Title
Jesse Marcel, 1947
Caption
Jesse Marcel, head intelligence officer, who initially investigated and recovered some of the debris from the Roswell UFO site 1947. In mid-1947, a United States Air Force balloon crashed at a ranch near Roswell, New Mexico. Following wide initial interest in the crashed 'flying disc', the US military stated that it was merely a conventional weather balloon.
Date
1947
Credit line
Photo12/Ann Ronan Picture Library
Reference
ARP23A17_013
License type
Rights managed
Available size
180,0Mb (5,0Mb) / 25,3in x 27,6in / 7598 x 8281 (300dpi)