FOG BLOG N.B. NEWS LOG: FREDERICTON'S STANTON FRIEDMAN TO BE HONOURED IN UFO LAND, ROSWELL NM.

New Mexico city famous for link to UFOs honours N.B. ufologist Stanton Friedman Roswell chooses late researcher as one of its first UFO Walk of Fame inductees for 'creating town identity' Fredericton-based researcher Stanton Friedman brought seriousness to ufology, so a city in New Mexico is honouring him in the first round of inductees into its UFO Walk of Fame.

The professional ufologist who died in 2019 is recognized as the original civilian investigator of the "Roswell incident," the crash of what was believed by many to be a flying saucer in 1947.

Friedman, who was also a nuclear physicist, is credited with bringing a lot of eyes to the possibility of extraterrestrial life.

The 2022 UFO Festival in Roswell, N.M., will open with the city's new UFO Walk of Fame on July 1. The walk is for "recognizing those who have significant connections to UFO investigation and research, science and space professions, and the sci-fi arts," according to a City of Roswell spokesperson.

"It's a part of our story, it's our history," Juanita Jennings said Thursday. "It's something that we celebrate not only during the UFO festival, but all year long. It's part of our brand and our identity of who we are as a community."

Jesse Marcel Sr., a U.S. air force officer known for his involvement in the Roswell followup, will also be inducted in the walk of fame. For each honoree, the UFO festival will embed a planet-shaped marker on the sidewalk.

Friedman's daughters, Melissa Friedman and Rachel Friedman, and Marcel's grandson, Jesse Marcel III, plan to be in Roswell for the inaugural UFO Walk of Fame ceremony.