The earliest proof and record of aliens on Earth came at Roswell, New Mexico part of the United States of America: July 8: The Roswell Army Air Field public information officer Walter Haut in Roswell, New Mexico, issued a press release stating that personnel from the field's 509th Bomb Group had recovered a crashed "flying disk" from a ranch near Roswell, sparking intense media interest. July 9: The next day, the press reported that Commanding General of the Eighth Air Force Roger M. Ramey stated that, in fact, the "flying disc" was shoot down after ignoring instruction from a chase plane.