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[First Lieutenant Robert Shirkey was assistant operations officer of the 509th Bomb Group. He was interviewed by Stanton Friedman.] | [First Lieutenant Robert Shirkey was assistant operations officer of the 509th Bomb Group. He was interviewed by Stanton Friedman.] | ||
A call came in to have a B-29 ready to go as soon as possible. Where to? Forth Worth, on [[William Blanchard|Colonel Blanchard]]'s directive. [I was] in the Operations Office when [[William Blanchard|Colonel Blanchard]] arrived and asked if the airplane was ready. When told it was, Blanchard waved to somebody, and approximately five people came in the front door, down the hallway, and onto the ramp to climb into the airplane, carrying parts of the crashed flying saucer. I got a very short glimpse, asked [[William Blanchard|Blanchard]] to turn sideways so [I] could see too. Saw them carrying pieces of metal. They had one piece that was eighteen by twenty-four inches, brushed stainless steel in color. | A call came in to have a B-29 ready to go as soon as possible. Where to? Forth Worth, on [[William Blanchard|Colonel Blanchard]]'s directive. [I was] in the Operations Office when [[William Blanchard|Colonel Blanchard]] arrived and asked if the airplane was ready. When told it was, [[William Blanchard|Blanchard]] waved to somebody, and approximately five people came in the front door, down the hallway, and onto the ramp to climb into the airplane, carrying parts of the crashed flying saucer. I got a very short glimpse, asked [[William Blanchard|Blanchard]] to turn sideways so [I] could see too. Saw them carrying pieces of metal. They had one piece that was eighteen by twenty-four inches, brushed stainless steel in color. | ||
Revision as of 23:30, 9 January 2024
| Name(s): | Robert Shirkey |
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| Occupation: | First Lieutenant |
| Incident: | [[The Roswell UFO Incident Main Page]] |
[First Lieutenant Robert Shirkey was assistant operations officer of the 509th Bomb Group. He was interviewed by Stanton Friedman.]
A call came in to have a B-29 ready to go as soon as possible. Where to? Forth Worth, on Colonel Blanchard's directive. [I was] in the Operations Office when Colonel Blanchard arrived and asked if the airplane was ready. When told it was, Blanchard waved to somebody, and approximately five people came in the front door, down the hallway, and onto the ramp to climb into the airplane, carrying parts of the crashed flying saucer. I got a very short glimpse, asked Blanchard to turn sideways so [I] could see too. Saw them carrying pieces of metal. They had one piece that was eighteen by twenty-four inches, brushed stainless steel in color.
