It's time for aliens again down in Roswell. The city famed for its unidentified flying object incident is launching its fifth annual UFO Festival starting today. Trekkie heroes will abound at the fest, which includes bands, vendor booths, costume contests, hot-air balloons and aliens galore.
Educational fodder is also on the agenda.
The International UFO Museum and Research Center and Roswell Convention Center are presenting symposiums, round-table discussions and talks by experts on UFO and extraterrestrial phenomena. The Roswell Museum and Art Center will display more than 100 art works from six countries, all UFO-related. The convention and civic center is showing outer space photography, a model space shuttle and a space suit from Space Center Houston. Rector will sing with sci-fi band Neil Norman and his Cosmic Orchestra at the opening concert tonight. Local band Grupo Maldad is the opening act.