The most enigmatic and universally known ufo incident in history needs only one name roswell roswell will never fade as it represents the true ushering in of the ufo phenomenon for time immemorial dwarfing orson wells war of the worlds in national and then international hysteria roswell was an unparalleled turning point for all of mankind because for the first time almost every man woman and child on earth was faced with the reality that we are not alone in the universe in early july 19