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Rex Booth
While many certainly respect Captain Kimball’s right to his opinion including his recall of events in 1947 at the base hospital, it does not diminish the strong testimony of more than 250 witnesses who have been interviewed regarding the Roswell Incident. However, many do concur with Capt. Kimball’s analogy of Glenn Dennis who was an ambulance driver for Ballard’s Funeral Home in ‘47. It’s common knowledge Glenn Dennis was capable of “spinning a good story” especially the alien description the so-called nurse in question gave Dennis. The Dennis testimony has since been refuted by those other than Capt. Kimball.
However one should stand in disagreement with Capt. Kimball’s statement the crash at Corona was a “cataclysmic” event. Cataclysmic is an adverb and derivative of the word ‘Cataclysm’ (noun) which means: (1) any violent upheaval, especially one of a social or political nature (2) Physical geography, a sudden and violent action producing changes in the earth’s surface (3) an extensive flood, deluge, or earthquake. I do give Capt. Kimball credit for using the ‘colorful’ term cataclysmic as it congers up the image of mass destruction and mayhem… when all evidence points rather to a ‘notable’ event in July 1947 which many researchers believe smacks of subterfusion and a cover up by the military and/or government.
There appears to be an error in Capt. Kimball’s reasoning as he states: According to Lt. Haut's testimony about the event, Colonel Blanchard ordered him to issue a press release announcing that a "flying disk" have been recovered. While I am sure this is how Lt. Haut remembers it, I would argue that this not the action that a responsible commander would have taken given the importance of such a discovery. He would have first reported the fact to his commander, General Ramey, at Hq, 8th Air Force. Also, if Colonel Blanchard had believed that this "finding" was of such magnitude it is highly unlikely that he would have delegated the responsibility of transporting the debris to others. He would probably done so himself. And he surely would have avoided any publicity until he knew what he was dealing with.
But chronological events show base commander Colonel Blanchard did in fact, issue a press release regarding a “flying disk” before he contacted General Ramey. General Ramey on the following day issued a retraction with pictures showing a simple weather balloon. Jesse Marcel was a 1st Lieutenant in 1947 and later promoted to Major. Lt. Marcel was top intelligence officer at the base who was sent to the crash site. Lt. Marcel picked up debris and material, stopped enroute to the base at his house to show the debris to his wife and son. The son a highly respected DDS later described an I-beam with hieroglyphic type writing on it. Lt. Marcel was then flown to Fort Worth Army Air Field (later named Carswell AFB) to report to Brig. Gen. Roger Ramey. A retraction in the Roswell Daily record was printed along with pictures of what appeared to be remnants of tin foil and balsam wood. The perfect cover story… for almost 30 years, when researchers starting digging for the truth.
There will be believers, skeptics, and those who have one foot on the platform and the other foot on the train… just in case the mother ship does show up.
Sanford,
Many beleive an alien ship did appear at the Rose Bowl in 1947 !! Illinois played UCLA Bruins. Everyone thought it was part of the half-time show when a UFO hovered above the field and abducted the entire UCLA football team!! Illinois won 45-14.
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