flying Saucer On Ranch in Roswell Region

• US Government Scientists Investigate Roswell Incident

• Powerful Storm Hits Roswell Area

• Army Air Force Testing Large Weather Balloons

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Where did some people believe the 'evidence' of the flying saucer and alien passengers was taken?

• To a secret government site in the Nevada desert

• To a military airfield in Roswell

• To a laboratory in Los Alamos

• To a restricted area in Groom Lake

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What was the purpose of the Manhattan Project during World War II?

• To develop the atomic bomb

• To spy on German scientists

• To test large weather balloons

• To investigate UFO sightings

Who was the director of the laboratory that designed the atomic bombs in Los Alamos?

• J. Robert Oppenheimer

• Harry Truman

• Joseph Stalin

• Robert Oppenheimer

Why were wide-open and unpopulated spaces chosen for testing nuclear bombs?

• Because they could devastate an entire city

• Because they provided enough privacy

• Because they were close to enemy territory

• Because they were easily accessible

What was the name of the range where the first nuclear device was exploded?

• Alamogordo

• Roswell

• Groom Lake

• Nevada Test Site

What was the period of tension between the United States and the Soviet Union called?

• The Cold War

• World War II

• The Manhattan Project

• The Roswell Incident

What did the United States want to stop the spread of during the Cold War?

• Communism

• Capitalism

• Democracy

• Socialism