CIA veteran says Roswell was extraterrestrial crash, Webiste of American Chronicle. A 35-year veteran of the CIA has come forward to say that he believes the 1947 Roswell incident was the crash of an extraterrestrial spacecraft. Chase Brandon worked as a field agent, including undercover operations, in various CIA covert activities during his career, according to news reports and his website. He states that he gained access to a vault at CIA headquarters that contained documents and photos that proved to him that the Roswell case actually did involve extraterrestrial visitors and a crashed spacecraft.