It's uncertain how many people might attend. But with only about 75 rooms at four motels, this town of 6,000 may find it difficult to accommodate anything like the 48,000 people who made the Roswell celebration. According to local legend, a flying saucer carrying 16 aliens crashed about 12 miles northeast of town in 1948. The dead aliens and their spaceship were then allegedly hauled away by the government. A large concrete block of unknown origin embedded in the ground near the alleged crash site could be a marker.
Nobody seems to know why it's there.
Events planned for the anniversary include an alien costume contest, model rocket launches and tours of the crash site. Proceeds from the events will go to a library fund to buy new books and computers. George Washington's home will be a chillin' destination now that plans are in the works for some much-needed air conditioning. This building is our main artifact. It's the most important thing we have.