In the New Mexico desert in 1947, an object falls from the sky and crashes on a remote ranch. Reports detailing the mysterious event soon begin to appear in newspapers across the country as a possible UFO crash but are quickly denounced by the US government. Years later, two six-year-old children are found wandering around in the desert outside Roswell. A third child is later discovered by the authorities and endures an unhappy childhood in various foster homes around the area. As they grow, the three once again find each other and begin to discover they have special powers that other humans do not share.