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Walter Haut's sealed Roswell affidavit

Name: Walter Haut's sealed Roswell affidavit
Start: 2002
Location: Roswell, NM

When: 2002
Where: Roswell, NM
Sources: 1 public source

Walter Haut in 1947, when he issued the Roswell press release US Govt (Roswell Army Air Field staff), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Walter Haut, who issued the 1947 Roswell 'flying disc' press release, signed an affidavit to be opened after his death claiming he saw alien-like bodies at the base. It was first published in a 2007 book. The claim is uncorroborated, and a 1993 Haut affidavit mentioned no bodies.

Sources

PressThose Roswell Aliens Dropped In Everywhere (William P. Barrett) (opens in a new tab)Forbes / 2007-07-10

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How the story came out

This reports on Roswell debris recovery (8 Jul 1947).

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Where it fits

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