For decades, this iconic New Mexico location has been in decline – but today, following recent events led by the US government, numbers here are starting to swell
Along the sun-scorched sidewalks of Roswell, a stream of UFO believers browse the alien-themed shops, hotels and museums.
For decades this small New Mexico city has been in decline. But today, following recent events led by the US government, numbers here are starting to swell as the belief in the existence of extraterrestrials is no longer the sole domain of the derided. Self-confessed ET geeks Ken and Caitlyn Steele, 58 and 59, drove 1,300 miles from their home in Muncie, Indiana. “We have been saying for decades that alien life is already visiting us,” says truck driver Ken. “But we were always seen as oddballs.
“Now as the government practically admits there is life beyond earth, it is satisfying to tell my pals âI told you so’.” Ken is referring to American lawmakers ploughing millions of dollars into research to determine what life forms exist beyond Earth, all while offering much greater transparency over previous reports they have received.
In July, US politicians discussed the Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena Disclosure Act of 2023. And a Defence Bill included how the US would deal with the issue of aliens, speaking of “non-human intelligence” and “technologies of unknown origin”. It also stated that the government exercised “eminent domain over any and all recovered technologies of unknown origin and biological evidence of non-human intelligence”.