Unidentified flying objects -- Sightings and encounters -- New Mexico -- Roswell
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32. a “jeep-like truck that had |Reference to a modified | Site 2
a bunch of radios in it and two |M-37 ¾-ton utility |
big antennas.... There was a |truck commonly referred to|
guy sittin’ in there wearin’ |as a weapons carrier, |
earphones and he was talking |unique to the Balloon |
on the radio.”[197] |Branch. One of the primary|
_Anderson_ |vehicles used by recovery |
|crews. Balloons were |
|tracked by direction |
|finding gear and required |
|a radio operator to wear |
|headphones (fig. 32). |
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33. “weapons carriers”[198] |Corroboration of | Site 1
_Ragsdale_ |description #32. See |
|above. |
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34. “six by six Army |Reference to M-35 | Site 1
trucks”[199] |2½-ton cargo truck used |
_Ragsdale_ |to transport dummies and |
|suspension racks for |
|launch and recoveries |
|(fig. 31). |
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35. “six by [six] ... military |Corroboration of | Site 2
truck with canvas ... wagon |description #34. See |
type ... thing over it”[200] |above. |
_Anderson_ +--------------------------+
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36. “wreckers [with] cranes |Reference to M-246 wrecker| Site 2
on ’em”[201] |used to launch and recover|
_Anderson_ |anthropomorphic dummy |
|payloads (figs. 23, 28, |
|70). |
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37. “a wrecker”[202] |Corroboration of | Site 1
_Ragsdale_ |description #36. See |
|above. |
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