'The Roswell Report: Case Closed' released
June 24, 1997 · Washington, DC (Air Force) · Government report · Primary document linked
A second Air Force report traced the 'alien bodies' stories to other incidents, including a 1956 aircraft accident and a 1959 balloon mishap, and to parachute test dummies.
Why it matters (2/5)
Follow-up official rebuttal on the same single case.
Caveats
HISTORY gives both 24 June and 24 July 1997 on the same page. The Air Force's own copy is dated 24 June 1997.
Sources
- The Roswell Report: Case Closed (U.S. Air Force), primary
- Roswell Report: Case Closed – Executive Summary (archived copy) (U.S. Air Force), primary
- Air Force reports on Roswell (HISTORY), context