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Nebraska own Roswell in 1884
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Very few people have heard of Max, Neb. But Max, the blip it may be, is the closest town to an incident in that occurred 1884.
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The Nebraska Nugget reported, "About 35 miles northwest of Benkelman, Dundy County, on the 6th of June (1884) a very startling phenomenon occurred. It seems that John W. Ellis and three of his herdsmen and a number of other cowboys were out engaged in a roundup. They were startled by a terrific whirring noise over their heads, and turning their eyes saw a blazing body falling like a shot to Earth.
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