Despite these efforts, the dummies were not always recovered immediately; one was not found for nearly three years and several were not recovered at all.[62] When they were found, the dummies and instrumentation were often damaged from impact.[63] Damage to the dummies included loss of heads, arms, legs and fingers.[64] This detail, dummies with missing fingers, appears to satisfy another element of the research profile—aliens with only four fingers. [Illustration: Fig. 35. Rough treatment and parachute failures during balloon drops often caused damage to the hands of the dummies. This detail, “beings” with “four fingers,” was related by two witnesses as a distinguishing feature of the Roswell aliens. (_U.S. Air Force photo_)] [Illustration: Figs. 36–38. Actual photographs of an Alderson Laboratories type anthropomorphic dummy falling away from its suspension rack at high altitude over New Mexico. Fig. 37 (_center_) appears on the cover of this publication. (_U.S. Air Force photos_)] [Illustration: Fig. 39. Memo taken from Project HIGH DIVE files explaining the loss of a dummy near Roswell, N.M. in November 1955. Loss of MR Equipment WCUSS-22 WCRDB-4 19 Jan 56 ATTN: Mr. R.L. Mason Lt. Nielsen/1bc Ext. 2-4194/B.33 1. On 17 November 1955, an anthropomorphic dummy, B-15 jacket and a stop watch were lost during a high altitude dummy drop from a balloon at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico. 2. The drop was performed to determine the effectiveness of a two stage personnel parachute in lowering a man-like dummy from 85,000 feet. The test was part of a continuing task “High Altitude Escape Studies”, 7218-71719. The point at which the dummy reached the ground was not known to the recovery crews at the time and an extensive search lasting through the first week of December 1955 failed to discover the lost items. 3. Lost are: a. 1 ea., dummy, anthropomorphic, Sierra Engineering Co. model 120, stock no. 3500-NL-30010, b. 1 ea., jacket, B-15, spec. 3220, size 36, stock no. 8415-269-0512, c. 1 ea., stop watch, Fisher Scientific Co. P/N 14-646, stock no. 8TAA 98545. 4. Because of the loss of these items as a result of a test, it is requested that Lt. Henry P. Nielsen be relieved of the responsibility for these items. HARVEY E. SAVELY Chief, Biophysics Branch Aero. Medical Laboratory Directorate of Research CONCURRENCE ]