# April Fools joke or Roswell confirmation?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [April 8, 2011, 7:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/april-fools-joke-or-roswell-confirmation/577638 "2011-04-08T07:33:06Z")\
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**Author:** ![Half\_Man\_Half\_Wit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/half_man_half_wit/32/21766_2.png) [@Half\_Man\_Half\_Wit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Half_Man_Half_Wit)\
**Post date:** [April 8, 2011, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/april-fools-joke-or-roswell-confirmation/577638/5 "2011-04-08T12:45:38Z")

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It (apparently known as the ‘Aztec UFO hoax’) made the [skeptic’s dictionary](http://www.skepdic.com/aztec.html), too.

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