=f.= that may have required a heightened state of security. 2.2 Aircraft Accidents The examination of events that involved the Walker AFB hospital that may explain reports of bodies was begun by reviewing the most prominent possible source, which were aircraft accident(s).[*] A review of aircraft accidents from 1947 to 1960 revealed eight fatal accidents that involved Walker AFB. [*] Other possible explanations such as automobile accidents, house fires, etc., were also examined. However, none of these were determined to be responsible for this account of bodies. Table 2.2 Fatal Aircraft Accidents by Year in the Vicinity of Walker AFB 1947–1960 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Year Aircraft Location of Accident Number of Type (distance from Walker AFB, N.M.) Fatalities ---------------------------------------------------------------------- =1947= None =1948= 8/12/48 B-29 4 miles South 13 =1949= 5/16/49 C-47 6 miles Northeast 6 12/15/49 B-29 2 miles Northwest 7 =1950= 6/1/50 KB-29 12 miles East/Southeast 3 =1951= None =1952= None =1953= None =1954= None =1955= 6/16/55 T-33 On runway 2 10/3/55 B-47 34 miles West 2 =1956= 6/26/56 KC-97 8.8 miles South 11 =1957= None =1958= None =1959= None =1960= 2/3/60 KC-135 On runway and ramp 13 The following three basic criteria were used to narrow research efforts to specific accidents for more detailed examinations: were the victims burned, resulting in possible descriptions of “black” “little bodies”?; were the victims transported to the Walker AFB hospital?; and, were the victims autopsied? To facilitate this examination, researchers reviewed official accident reports, organizational and base histories, individual personnel records of victims, and contemporary newspaper accounts of the accidents. Interviews of persons who participated in the aftermath of these accidents were also conducted. As a result, only one accident met the three criteria, the June 1956 KC-97 accident.