The mystery of the alleged UFO crash near Roswell in 1947 is getting renewed attention due to the Pentagon’s All-Domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) researching sightings and reports. Just recently, on March 2, Pentagon Press Secretary Air Force Maj. Gen. Patrick Ryder spoke during a briefing at the Pentagon about AARO’s newest report that claims there is “no evidence” of alien technology.
Journalist Michel Marizco, former journalist Andrea Kelly and 5-year-old Mikaela Marizco decided to do some research. Visiting the International UFO Museum and Research Center (UFOMRC), they learned about the detailed articles covering the Roswell UFO Incident at the time — the military calls it today unidentified anomalous phenomena.
On Wednesday, they visited the office of the Roswell Daily Record (RDR) and were welcomed by its reporters and staff. After purchasing a copy of the actual 1947 front pages covering the Roswell Incident and visiting the gift shop of the newspaper, they sat down for an interview.
Michel Marizco said that Roswell always had a certain allure to it. “We had some time off, and we love to explore. I mean, there’s just always these questions of, did something happen here? Did it not? What is it? You know, did this guy clean off the area? Did they get rid of the debris? You know, and this has always been (an) unsolved enigma. And so, this is one of the most important stops that we’re making on this trip, and decided to turn it into a tour of the whole state. We’re halfway through,” he said.
Marizco said that he had been in Roswell before when he worked for the Tucson newspaper 20 years ago. He was impressed by how much the city has grown since then. Today, he said that he works for KJZZ, a national public radio station in Phoenix, Arizona, and lives in Flagstaff.
“Phoenix doesn’t have a draw like Roswell,” he said and laughed. “I mean, this is very unique. Andrea said this earlier at the museum (UFOMRC), they do a really good job of raising and asking the questions here. I think even the government (accounting) office — I read their report that came out in ’95 or so — they said the same thing the Pentagon said two days ago. They said it back in the ’90s. They said, ‘We can’t find another U.S. government agency that has anything to support this or refute it.’
“It’s engaging and very interesting. It’s very interesting to immerse ourselves in it, no matter what the truth ends up being, you know. I mean, we’re not here to determine that, and I think a lot of people better than me have tried,” Marizco said.
Kelly said that the couple is including an educational aspect for Mikaela, having visited historical sites and pueblos. She said that they emphasized the different views the Native Americans had versus the Catholic priests who arrived with the conquistadors. She said Roswell and the Incident is another subject they are discussing.
“You always want all the information you can access, so that you can make decisions for yourself about what it is that you think happened in a case like Roswell or, which part of history you know. … What’s fake and what isn’t, and what’s fun and what’s cool to think about? Are leprechauns real? Probably not. Are aliens real? Well, we don’t know,” Kelly said.
The family was the last one visiting the newspaper’s gift shop on the southeast side of the building. It has since been moved to the main entrance lobby on the southwest side.
According to co-owner and general manager of RDR, SaraLei Fajardo, the old gift shop room will soon house a museum with such equipment as the newspaper’s antique typewriters and cameras that were used by RDR reporters in the 20th century, and antique metal typeset letters for letterpress printing.
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