Mr. Dillard. Yes, I felt that, at the time, I felt like it was coming from a north area and quite close, and I might qualify I have had a great deal of experience. I am a gun nut and have a great number of high-powered rifles at home, so I know a little bit about guns.
Mr. Ball. You have had experience with rifles?
Mr. Dillard. Yes, I have shot a great deal, so I am familiar with the noise that they made in that area. We were getting a sort of reverberation which made it difficult to pinpoint the actual direction but my feeling was that it was coming into my face and, in that I was facing north toward the School Depository—I might add that I very definitely smelled gun powder when the car moved up at the corner.
Mr. Ball. You did?
Mr. Dillard. I very definitely smelled it.
Mr. Ball. By that you mean when you moved up to the corner of Elm and Houston?
Mr. Dillard. Yes; now, there developed a very brisk north wind.
Mr. Ball. That was in front of the Texas School Book Depository?
Mr. Dillard. Yes, it's rather close—the corner is rather close. I mentioned it, I believe, that it was rather surprising to me.
Mr. Ball. Who did you mention it to?