Roswell - Economic Ploy

I had an idea and that is what if everything we thought we knew about Roswell was all a clever scheme perpetrated by farmers and possibly the mayor in an attempt to boost local economy and to gain international notoriety. I do not mean subsequent UFO sightings, airforce reports, just the original incident.

Still, Graves hopes the truth isn't disillusioning. That's because the saucer legend is so good for the local economy: "Thousands of people come to Roswell every year to visit the site and go to the museum. It's an incredible boon to the Roswell economy. Just think about 'X Files' and TV shows about Roswell.

www.sfgate.com.../c/a/2004/08/16/MNGAK88OQQ1.DTL

The economic motive $$$ is a factor that has to be considered in all ufo studies. Undoubtedly many books are un-critical of facts or exaggerate facts simply to create a salable product.

When discussing ufos, I always tell people that whether they are "real" or not, ufos are a most fascinating SOCIOLOGICAL subject.

To study ufos, some of the areas that must be considered:

People lying or exaggerating for the economic motive
People lying or exaggerating for the social attention
People misunderstanding natural phenomena
People suffering from mental illness
People suffering unknown cognative effects, such as sleep paralysis, seizure, or exposure to strong em fields
People seeing classified military tech
People spreading disinfo to hide the truth
Phenomena of an occult nature such as thought forms, remote viewing, or manifestations of other dimensions
Religious interpretations such as angels or demons
Scientific dogmatism that means well but is not open to new ideas
New-agers who seem psychologically eager to latch onto anything having to do with Atlantis or aliens
Well meaning people who look at ambiguous data (usually photos) and think they see something remarkable (like Rorschach inkblot test)
The paranoia of a society that knows its government keeps secrets
Military actually promoting idea of ufos to hide its own technology
The difficulty and the fascination of trying to iterpret ancient archaeological
evidence
The fact that most people who know real information work very hard at keeping it secret

Then of course there is the possibility that we are actually being visited by aliens

What a tangle to sort out! If you try, you may never learn the secrets of ufos, but you will definitely learn a thing or two about human nature.

I can tell you this...
The business owners in Roswell do NOT want the legend to end. The business community has greatly benefited from Roswell being something of the center of the UFO cover up conspiracy.

There are a number of community events throughout the year that center around aliens and UFOs.

Many businesses are directly based on the Roswell incident and"little green men". Even the lamp post on Main street have globes design to look like the heads of aliens.

Was the incident prepetrated to provide economic benefit? Doubt it. Does the business community here take advantage of it? You bet yer @$$!