What does the cryptic crossword clue "Recovered, some of the military balloon in site of incident? (7)" mean?

The wordplay uses a reversal. OR (reversal="other ranks, “some of the military”") + SWELL (synonym="”balloon” “Recovered” as reversal indicator – recover can mean e.g. ‘bring back’") = ROSWELL The answer is ROSWELL.

Recovered, some of the military balloon in site of incident? (7)

Guardian Cryptic #29652 | 12 Across | 2025-03-26 flower

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