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• Images allegedly taken between 1947 and 1949 on Kodachrome film
• UFO 'scientists' charged $350 for people to attend the announcement
• Many say they look remarkably similar to photos of Egyptian mummies

New images claiming to show the Roswell UFO crash provide 'undeniable' evidence of alien life - at least according to conspiracy theorists.

The images allegedly reveal the remains of an alien found dead in New Mexico, and were taken by Bernard Ray between 1947 and 1949 on a Kodachrome film.

Despite being widely dubbed as fakes, they have reignited theories that aliens have visited Roswell in a secret army hanger dubbed Area 51.

The discovery was announced this week to an audience of 10,000 people, following what UFO specialists say was an extensive five-year study to determine the authenticity of the slides.

Along with the announcement was the unveiling of a documentary, but the highly-anticpated slides themselves were still not revealed.

UFO researchers noticed that in the documentary trailer researchers are seen looking at one of the slides. 

A number of people have zoomed in on this slide, changing its angle and producing a blurred image of a human-looking figure.

The original photos were found inside an attic in Arizona, in a box containing images of Bing Crosby, Clarke Gable and Dwight Eisenhower from before his term as president.

According to Jaime Maussan, a widely recognised Mexican UFO specialist, the images must be real because the sketch of the extra-terrestrial image did not exist at the time the photo was taken.

'(These photos) show the human race, beyond any doubt, that extra-terrestrial visits are a reality,' Maussan said.

'That is why the presentation of two slides, two transparencies, where a being with non-human features can be seen, is very important.

'These photos were dated by experts during a period, where the model of the archetype extraterrestrial we know today did not exist.

ROSWELL: CONSPIRACY CAPITAL 

Roswell, New Mexico sprang to international fame on July 8, 1947, when the local newspaper reported the capture of a 'flying saucer' by government officials in the town.

Over the decades since the discovery, conspiracy theorists have insisted that the debris came from an alien spacecraft, and that the fact was covered up by the military in their secret hanger, Area 51.

The continuing belief of alien activity in the area led the Air Force to launch an investigation into the crash in 1995.

Officials concluded that the 'UFO' was part of a balloon launched into the atmosphere as part of a secret government surveillance programme aimed at the USSR.

However, many have refused to accept that explanation, alleging a conspiracy to hide the existence of extra-terrestrial life.

Edgar Mitchell, an astronaut who was the sixth person to land on the moon, attended the event and said he believed the images are authentic.

However, many claim the images are a publicity stunt as the unveiling event in Mexico cost $350 for entry.

Others have compared the images to previous photos of mummies from the Smithsonian

'There is already a considerable amount of cynicism and scepticism about these pictures,' Nigel Watson author of the UFO Investigations Manual told DailyMail.com.

It follows footage that emerged in February allegedly showing the body of an alien being handled by American soldiers during the 1940s.

New Zealand-based magazine, Uncensored, did a frame-by-frame analysis and said it proves 'there were aliens in Area 51'.

But Philip Mantle, the UFO expert who was involved with the release of the original Roswell films, said these latest images are nothing but 'utter b*******'.

It has since became apparent that the footage was taken from the film Alien Autopsy starring Ant and Dec, released back in 2006. 

'As with the 'Alien Autopsy' hoax, the slides will eventually be proven to be a fraud, long after the distribution rights, licencing and other revenue streams are sold off or exhausted,' said Watson.