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NOTE THAT THIS IS A SCAN OF A PHOTO OF A PHOTO (i.e. POOR QUALITY!)
Letter that came with this photo :
Dear Mr.Mercieca,
I had the unique opportunity to take pictures of this old black & white
original in September 1994 after a succession of meetings with an
ex-military American gentleman.
The American who wishes only to be known as (D.S.) was according to himself
in service with the army air force based at Muroc army airforce base, California
in 1947. He claims the wreckage of the craft was flown out to three separate
American military establishments in the days following the crash. He says these
were : Sandia Laboratories, New Mexico; Wright Field, Ohio; and Carswell Army
Airforce base, Texas.
He claims he was given the photo in 1952 by a man who he later befriended and was
present at the crash site.
When I first took possession of this photograph my initial intention was to prove
that the photo was authentic, however, those with whom I have spoken have all
reached the same conclusion which is: with the photograph being second generation,
and with no original negatives available, it is virtually impossible to either
confirm or deny its authenticity. The American outrightly refuses to allow the
original to leave his possession in fear of it not being returned. As to whether
I believe this photograph is genuine or not, all I can say is that it does appear
to show a real event, i.e. real craft, real people, real terrain, etc. I believe
the images depicted in the photograph represent an event that is unfolding at
the time the photo was taken. During September, 1994, I did actually handle the
original and did appear to be years old, just how old I cannot say. However,
I only have the American's word that it is actually the Roswell crash, having said that
he is 73 years old and seems sincere.
I hope this has been of some assistance. If you have any further queries or
opinions concerning the photo, I will be most interested.
(N.R.H.)
