This article examines the Roswell Incident—an event that became the cornerstone of modern ufology and conspiracy theories about the US government concealing contact with extraterrestrial civilizations. Based on analysis of historical documents, official US Air Force reports, and journalistic investigations, the true chronology of the July 1947 events and their subsequent mythologization is reconstructed. Particular attention is devoted to Project Mogul as the actual source of the debris found, the role of ufologists in creating the legend, and the transformation of a small New Mexico town into the epicenter of a global tourism industry built on belief in aliens.

OLD BELIEVERS IN NEW ZEALAND*

LATE KONBAUNG PALACE ETIQUETTE IN BURMA (second half OF THE 19th century)

CHRONICLE NOTES

CHRONICLE OF "SHOKU NIHONGI". SCROLL I. Historical source

NIZAM AD-DIN DA'I-YI SHIRAZI. 'ISHQ-NAMEH (THE BOOK OF LOVE)

WEATHER IN THE PUBLIC EYE