Case file · Non-fiction & research literature
Berlitz & Moore, 'The Roswell Incident'
Charles Berlitz and William Moore's book that revived the 1947 Roswell story as an alien crash and cover-up.
1980 CE · 33.39, -104.52 · status: claim
The account
For: it gathered testimony, notably from Major Jesse Marcel, the intelligence officer who handled the debris, who said the material was unlike anything he knew. Without it, Roswell would likely have stayed a forgotten 1947 news item.
The sceptical view
Against: Berlitz was known for sensational books such as 'The Bermuda Triangle', and Moore later admitted feeding disinformation in connection with the Bennewitz affair. The Air Force identified the debris as Project Mogul.
Connections in the atlas
- The Plains of San Agustin crash story
- ? What crashed at Roswell in 1947?
- The Roswell Incident
- Kirtland / Bennewitz affair
- Roswell incident