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The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was: promoted by Bruxton (talk) 03:24, 11 May 2023 (UTC)

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Jesse Marcel

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  • ... that Jesse Marcel claimed he recovered extraterrestrial debris from a ranch near Roswell, New Mexico? Source: Marcel was the first military officer tasked with investigating the 1947 Roswell incident, where supposed "flying disc" debris was later identified as pieces of a weather balloon. The incident was largely forgotten until 1978, when Marcel, then a retired lieutenant colonel, told ufologist Stanton Friedman that he believed the Roswell debris was extraterrestrial.[1]
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    • Comment: Alternative hooks greatly welcome, I've never written one before.

Improved to Good Article status by Feoffer (talk). Self-nominated at 07:56, 22 April 2023 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Jesse Marcel; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.

  • Review:
  • The article was promoted to Good Article today (22 April 2023). Its nomination is thus new enough.
  • The article has more than 1,500 characters of readable prose.
  • The article seems free of copyright violations. Earwig picks up some minor issues, but I do not spot a copyvio.
  • The article is sourced. I did a spot check on some quotes and they were fine.
  • QPQ is probably not needed as I can see only two DYK credits for you. Please confirm this (all credits count, even if not self-nominated).
  • The hook is short enough and I find it interesting. One issue is grammar: I think it should read: ALT1: ... that Jesse Marcel claimed to have recovered extraterrestrial debris from a ranch near Roswell, New Mexico?
  • Overall: Thanks a lot for bringing this article to Good Article-status. It is really useful to have reliable information on fringe topics. I will approve the ALT1 variation, if you confirm that you do not have five DYK-credits and that you are fine with my minor change. WatkynBassett (talk) 18:36, 22 April 2023 (UTC)
    • Absolutely, your changes look good and I certainly have less than 5 credits. Feoffer (talk) 20:04, 22 April 2023 (UTC)
      • Thanks for the quick reply, approving ALT1 . WatkynBassett (talk) 08:02, 23 April 2023 (UTC)
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