On this date in 1997, almost exactly 50 years from the date of the incident, the Air Force released a report dismissing and closing the case on the reported crash of a spacecraft in 1947 near what town in New Mexico?
Answer:
Still a mecca for those believing in UFOs and aliens, it's Roswell, New Mexico.
7AM:
What 1982 movie about an alien being left behind by his ship had the working title of A Boy's Life?
Answer:
Steven Spielberg would change the working title to E.T.:The Extra-Terrestrial.
8AM:
In what 2007 movie do the Autobots and Decepticons from the planet of Cybertron come to earth looking for a mystical talisman that grants unlimited power to whoever possesses it?
Answer:
The movie is The Transformers.
9AM:
What 1958 horror classic is about an alien that land on earth in a meteor and two teenagers who try to tell the town about the danger, but no one will believe them?
Answer:
The movie is The Blob, and Steve McQueen's movie debut as the teenage boy.
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