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Lewis Rickett

1947

MSgt Lewis 'Bill' Rickett, the CIC NCOIC (senior enlisted agent) at Roswell Army Air Field under Sheridan Cavitt. Took part in the July 1947 debris recovery; his later account diverged from Cavitt's on site details such as whether guards were posted.

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Connections (2)

confirmedRoswell Incident

CIC agent who took part in recovering the debris

Source: Kevin Randle (2007); NICAP Rodeghier interview of Bill Rickett

disputedSheridan Cavitt

CIC detachment head; his and Rickett's later accounts of the recovery diverged on site details (posted guards/MPs)

Source: Kevin Randle, Sheridan Cavitt and the Roswell Crash (2007); NICAP Rodeghier interview of Bill Rickett

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