Mr. Stern. What did they tell you?
Mr. Sorrels. He said that they were standing there waiting for the President to come by, and they were talking about security. And he said that right after that, that he looked up at this building over there, which is the Book Depository, and that there were a couple of windows open towards the west side, and that he saw a man standing in there with what appeared to be a rifle with a telescopic sight.
Mr. Stern. Towards the west side?
Mr. Sorrels. Yes—two windows towards the west side.
And that he remarked to his wife, "I guess that is a Secret Service man."
And I asked her if she saw it, and she said, no, that she had left her glasses home, and she is nearsighted, and she could not see him. And, of course, I asked him the description of the man. I asked him "How could you determine—what made you think it had a telescopic sight on it?"
He said, "Well, it seemed like it was wider on the light background."
I said, "How was he holding it?"
He said, port arms—he was standing several feet back away from the window.
And I asked him, "Could you identify that man?"