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STATEMENT OF WITNESS Place : San Antonio, TX Date: 25 May 95 I, Charles A. Coltman, Jr., Col, USAF, MC (Ret), hereby state that James McAndrew was identified as a Lieutenant, USAFR, on this date at my place of employment 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 1957 as a flight surgeon and was assigned to Walker AFB, NM, in 1958. Following a residency at Ohio State University from 1959 to 1963, I was assigned to Wilford…

At no time was there ever any involvement of the Walker hospital with UFO’s or “space aliens”. I know this to be true because the hospital was very small and had a small staff. If any activity, other than normal hospital functions, had occurred, I would have known about it. I am not part of any conspiracy to withhold or provide misleading information to the United States Government or the American public. There is no classified information that I am withholding related to this inquiry and I have never been threatened by US. Government persons concerning refraining from talking about this matte…

Colonel Charles A. Coltman Subject: Roswell 25 May 1995 Interviewer: Ist Lt James McAndrew Q: ... Through our investigation, we've come to believe that they're describing an event that you participated in 1959. You were a physician at the Walker Air Force Base Hospital in Roswell, New Mexico. When did you join the Air Force and when were you at Walker Air Force Base? A: My name is Charles A. Coltman, Jr., M.D., Colonel, USAF (MC), Retired. I entered the United States Air Force on 13 September 1957, and retired 20 years later, in 1977. Q: So you're a colonel, retired, Medical Corps. A: NES: I n…

COL COLTMAN - 5/25/95 Q: So the particular time we're interested in is the time when there was an incident near Walker Air Force Base. It was in May of 1959. May 21, 1959. Do you remember this incident involving a balloon crash? ING Yes, I remember it vividly. I was in bed at home early in the morning when I got a call from a Sergeant Wormwood who was the NCOIC of the Flight Surgeon's Office. He said, "Dr. Coltman, there's been a balloon accident north of Roswell and we need to go investigate it." I thought he was kidding me, and hung up on him. He immediately called back and said, "Dr. Coltma…

COL COLTMAN - 5/25/95 A: That certainly looks like what I saw lying on the ground on its side. And in fact I didn't see individuals standing in it as are shown in this photograph because it was tilted over and they were sitting on the ground next to it. They weren't terribly injured, and we took them to the flight surgeon's office where I did a complete physical evaluation. I subsequently called Holloman Air Force Base and spoke to Colonel Stapp who was the person who was responsible for their activities. Q: He was pretty famous by that time. A: Yes, he was the fastest man on earth. Rode the r…

COL COMMA = 5/25/95 (Pause) Q: The patient who was injured in that balloon accident was Colonel Dan Fulgham. He was on temporary duty from Wright-Patterson Air Force Base to Holloman to train as a backup pilot for Colonel Joe Kittinger, who did high altitude work. What you can remember about his injury, having reviewed his official medical record, what do you recall from his injury? A: I recall that he had a head abrasion and contusion. I didn't, I don't now clearly recall that his protective hat was crushed in the, producing the hematoma which he had on his forehead. At the time that I saw hi…

COL COLTMAN - 5/25/95 who was a colonel. Had a full staff of physicians and nurses. Ed Bradley, who was my cohort in the flight surgeon's office, had taken a quick course in diagnostic radiology, and he read the X- rays. I was involved in looking, because of my experience as a flight surgeon, became involved in caring for all the patients with head and neck, or primarily ear problems and eye problems. So we sort of each did our sub-specialty thing. Ed Bradley had had a year of straight medical internship; I'd had a year of rotating internship before I came to San Antonio in '57, and went throu…

Ol COMUMANT = 97/25 7,95 Q: Also during that particular morning, whatever you can recall, do you recall there being any altercations, like in one of these corridors you described? Involving this balloon crew with any civilians or anyone else? A: No. None whatsoever. Q: While you were working that morning, how many doctors were present? A: I was the only doctor who was involved at the flight surgeon's office that morning. I was on call, and they didn't call anyone else. I went to the scene, and then went back to the base. So to your knowledge, you were the only doctor that was there. That's rig…