The Roswell Incident

In the first paragraph, what does the writer tell us about the reports of UFOs?

• Many people reported seeing the same group of “flying saucers.”

• After Kenneth Arnold’s story, others also reported seeing UFOs.

• People reported seeing different kinds of flying objects.

• There were many unusual sightings around the same time.

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The article says that UFOs are also frequently called “flying saucers” because ____.

• there is wreckage of a saucer-like space ship in a museum in Roswell

• weather balloons are shaped like saucers and can be mistaken for UFOs

• fake photos of UFOs often use saucers to look like space ships

• a pilot and others have reported seeing flying objects that looked like saucers

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Which of the following is not mentioned as raising suspicion about the crash in Roswell?

• The military lied about what happened because their balloon was secret.

• A newspaper falsely reported information.

• Witnesses said they had seen something unusual in the wreckage.

• Nobody knew anything about the crash for 30 years.

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The writer emphasizes the differences in reports of crash sightings because ____.

• they indicate how many UFO crashes there have been

• there are several scientific explanations for the sightings

• they indicate that some of the reports and theories are unreliable

• they will be the topic of a convention in Roswell

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The writer mentions the fact that a witness’s name was changed in order to ____.

• emphasize that many witnesses didn’t want to give their real names to the newspapers

• emphasize the questionable nature of the facts

• explain why the military is still trying to keep information about the crash secret

• explain why it’s hard to find the original witnesses so long after the crash

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What is Kal Korff’s main point about the popularity of stories about Roswell?

• If so many people believe the stories, there must be some truth to them.

• He doesn’t care if they’re true or not, because they are a good business for him.

• The stories were probably started by Hollywood and the media.

• Enough people believe the stories for there to be many businesses built around them.

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Reorder the following

(What did pilot Kenneth Arnold’s story lead to?)

• his story led to

• numerous other stories

• in which people claimed

• similar objects

• to have seen

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(When the local news media demanded more information about the crash on July 8th near Roswell, New Mexico, what did the military say?)

• an ordinary

• they said the object

• was just

• that crashed

• weather balloon

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(What is the common opinion about the 1947 crash among people who believe there was a military conspiracy?)

• a flying saucer crashed near Roswell in 1947,

• and because it didn’t want anyone to know the truth,

• and continues to do so today

• the military kept the incident

• top secret

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What are some details that have been added to the story?

• Eleven additional “crash sites” have been identified.

• Some believe that alien beings have been captured alive and imprisoned by the military

• Some believe that aliens died in the crash and are likely being kept frozen for research.

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