Scanned: Case Number 243544: 42-t-1127712-20060476F-001-001-2013

June27,1997
Walter Klini'kowski, Colonel, USAF, ,Retired
Walter Vitunac, C610neC USAF, 'Retired
George Weinbrenner, Cqlonel, USAF" Retired
In view of recent w~rldwidemedia atte'1tion and apparent public misconceptio'n concerning
the 1947 Roswell incident, we have thosen to issue a joint statemen~ in' an effort to help set the '
record straight on this ~osf controversial matter. We are taking this step strictly out of a sens~ of
responsibi Iity to the truth., ,and are qoi ng so of our own volition, without any pressure or
encouragement from the U.S. military or government. '"
,Over the past years, ir:numerable documentaries, books, television shows, and movies have,
conveyed the impression that the 1947 Roswell event is a matter of historical fact. Incredible..;
sounding but unsubstantiated claims by alleged, witnesses and participants have further
exacerbated the situation. Consequently"according to recent opinion polls, the majority of
Americans now believe in the reality of an event that never occurred -- the crash of an alien
spaceship northwest of Ro~well, New Mexico, in July 1947, and its subsequent recovery and
transportation by the U.S.'mllitary to Wright Patterson Air Force Base near Dayton, Ohio.
Wright Patterson is indeed where the Air Force's technical and intelligence experts were, and
still are, concentrated. It is where the recovered wr~ckage from a foreign craft of any kind with
the potential for invading our skys, including an alien spaceship, would be taken and kept for
technical analysis. Contrary to the Roswell legend, however, no such craft was taken to and '
stored at Wright Patterson Air Force Base. If such an event haq occurred, as ranking officials of
the Foreign Technology~Division(FTD) at Wright Patterson, we would have known about it.
During our collective tenure,there, which spanned a period of 1,7 years -- 1957 through 1974 -
there was no alien spaceship, and no secret hangar housing it -- dfthat we give our word.
Going on record with such an unequivocal statement is'not something we.take lightly. As
retired military officers, we would not dishonor ourselves, our military careers, our families, or our
country ,by lying' to, the American people, especially about an issue of such great potential
, significance. ' , ,
, Any doubte'rs should ,note that if an alien spaceship were actually being kept at Wright
Patterson Air Force Base by the U.S. government, the administration in power could choose to de':'
classify th,e matter at any time: With tha~ uncertainty, publicly lying about such an issue, on top of
all else, would be pure folly.. " ,
As is surely .the opinron of the vast majority of Americans; both civilian and military, we are in
total agreement that anything as important and profound as knowledge of other intelligeht life in
the universe would he information that should not be suppressed or· censored by any government.
It would be informatiorfto which all humanity should be entitled.
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Walter Klinikowski, FTD 1960-"74; eputy Director of fritelligence Collections, DireCtor of Foreign
Activities':"
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'Walter Vitunac, ATIC (Air Technical Intelligence Center) and FTD 1957-62, AFSC (Air Force
Systems,Command) 1965:68, Director of Intelligence Collections, Director ofForeign Technology
Programs, Director of Foreign Activjties' ,
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e Wembrenner, FTD 1968-74, Commander of the Foreign Technology Division