The Roswell Report: Case Closed

recollections of Dennis, the nurse, the pediatrician, or any of the other
unusual activities as alleged. 155 Schwaderer did recall that on identifications
of group remains such as this, it was typical to wear standard hospital surgical
gowns and masks and that he was often mistaken for a pathologist. 156
Due to restrictions on the release of information concerning the
identification process, uninformed individuals who may, by chance, have
witnessed some portions of the identification, were often the source of a
considerable amount of speculation. The identification procedures employed
by the identification specialists were not classified, but AFM -143-1,
Mortuary Affairs, directed that "no information will be divulged concerning
identification or shipment of any remains until a final determination of
identity has been resolved for all remains." 157
For this accident, identification took approximately two days and
any releases of information were restricted to individuals with an official
requirement. These restrictions extended, not only to the general public, but
also to Air Force members.
A possible reference to the identification specialist is found in one
of Dennis' recitations of the account. Dennis, a mortician who might possess
limited knowledge of Air Force mortuary procedures, stated that he was told
the "doctors" might be pathologists from "Walter Reed Army Hospital." 158
Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington D.C. is a likely location
that an unknown pathologist performing an autopsy on military personnel
might have been based. Co-located at Walter Reed is the Armed Forces
Institute of Pathology (AFIP) and beginning in 1955, AFIP sent pathologists
into the field to examine aircraft accidents. A review of records at AFIP and
interviews with persons involved with the identification procedures at Walker
AFB do not indicate AFIP sent any personnel to assist in this accident. 159
Pathology Consultant. In June 1956, the Walker AFB hospital
did not have a pathologist on staff. 160 All autopsies and examinations of
pathological specimens were conducted by a civilian consultant from
Roswell. 161 The autopsy protocols of the deceased crewmen from the June
1956 crash indicated that Dr. Alfred S. Blauw of Roswell performed the
three autopsies. 162 Obviously, neither the pathologist nor the identification
specialist were normally assigned to the Walker AFB hospital and would
not be expected to be present at the hospital, especially to an observer with
limited knowledge of these activities.
Continuing Research
The focus of research was now shifted to other activities that
might explain the remaining portions of the profile. The unexplained
portions were:
a. the presence of a redheaded captain;
b. the wreckage in the rear of the ambulance outside the Walker
AFB hospital;
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