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    Tourists snap a selfie in front of a UFO sculpture just outside Roswell, New Mexico.
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    A boy chills out on a sidewalk during the UFO Festival.
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    A competitor in the Alien Pet Contest wears patriotic sunglasses as part of his ensemble.
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    A competitor in the Alien Costume Contest wears an old West, pioneer-style dress and UFO hat.
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    Two giant slides helped UFO Festival attendees cool off.
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    An attendee poses for a portrait with Travis Walton, who claims to have been abducted by aliens in 1975.
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    A woman holds two alien-UFO babies during the Alien Costume Contest.
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    Signs point the way to other planets at the UFO Festival in Roswell, New Mexico.
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    A woman wearing blue paint has pipe cleaners woven through her hair.
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    Chihuahuas ride a homemade UFO.
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    The Roswell UFO museum is filled with displays like this one reenacting the 1947 Roswell incident.
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    McDonald's employees take a smoke break next to a giant UFO-themed mural in Roswell, New Mexico.
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    A man wears an alien and UFO costume during the Electric Light Parade.
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    UFO enthusiasts ride a float during the Electric Light Parade.
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