Mr. Dulles. Back on the record.
Do I understand that you are not suggesting that a shot was necessarily fired at this point A, but this was the first point where this particular vision of the President's back could have been obtained?
Mr. Shaneyfelt. That is correct. It is only an arbitrary point showing the first possible shot that could have entered the President's coat at this chalk mark.
Representative Ford. What criteria did you use for determining that you could see the chalk mark? Was the criteria a part or the whole of the chalk mark?
Mr. Shaneyfelt. The actual manner in which it was set up—let me see if this answers your question. As we moved the car around, Mr. Frazier was in the window looking through the actual scope of the rifle, and could see very clearly the President or the man taking the President's place, as the car moved around.
And the instant that he could first see that chalk mark is the point where he radioed to us to stop the car, and is the first point at which a shot could be fired that would go in where the chalk mark is located.
Mr. Dulles. And that is point A?
Mr. Shaneyfelt. That is point A. Does that answer your question?
Representative Ford. I think it does. Is that picture in the lower left-hand corner of Exhibit No. 886 an actual photograph taken through the sight of the weapon that was allegedly used in the assassination?
Mr. Shaneyfelt. That is correct.