Unidentified flying objects -- Sightings and encounters -- New Mexico -- Roswell
[Illustration: Fig. 6. Lt. Col. Lucille C. Slattery, the only Air
Force nurse ever known as “Slatts,” served as a captain at the
Roswell AAF/Walker AFB hospital from August 1947 to September 1950.
Records indicate that Slattery did not arrive at Roswell AAF until
one month _after_ the “Roswell Incident,” in direct contradiction
to statements made by the sole witness to this account. (_U.S. Air
Force photo_)]
Slattery replaced Goddard as the Chief Nurse and was the only female
captain assigned to the Roswell AAF hospital. Interviews of persons
with longtime professional and personal associations with Slattery,
revealed that she was known by the unusual nickname of Slatts.[88]
Additionally, former associates of Slattery interviewed for this
report, recalled that she was the only Air Force nurse that had ever
been known as Slatts.[89] Persons interviewed were Air Force nurses
who retired in the 1960s, each with more than 20 years of service,
including retired Air Force Col. Ethel Kovatch-Scott, who served as
Chief Nurse of the Air Force from 1963 to 1965.
Upon review of Slattery’s personnel file it was learned that she was
only 5′3″ tall and therefore was most likely not the 6′2″ or 6′3″ “tall
skinny” nurse described.[90] This discrepancy in physical description
and the fact that she did not arrive at Roswell AAF until nearly one
month _after_ Dennis claims he spoke to her, led to the conclusion that
perhaps he confused Slattery with some other tall thin nurse, possibly
named Wilson, who was stationed at the Roswell AAF or Walker AFB
hospital at some other time.
Consequently, a comprehensive review of the morning reports and
rosters of the Roswell AAF/Walker AFB hospital revealed that only one
nurse named Wilson had ever served there and she did not arrive until
February 1956.[91][*] Capt. Idabelle Miller, who became Maj. Idabelle
Wilson in 1958 due to marriage and a promotion, was assigned to the
Walker AFB hospital from February 1956 until May 1960.[92]
[*] Records were also searched for names similar to Wilson. Three
nurses stationed at Roswell AAF/Walker AFB were identified: Martha
Wasem, Carol Williams, and Chalma Walker. None of these nurses physical
descriptions or personal/professional circumstances were similar to the
descriptions of “Captain Wilson” described by the witness.
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