Today we found out that there is way more to Roswell, New Mexico than aliens!! We did spend a couple of hours browsing in the UFO Museum and Research Center. It was very interesting to read about that July day in 1947 when Mac Brazel, a rancher, heard a loud noise that was different from the thunder. The next day he was out on the ranch property when he came across a debris field that was 300 yds wide and 3/4 mi long and he picked up a sackful of the "stuff". The debris was found to be impervious to damage and burning and would snap back into shape if crinkled. Anyway, within a few days the military was involved and all who had seen anything were told firmly to "shut up". Supposedly alien bodies were recovered and sent to Area 51 to be studied. The debris "stuff" was completely collected by the military and no one has seen any concrete evidence since.
We will come back to this area again soon as we need to see Bitterlake Wildlife Refuge, Bottomless Lake State Park, Orchard Park POW camp site (where German POWs were held during WWII), Roswell Museum and Art Center, Robert Goddard Planetarium, White Sands Nat'l Monument, Ruidoso Downs, and on....
Tomorrow is a travel day and we will be moving on to Lakehills, TX near San Antonio.