| Page |
| Foreword | iii |
| Guide for Readers | v |
| Introduction | 1 |
SECTION ONE
Flying Saucer Crashes
and Alien Bodies | 5 |
| 1.1 The “Crash Sites,” Scenarios, and Research Methods | 11 |
| 1.2 High Altitude Balloon Dummy Drops | 23 |
| 1.3 High Altitude Balloon Operations | 37 |
| 1.4 Comparison of Witnesses Accounts to U.S. Air Force Activities | 55 |
SECTION TWO
Reports of Bodies at Roswell
Army Air Field Hospital | 75 |
| 2.1 The “Missing” Nurse and the Pediatrician | 81 |
| 2.2 Aircraft Accidents | 93 |
| 2.3 High Altitude Research Projects | 101 |
| 2.4 Comparison of the Hospital Account to the Balloon Mishap | 109 |
| Conclusion | 123 |
| Notes | |
| Section One | 127 |
| Section Two | 139 |
APPENDIX A
Anthropomorphic Dummy Launch
and Landing Locations | 155 |
APPENDIX B
Witness Statements | |
| Charles E. Clouthier | 160 |
| Charles A. Coltman, Jr., Col., USAF, MC (Ret) | 162 |
| Dan D. Fulgham, Col., USAF (Ret) | 164 |
| Bernard D. Gildenberg, GS-14 (Ret) | 166 |
| Ole Jorgeson, MSgt., USAF (Ret) | 169 |
| William C. Kaufman, Lt. Col., USAF (Ret) | 171 |
| Joseph W. Kittinger, Jr., Col., USAF (Ret) | 174 |
| Roland H. Lutz, CMSgt., USAF (Ret) | 178 |
| Raymond A. Madson, Lt. Col. USAF (Ret) | 180 |
| Frank B. Nordstrom, M.D. | 182 |
APPENDIX C
Interviews | |
| Gerald Anderson | 187 |
| Glenn Dennis | 197 |
| Alice Knight | 213 |
| Vern Maltais | 214 |
| James Ragsdale | 215 |
Selected Bibliography of
Technical Reports | 221 |
| Index | 225 |
| Tables | |
| SECTION ONE | |
| 1.1 Comparison of Testimony to Actual Air Force Equipment and Procedures Used to Launch and Recover Anthropomorphic Dummies | 69 |
| SECTION TWO | |
| 2.1 Persons Described and Periods of Service at Roswell AAF/Walker AFB | 91 |
| 2.2 Fatal Air Force Aircraft Accidents by Year in the Vicinity of Walker AFB—1947–1960 | | Capt. Grover Schock and Otto C. Winzen. |
| | Capt. Dan D. Fulgham and Capt. William C. Kaufman. |
| | Thirty-foot Polyethylene Training Balloon. |
| | Maj. Joseph W. Kittinger, Jr. in Vietnam. |
| | A2C Ole Jorgeson and M-43 Ambulance Converted to a Communications Vehicle. |
| | Stenciled Letters Described as “Hieroglyphics.” |
| | A2C Ole Jorgeson in Rear of M-43 Ambulance. |
| | Polyethylene Balloon on Ground After High Altitude Flight. |
| | Hospital Dispensary, Building 317, Walker AFB, N.M., 1954. |
| | Main Gate at Walker AFB, N.M., 1954. |
| | Capt. Joseph W. Kittinger, Jr. and Dr. J. Allen Hynek. |
| | Clinical Record Cover Sheet of Capt. Dan D. Fulgham. |
| | Capt. Dan D. Fulgham at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio. |
| | Maj. Dan D. Fulgham, James Lovell, Hilary Ray, and Alan Bean. |
| | Maj. Dan D. Fulgham at Ubon AB, Thailand. |
| | Memorial Plaque at Holloman AFB, N.M. |
| | Nenninger Balloon Launch Facility at Holloman AFB, N.M. |
| | Capt. Joseph W. Kittinger, Jr. Following Excelsior I. |
