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Jesse Marcel

1947–1986

U.S. Army Air Forces intelligence officer for the 509th Bomb Group; the first military officer to investigate the Roswell debris field, later claimed in a 1978 interview he believed it was extraterrestrial.

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Connections (6)

confirmedRoswell Incident
intelligence officer sent to recover it
Source: Roswell case histories; Berlitz & Moore, The Roswell Incident (1980)
confirmedMac Brazel
recovered the debris together
Source: Roswell case histories; Berlitz & Moore, The Roswell Incident (1980)
confirmedStanton Friedman
1978 interview reignited the story
Source: Roswell case histories; Berlitz & Moore, The Roswell Incident (1980)
disputedSheridan Cavitt
his account contradicted Marcel's claim
Source: Roswell case histories; Berlitz & Moore, The Roswell Incident (1980)
disputedIrving Newton
Newton claimed Marcel tried to pass the target sticks off as bearing alien writing, which Newton rejected
Source: Newton 1994 sworn statement (USAF Roswell report appendix)
disputedRoger Ramey
his account contradicted Marcel's claim
Source: USAF Roswell Report, 1994/95
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