Project Mogul: The Secret Cold War Balloon Program Behind the Roswell Incident
Project Mogul: The Secret Cold War Balloon Program Behind the Roswell Incident For decades, the Roswell Incident has fueled speculation about extraterrestrial visitors, crashed flying saucers, and government cover-ups. While countless theories have emerged since the events of July 1947, one explanation is firmly grounded in historical records and declassified documents: Project Mogul. This top-secret U.S. military program was developed during the early Cold War to detect Soviet nuclear weapons tests, and many historians consider it the most plausible explanation for the mysterious debris discovered near Roswell, New Mexico. Project Mogul was initiated by the United States Army Air Forces in collaboration with scientists from leading research institutions. Its objective was both innovative and strategically important. Instead of relying on conventional reconnaissance aircraft, engineers designed long trains of high-altitude balloons equipped with sensitive microphones, radar ref...