10 Unexplained Paranormal Events That Changed History
7. The Roswell Crash Changed Everything
If you've heard of Roswell, it's either because you were a child of the nineties who didn't have particularly discerning tastes when it came to television programming, or because you're aware of the conspiracy theory which inspired that soapy-sci-fi alien love triangle mess in the first place. Almost seventy years later, its ripples are still being felt.
Covered up as a crashed weather balloon (and possibly something to do with spying on Russia), there are many who still think the government secrecy over an unidentified flying object landing unexpectedly in somebody's living room was a sign of US involvement with extraterrestrials. Area 51 being just down the road didn't help.
Even if the crash didn't involve an actual UFO and it almost certainly wasn't followed by an alien autopsy, as Ant and Dec will tell you the whole incident was a landmark moment in the paranormal community, and to this day has changed pop culture to the point that just saying Roswell will inspire images of flying saucers. There was even a Google doodle!