The Roswell Report: Case Closed

Slattery replaced Goddard as the Chief Nurse and was the only
female captain assigned to the Roswell AAF hospital. Interviews of persons
with longtime professional and personal associations with Slattery, revealed
that she was known by the unusual nickname of Slatts. 88 Additionally, former
associates of Slattery interviewed for this report, recalled that she was
the only Air Force nurse that had ever been known as Slatts. 89 Persons
interviewed were Air Force nurses who retired in the 1960s, each with more
than 20 years of service, including retired Air Force Col. Ethel Kovatch-
Scott, who served as Chief Nurse of the Air Force from 1963 to 1965.
Upon review of Slattery's personnel file it was learned that she was
only 5'3" tall and therefore was most likely not the 6'2" or 6'3" "tall skinny"
nurse described. 90 This discrepancy in physical description and the fact that
she did not arrive at Roswell AAF until nearly one month after Dennis claims
he spoke to her, led to the conclusion that perhaps he confused Slattery with
some other tall thin nurse, possibly named Wilson, who was stationed at the
Roswell AAF or Walker AFB hospital at some other time.
Consequently, a comprehensive review of the morning reports
and rosters of the Roswell AAF/Walker AFB hospital revealed that only
one nurse named Wilson had ever served there and she did not arrive until
February 1956. 91 * Capt. Idabelle Miller, who became Maj. Idabelle Wilson
in 1958 due to marriage and a promotion, was assigned to the Walker AFB
hospital from February 1956 until May 1960.92
Upon review of Maj. Wilson's personnel file, it was learned that
she was 5'9" tall and thin. Also, she served as the Head Nurse of the surgical
ward at the Walker AFB hospitat93 Therefore, Wilson's physical attributes,
tall and thin, and position as Head Nurse matched Dennis' recollections of
"Captain Wilson." When contacted by Air Force researchers, Wilson stated
she had no recollection of Dennis, of ever having conversations with him, any
of the events he described, or of a nurse that was missing. 94 She also made
it abundantly clear that as an Air Force officer and medical professional she
would not spread a rumor of a plane crash, as Dennis alleged "Captain
Wilson" did in conversations with him. 95
Results of Missing Nurse and
Pediatrician Research
Examination of the missing nurse and the pediatrician stories, and
other facts established by research, provide a foundation for further analysis
to determine what actual event(s), if any, were responsible for these claims.
Based on information developed, it appears this witness may be mistaken in
*Records were also searched for names similar to Wilson. Three nurses stationed at Roswell
AAF/Walker AFB were identified; Martha Wasem, Carol Williams, and Chalma Walker. None of
these nurses phyisical descriptions or personal/professional circumstances were similar to the
descriptions of "Captain Wilson" described by the witness.
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