IN NEW MEXICO AND IT HAS
THOUSANDS FROM ALL OVER
THE U-S VISITING THIS
WEEKEND.
NEWS 13 )S ELENA MENDOZA
TAKES YOU THE 23RD
ANNUAL UFO FESTIVAL IN
ROSWELL.
Elena Mendoza/KRQE News
13 "It )s said to be the
largest gathering
celebrating all things
extra-terrestrial - and
it takes place (right
here ( in southeast New
Mexico."
Diana and Hector
Garcia/From Florida
"Wanted be here for
awhile, but we made it
this year we
figured."
Erica Cheever/From Texas
"Ever since you )re a
little kid, you always
hear about Roswell, and
the aliens." ROSWELL )S
U-F-O FESTIVAL ATTRACTS
THOUSANDS FROM ALL OVER
THE U-S
EVERY YEAR... WITH
SEVERAL EVEN (DRESSING (
TO (IMPRESS (
Juanita
Jennings/Director of
Public Relations, City
of Roswell "We )re seeing
all walks of life, human
and
non-human. We have pets
in costumes, we have
humans in costumes, we
have people that are
aliens... we
have people that we
don )t even know what
they are. laughs" THE
GATHERING KICKED OFF
TODAY AND LASTS THROUGH
THE
WEEKEND
nats
Megan Runge, 14/From
Indiana "We )ve been
planning this trip for
like a year maybe."
PEOPLE TELL US IT )S
SOMETHING THEY CAN
FINALLY CHECK OFF THEIR
BUCKET
LISTS
Erica Cheever/From Texas
"We )ve never been to
Roswell and it has a lot
of history and we
thought it
would be a lot of fun,
and so far it has been."
UFO BELIEVERS SAY THEY
COME TO EXPLORE
CONSPIRACIES FOR
THEMSELVES...
Diana and Hector
Garcia/From Florida "We
wanna know the truth...
)cause we know it
happened"
...AND TO LEARN MORE
ABOUT THE ALLEGED
SPACESHIP CRASH IN 1947.
Diana and Hector
Garcia/From Florida "We
have a theory too.
They )re hiding right now
in the
Bottomless lake, we made
that determination that
our relatives would be
there."
Megan Runge, 14/From
Indiana "I do believe in
them, I think there )s
just a lot of evidence
that backs it
up, even though they
tried to cover it up."
THE EVENT OFFERS
ACTIVITIES FOR THE WHOLE
FAMILY
nats
THIS YEAR - FEATURES NEW
ATTRACTIONS, INCLUDING A
SPACEWALK WITH BLACK
LIGHTS AND
ANIMATRONICS... AND A
VIRTUAL REALITY
SPACEPORT.
Juanita
Jennings/Director of
Public Relations, City
of Roswell "Our city is
energized and full of
life,
and ready to give them
our best showing."
Elena Mendoza/KRQE News
13 "Main Street will
main closed from 5th
Street to 2nd Street
til Mony
morning double check.
ghway 70 througho
still open. In
swl, Elena ndoza.
QE News 13."
FOR A LINK TO SEE THE
FULL SCHEDULE OF
EVENTS... HEAD ON OVER
TO ALWAYS
ON K-R-Q-E DOT COM.
