New Mexican here. The fascination is pretty much confined to Roswell. Yes, it definitely put the city on the map, and yes, it drives some tourism. But Roswell i

New Mexican here. The fascination is pretty much confined to Roswell. Yes, it definitely put the city on the map, and yes, it drives some tourism. But Roswell is not large and it's hard to imagine how a city would petition for classified stuff to stay classified. Besides, cranks are cranks and no quantity of facts will serve to dissuade them. Roswell's UFO crap is already extremely hokey. It's part of the culture now, so it doesn't matter if there's a reason for it or not. Just like Zozobra up in Santa Fe, it's just this thing.