Mr. Dulles. Prior to entering Governor Connally's body, but you feel that the wound in the thigh might be consistent?
Dr. Light. The wound in the thigh is the terminal end, is the far end of the whole track. I don't believe that in passing through the tissue which was simulated by what Dr. Olivier described first, 13 or 14 centimeters of gelatin, I don't believe that the change in velocity introduced by the passage through that much tissue can be relied upon to make such a definite difference in the effect.
Mr. Specter. Do you believe that if the Governor had been struck by a pristine bullet which had gone through his chest, that it would have caused no more damage than which appeared on the Governor's chest?
Dr. Light. I think that is possible; yes. I might say I think perhaps the best, the most likely thing is what everyone else has said so far, that the bullet did go through the President's neck and then through the chest and then through the wrist and then into the thigh.
Mr. Specter. You think that is the most likely possibility?
Dr. Light. I think that is probably the most likely, but I base that not entirely on the anatomical findings but as much on the circumstances.
Mr. Specter. What are the circumstances which lead you to that conclusion?
Dr. Light. The relative positions in the automobile of the President and the Governor.
Mr. Specter. Are there any other circumstances which contribute to that conclusion, other than the anatomical findings?
Dr. Light. And the appearance of the bullet that was found and the place it was found, presumably, the bullet was the one which wounded the Governor.