Port resident and author Frank Borzellieri spoke at the Port Washington Public library on December 12th about his book Who Believes in Roswell? (Cultural Studies Press, 2011). The book deals with the profiles of people who believe that the Roswell incident took place and those who don't. The author took surveys on factors such as race, sex, religion, political affiliation, education, etc., and compiled them in this book.The research was done initially as a Master's thesis and it became a book as completed surveys poured in, and it became clear that there was a definite profile of the Roswell believer as well as the Roswell skeptic.
Although Roswell is thought to be the most famous purported occurrence of space aliens on earth, Borzellieri still found this finding most surprising -- that only about 6% of those he surveyed had not heard of the incident. It's true that Roswell has become a cultural phenomenon. The author was also struck by the strong feelings held by both sides.
The talk was interesting and informative, and the book is a new take on the Roswell mythology. The author remains completely neutral on the subject and would not reveal whether he believes or not. He did say though, that after all of his exhaustive research, his opinion on the incident had not changed.
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