Despite these efforts, the dummies were not always recovered immediately; one was not found for nearly three years and several were not recovered at all.⁶² When they were found, the dummies and instrumentation were often damaged from impact.⁶³ Damage to the dummies included loss of heads, arms, legs and fingers.⁶⁴ This detail, dummies with missing fingers, appears to satisfy another element of the research profile—aliens with only four fingers.
Fig. 35. Rough treatment and parachute failures during balloon drops often caused damage to the hands of the dummies. This detail, “beings” with “four fingers,” was related by two witnesses as a distinguishing feature of the Roswell aliens.
*(U.S. Air Force photo)*
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