Recreation of 1947 UFO incident. The centre object is a kitchen steamer basket thrown in the air and lit with a flash. Also seen are the Moon (left) and a comet (right). The red streaks are made by a flashlight. The Roswell incident started on 2 July 1947 near Roswell, New Mexico, USA, when UFO sightings were reported during a thunderstorm. Next morning a rancher, Mac Brazel, discovered strange wreckage in a field. When the impact site was located, a UFO craft and alien bodies were allegedly found. Photographed in 1997, over Napa, California, USA.