UFOs in Roswell NM

This is a good synopsis of what happened in New Mexico (hint: a weather balloon crashed) and the ensuing news coverage. 

The local media did a pretty thorough job of reporting on what actually happened, including interviews with the military and civilians. 

And that was that. 

Until the National Enquirer ran with a story in the 1970s that omitted some facts and details of the actual account. 

And thus a conspiracy was born and continues to grow today. 

This should serve as a gentle reminder of how easily the media can manipulate people into believing that they are somehow being lied to, and concoct some absurd story which then becomes "fact" in a way. 

https://theweek.com/us/59331/roswell-ufo-crash-what-really-happened-67-years-ago