Roswell UFO Crash, late 1940s — FBI File
Roswell crash: AARO assessed a piece of metal alleged to be recovered from an alien spacecraft during the late 1940s. The assessment determined the metal was ordinary, of terrestrial origin, and lacked any exceptional qualities. This finding contributes to AARO's overall conclusi
Background
A UFO/UAP incident extracted from page 36 of AARO Historical Record Report Vol 1 2024, an All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) document published in 2024-2025. The incident is dated late 1940s and located in Unknown location.
What the document records
AARO assessed a piece of metal alleged to be recovered from an alien spacecraft during the late 1940s. The assessment determined the metal was ordinary, of terrestrial origin, and lacked any exceptional qualities. This finding contributes to AARO’s overall conclusion that claims of recovered alien technology are likely unfounded.
Witnesses on file: AARO.
Status of the case
The page-level assessment recorded in the document is: identified as terrestrial origin. AARO designates unresolved cases as those for which the agency has not concluded the events were anomalous, has not concluded they were conventional, and has not ruled out either possibility. Conventional candidates for sightings of recent periods include drones, classified test platforms, satellite re-entry, balloon traffic, atmospheric optical phenomena, and astronomical objects.