Roswell UFO Incident Quiz

What event is often considered the beginning of the modern era of UFO sightings?

• The Roswell UFO incident

• Kenneth Arnold's sighting

• The Area 51 incident

• The Phoenix Lights

What did Mac Brazel initially do with the debris he found on his ranch?

• He reported it to the authorities immediately

• He sold it to a museum

• He stored it under some brush

• He threw it away

Who was alerted by Sheriff George Wilcox about the debris found by Brazel?

• The United Nations

• The FBI

• The local newspaper

• The Roswell Army Airfield

What was the initial public announcement made by the military regarding the debris?

• It was a meteorite

• It was a new type of aircraft

• It was a flying disc

• It was a weather balloon

What explanation did the military later provide for the debris found near Roswell?

• It was a fragment of a comet

• It was a piece of a satellite

• It was a piece of a weather balloon

• It was a part of a secret spacecraft

What was Project Mogul?

• A project to develop new aircraft

• A classified operation involving high altitude balloon flights

• A secret mission to Mars

• A weather monitoring program

Who claimed that the weather balloon explanation was a cover story?

• Lydia Sleppy

• Kenneth Arnold

• Sheriff George Wilcox

• Major Jesse Marcel

What did some people believe the bodies associated with the Roswell incident actually were?

• Astronauts

• Dummies used with weather balloons

• Aliens

• Secret agents

Which decade saw a resurgence in interest and research into the Roswell incident?

• 1950s

• 2000s

• 1960s

• 1980s

What did the military's explanation aim to do regarding the flying disc speculation?

• Promote a new technology

• Confirm the existence of aliens

• Dismiss the speculation

• Encourage more public interest