Homer Rowlette deathbed account
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Contents 7
| Date | March 1999 |
|---|---|
| Topics | Crashes & retrievals (topic), Military encounters (topic) |
| People | Homer Rowlette, Tom Carey, Don Schmitt, Kevin Randle |
| Testimony | Shellenberger testimony, p. 138 |
| Year | 1999 in UFO history |
| Timeline | 1999 on the UAP Timeline |
| Sources | 6 |
Larry Rowlette has said that his father, Sgt. Homer G. Rowlette Jr. of the 603rd Air Engineering Squadron at Roswell Army Air Field, told him on his deathbed in March 1988 about the crash of a flying saucer in 1947.[1]
The account
According to a compilation of Roswell testimony by researcher David Rudiak, Homer Rowlette told his son Larry and daughter Carlene Green that he had been part of the clean-up detail sent to the impact site north of Roswell, and that there were two other sites near Corona, New Mexico. Larry Rowlette said his father had handled material he described as thin foil that kept its shape. The account was published by Roswell researchers Tom Carey and Don Schmitt.[1]
Context
"Memory foil" that returned to its original shape when crumpled is one of the most often repeated descriptions in Roswell testimony, including in accounts attributed to Maj. Jesse Marcel and Brig. Gen. Arthur Exon. Skeptics link the debris to the foil-covered radar reflectors of Project Mogul's balloon trains.[1][2]
Assessment
The account is second-hand, told by a son about his father's words more than 40 years after the event, and cannot confirm what Homer Rowlette actually saw.[1]
People and topics
- Roswell incident — The July 1947 recovery of debris near Roswell, New Mexico, announced as a "flying disc" and then explained as a weather balloon.
- Homer Rowlette — Roswell airman who reportedly told his son he saw a crashed saucer.
- Roswell Army Air Field — The bomber base at Roswell, home of the 509th Bomb Group in 1947.
- Unidentified flying object — An object in the sky that can't be identified; the older term for UAP.
- Roswell — The New Mexico town at the center of the 1947 crash story.
- Tom Carey — Roswell researcher and co-author of Witness to Roswell.
- Don Schmitt — Roswell researcher and co-author of Witness to Roswell.
- Kevin Randle — Roswell researcher and author of many books on crash-retrieval claims.
On the Timeline
- Burned Kennedy MJ memo (23 January 1999) — An alleged JFK-era 'MJ' memo is sent to a researcher.
- Privatized control group claim (1999) (7 July 1999) — An alleged CIA source says the UFO control group became privately funded after 1969.
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References
- David Rudiak, "Roswell debris: 'memory foil'", RoswellProof · roswellproof.com · archived copy
- Roswell incident — Wikipedia · en.wikipedia.org · archived copy
- Roswell festival interview on the Rowlett story — Kevin Randle · kevinrandle.blogspot.com · archived copy
- Roswell & CIC agents (PDF) — NICAP · nicap.org · archived copy
- Ten Days in July (Roswell research, PDF) — NICAP · nicap.org · archived copy
- Carey & Schmitt, Roswell deathbed accounts (1999) — Patrick Gross · ufologie.patrickgross.org · archived copy
Further reading
- Roswell incident — Wikipedia · en.wikipedia.org · archived copy
- UFOs and the Air Force: records — National Archives · archives.gov · archived copy
This page was last edited on 29 October 2026. Articles are written in our own words from the sources listed under References; disputed claims are attributed to the people who made them.
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