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===Roswell conspiracy theory=== In February 1978, UFO researcher [[Stanton T. Friedman|Stanton Friedman]] interviewed [[Jesse Marcel]], who had traveled with Roswell debris from New Mexico to [[Fort Worth]]. Marcel's statements contradicted those he made to the press in 1947. In November 1979, Marcel's first filmed interview was featured in a documentary titled "UFO's Are Real", co-written by Friedman.<ref name="1qd1c">{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0211707/|title=UFO's Are Real|via=IMDb}}</ref> On September 20, 1980, Marcel appeared on the TV series ''[[In Search of... (TV series)|In Search of...]]'' described his participation in the 1947 press conference: "They wanted some comments from me, but I wasn't at liberty to do that. So, all I could do is keep my mouth shut. And General Ramey is the one who discussed – told the newspapers, I mean the newsman, what it was, and to forget about it. It is nothing more than a weather observation balloon. Of course, we both knew differently."<ref name="1qd1c" /><ref name="wyrar">{{Cite web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Technology/Primetime/story?id=528860&page=1|title=Aliens Changed Roswell, Even Without Proof|website=ABC News}}</ref> Marcel gave a final interview to HBO's [[America Undercover]] which aired in August 1985.<ref name="n9Ye8">{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6424000/|title=UFO's: What's Going On?|date=September 10, 1985|via=IMDb}}</ref> Marcel consistently denied the presence of bodies.<ref name="wwbV0">{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=aUEYAQAAMAAJ|title=The Skeptical Inquirer|date=April 29, 1998|publisher=Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal.|via=Google Books}}</ref> By the 1990s, Roswell was home to a UFO museum and an annual UFO festival.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.newmexico.org/events/summer-events/roswell-ufo-festival/ | title=Roswell UFO Festival }}</ref>
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