The Roswell Report: Case Closed

Statements made by Dennis described bodies that were "three-and a-half to four feet tall," and "black" in color. $ ^{135} $ The autopsy protocols of two victims described extensive third degree burns and loss of the lower extremities. $ ^{136} $ Dennis also described a head of one of the bodies that was not rigid but "flexible" and tissues of a body in "strings" that looked as if they were "pulled" by predatory animals after the crash. $ ^{137} $ An autopsy protocol of a victim described "multiple fractures of all bones of the skull" and "partially cooked strands of bowel...over the abdomen and in the chest." $ ^{138} $ Additional similarities between the autopsy protocols and Dennis' statements were a detached hand and descriptions of the fingers and arms of the crash victims. $ ^{139} $

The autopsy protocol of one victim also described remains with a "face completely missing." $ ^{140} $ This description corresponds with Dennis' recollections of a body with eyes and nose that were concave. Also, the drawing of the head of one of the "little bodies" Dennis claims is representative of a drawing given to him by the missing nurse is a reasonably accurate representation of a human body with its face completely missing. $ ^{141} $

Another similarity to Dennis' account is that of the 11 victims of this accident, only three were autopsied—the same number of bodies that were allegedly autopsied in the missing nurse's account. $ ^{142} $ Finally, records revealed that due to limited facilities at the Walker AFB hospital, the autopsies were performed at the Ballard Funeral Home in Roswell. $ ^{143} $ This is the same funeral home where Dennis claimed to be employed in 1947 until 1962. $ ^{144*} $

The Odor. Transportation of remains to a small base hospital was unusual since the hospital did not have the necessary facilities-a preparation room, refrigeration equipment or a morgue, to accommodate multiple deceased persons. Records of other crashes involving Walker AFB showed that the remains of crash victims were transported either to another facility on Walker AFB or directly to a local funeral home. $ ^{145} $

Fig. 9. Three of the 11 Air Force members killed in the June 26, 1956 KC-97 accident were autopsied at the Ballard Funeral Home in Roswell. The actual descriptions of the remains (only three were autopsied), closely corresponds with Dennis' descriptions regarding the "little bodies." Additionally, this is the same funeral home where Dennis claimed to be employed from 1947 until 1962.