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STATEMENT OF WITNESS Place : Alamonte Springs, FL Date: 24 June 95 I, Joseph W. Kittinger, Jr., Col, USAF (Ret), hereby state that James McAndrew was identified as a Lieutenant, USAFR on this date at my home and do hereby, voluntarily and of my own free will, make the following statement. This was done without having been subjected to any coercion, unlawful influence or unlawful inducement. I entered the U.S. Air Force in 1949 as an Aviation Cadet. From 1950 to 1953 I flew fighters in Europe before being assigned to the Fighter Test Section at Holloman AFB, NM in July, 1953. During my tour as …

deploy and impacted the ground in full view of the ladies at Gen. Rawling’s home. I acted quickly to retrieve the dummy and went to the impact site and recovered it by throwing it in the back of a pickup truck and quickly driving away. Later that day I received a call from Col Stapp who informed me that some of the women at the party believed that the dummy was a human and they were appalled to see the careless nature in which the obviously dead or injured “parachutist’ was hauled away. At Holloman AFB recoveries of the dummies were handled by the Balloon Branch but members of my project team,…

was injured and Kaufman and I raised the gondola. Fulgham had been struck in the head by the edge of the gondola and I could see the blood rapidly accumulating under his scalp in the forehead area. We treated him for shock and soon the recovery vehicles and the chase helicopter arrived. I decided to transport Fulgham by helicopter to the hospital at nearby Walker AFB. When we arrived at Walker I remember that security was tight, as it was at all Strategic Air Command bases, and we were closely scrutinized by security personnel due to the unusual circumstances and early hour of our arrival. I h…

high altitude balloon program. Dr Hynek once approached me and we discussed at length, the possibility that Air Force high altitude balloons were responsible for many UFO sightings. We ended the conversation in agreement that the balloons probably accounted for many of the UFO sightings. In other conversations Dr Hynek always gave me the impression that there were very few UFO sightings that could not be explained by good scientific investigation. At no time did Dr Hynek mention or discuss the alleged “Roswell Incident”. I was therefore “flabbergasted “ when Dr Hynek appeared to believe that s…

Colonel Joseph W. Kittinger, Jr. "Roswell Incident" Alamonte Springs, Florida 23 June 1995 Interviewer: lst Lt James McAndrew OE Has anyone else approached you or asked you, other than myself, if you had involvement in this Roswell incident? ING No. © OMS, WoOu're thie Only josicson. O3 Okay. Ehen i'd just like to start off by, before we Gee invo the details or the particular progiecte andsimnendent that we think was responsible, I just would like you to give an overview of your Air Force career: when you joined the Air Force and what were some of the jobs you held, and accomplishments. je Oka…

KITTINGER - 6/23/95 In 1963 I went to the Air Commandos, checked out the B-26, went to Vietnam in '63 and '64. @ went back to Vietnam in '66/'67 in A-26's. Then I went to Germany, where I was liaison With the Special Forces there for a*year. Then I had a joint assignment at Headquarters: HUGOM. In 197191 returned to, the United Siaves and=s = Well an 1966 and '67 se ilew am Mhaddames an A-26's. hecetumrned to the United States in 1971 from Germany, entered into. B-4 teaining, went tomViectnam im) lA 2 was, the Corps Commander of the Triple Nickel Paghter Squadron. 1 shot down a MEG son the: fu…

KGLRINGER = 6/23/95 A: Well, when I retired from the Air Force I went to work for Martin-Marietta as a engineer on the Pershing missile, which is kind of funny fon an Aim Horce: officer Eo be associared wah. But at the same time I was flying for an organization on the weekends called "Razerblades Flying Circus", and then finally in HOee Tf went to works mull aeme, andl man, the flying cimeus, doing skywriting and banner towing and flying hot air balloons and helium balloons all over the United States, in W984 terlew: a balloon from Caribou, Maine to Caramontenote, Italy. i £lews ic Sollo. Me w…

KITTINGER - 6/23/95 lse has ever flown that much time in the United States Air Force as a balloonist. Or And 15 i true that you were also ehe Haste penson eo ely @ loneia allicitcwcls selloom sim was Aue Wores? A: The last high altitude flight ever made was, and since, it was 1962. December, 1962. And there has not been a high aleitude balloon ight made; since: ehat idare: Ox Was that within the Air Force or within the whole A: Welle that was. 4. Well! what was in the Air homce” I can't speak for the rest of the world, but that was the last high altitude balloon flight within this coumeny.: Os…