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The Roswell Report: Case Closed

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The Roswell Report: Case Closed is a 1997 Headquarters United States Air Force report by Captain James McAndrew that follows up the 1994 Air Force report on the Roswell Incident. It concludes that the 1947 debris came from Project MOGUL balloons. It also says the reported alien bodies were probably anthropomorphic dummies dropped from high altitude balloons. Claims of bodies at the Roswell hospital most likely combined a 1956 KC-97 crash and a 1959 manned balloon mishap.

  • p. 116 …hospital, even though Project EXCELSIOR was unclassified, Kittinger sought to limit disclosure of negative information and…

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## 2.2 Aircraft Accidents

The examination of events that involved the Walker AFB hospital that may explain reports of bodies was begun by reviewing the most prominent possible source, which were aircraft accident(s). $ ^{*} $ A review of aircraft accidents from 1947 to 1960 revealed eight fatal accidents that involved Walker AFB.

Table 2.2

Fatal Aircraft Accidents by Year in the Vicinity of Walker AFB 1947-1960

Year	Aircraft Type	Location of Accident(distance from Walker AFB,N.M.)	Number ofFatalities
1947None
19488/12/48	B-29	4 miles South	13
19495/16/4912/15/49	C-47B-29	6 miles Northeast2 miles Northwest	67
19506/1/50	KB-29	12 miles East/Southeast	3
1951None
1952None
1953None
1954None
19556/16/5510/3/55	T-33B-47	On runway34 miles West	22
19566/26/56	KC-97	8.8 miles South	11
1957None
1958None
1959None
19602/3/60	KC-135	On runway and ramp	13

The following three basic criteria were used to narrow research efforts to specific accidents for more detailed examinations: were the victims burned, resulting in possible descriptions of "black""little bodies"?; were the victims transported to the Walker AFB hospital?; and, were the victims

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