Crash from Outer Space

Award-winning author Candace Fleming sets her gaze onthe mystery at Roswell, New Mexico, and the "crash from outer space"that set the United States on edge for decades.  In 1947, during the early years of the Cold War, a field in Roswell,New Mexico was disturbed by a strange crash and smatteringof debris. Some say the bodies of extraterrestrial beings were strewnacross the ground, that a UFO had crashed there, and that thegovernment was covering up the evidence in a massive conspiracy.But what really happened at Roswell?The infamous "crash from outer space" has become a fixture inour culture, inspiring a surge of UFO sightings and conspiracy theories.But at its heart is the story of military scientists, a cityon the brink of the Cold War, and a debris field scattered withmystery. What was it that actually crashed at Roswell? Were alienbodies found? Was it Russian spies? Secret military technology?And did the government try to hide what they found?An electrifying exploration of one of the most thrilling mysteriesin recent history, by Sibert Award winning author Candace Fleming.   From award-winning author Candace FlemingA thrilling exploration of the Roswell crashFor readers aged 8+