Editing Aztec UFO Incident vs. Roswell — Comparative Analysis (section)

=== Side-by-Side Comparison ===

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! Feature !! Roswell (July 1947) !! Aztec (March 1948)
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| Date || July 4–7, 1947 || March 25, 1948
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| Location || 75 miles NW of Roswell, NM (Foster Ranch) || 12 miles NE of Aztec, NM (Hart Canyon)
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| Distance between sites || ~170 miles NW–SE || —
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| Craft condition || Disintegrated; debris scattered over large area || Largely intact; landed or came to rest
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| Craft size || Estimates vary; smaller craft || 99.99 feet in diameter
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| Occupants found || 3–5 bodies (accounts vary) || 16 bodies
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| Occupant height || 3–4 feet || 36–42 inches (3–3.5 feet)
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| Occupant clothing || Coverall-type suits || Metallic suits
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| Military response || Rapid; debris field secured within 24 hours || Rapid; multiple agencies; convoys
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| Destination || Wright-Patterson AFB || Wright-Patterson AFB
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| Initial public admission || RAAF press release — "flying disc recovered" || None
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| Official denial || Weather balloon (within 24 hours) || No official acknowledgment
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| Hoax dimension || None; official denial only || Newton/Gebauer fraud
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| Primary research basis || Witness testimony, declassified documents || Witness testimony, circumstantial evidence
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| Project Blue Book status || Not a Blue Book case (predates Blue Book) || Not formally listed
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| Current official status || "Project Mogul balloon" (Air Force, 1994) || No official position
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