Why is Roswell New Mexico famous?

Answer 1

Roswell, New Mexico is the site where a UFO landing (or possibly crash) was reported in 1947, and the UFO is thought by some people to have been taken away to Area 51 and kept secret from the public for some unknown but doubtlessly sinister reason. However, it appears that what actually happened was that a high altitude balloon crashed near Roswell, and it was mistaken for a UFO. That balloon was part of a secret military program for early detection of an incoming missile attack, and the military preferred to mislead the public, rather than allowing information about their actual research to become known (although by now, that research is utterly obsolete).

Answer 2

Because it is said that a UFO landed in Roswell, New Mexico in July of 1947, and a UFO landing is exciting for a lot of people.