Crimes That Made History (2017)

S1E7 Roswell: Back to the UFO

On July 8, 1947, the United States Air Force revealed that they had found a "flying disc" that had crashed near Roswell, New Mexico. This event marked the beginning of the flying saucer craze. Set against the tense atmosphere of the Cold War, a time rife with conspiracy theories, the legend of UFOs began to evolve, becoming a prominent element in science fiction films and broader popular culture.