b. The only nurse ever assigned to the Roswell AAF hospital (subsequently renamed Walker AFB) named Wilson, was Idabelle Wilson. She served at the Walker AFB hospital from 1956 until 1960 and had no recollection of ever meeting or speaking with Dennis or any of the activities he described.
c. Captain Lucille C. Slattery, the only Air Force nurse ever known by the distinctive nickname “Slatts,” was stationed at the Roswell AAF hospital. However, she did not arrive until August 7, 1947. This was one month after the Roswell Incident, making it improbable that Dennis spoke with her in early July 1947.
d. There is no record that a nurse named Naomi Maria Selff, was ever assigned to Roswell AAF, Walker AFB, or was ever a member of the U.S. military.
e. All nurses assigned to the Roswell AAF hospital in July 1947, have been accounted for, thereby eliminating any possibility that there was ever a missing nurse.
Since actual Air Force members who served at Roswell AAF/Walker AFB hospital were described in this account, the next step was to determine if actual events that occurred at the hospital were possibly the source of this story. As stated earlier in this report, a thorough examination of both classified and unclassified records from 1947 revealed no Army Air Forces or U.S. Air Force activities that explained the alleged events. Therefore records were reviewed from other time periods, based on personnel records of individuals believed to have been identified. These persons and the periods when they were assigned to Roswell AAF/Walker AFB are listed in Table 2.1.
Table 2.1
Persons Described and Periods of Service
at Roswell AAF/Walker AFB
| Witness Description | Actual Individual Described | Period of Service at Roswell AAF/Walker AFB |
|---|---|---|
| the “missing” nurse | 1st Lt. Eileen M. Fanton | Dec. 1946-Sept. 1947 |
| “Capt. ‘Slatts’ Wilson” (composite of two individuals) | Capt. Lucille C. Slattery and Maj. Idabelle M. Wilson | Aug. 1947-Sept. 1950 Feb. 1956-May 1960 |
| “the pediatrician” | Capt. Frank B. Nordstrom | June 1951-June 1953 |
| “big redheaded colonel” | Col. Lee F. Ferrell | Oct. 1954-June 1960 |
The Research Profile
With the establishment of a possible time frame, research efforts paralleled the previous examination in [Section One] of this report that determined high altitude balloons with anthropomorphic dummy payloads were responsible for the reports of aliens at the two rural New Mexico “crashed saucer” locations. A further review of Air Force activities was then made to determine if any were significantly similar to the information provided. Based on the time period established by personnel records and statements contained in the witness’ own account, the following profile of possible events was established:
An event involving the Walker AFB hospital that took place between 1947 and 1960;