instrumentation kit that contained accelerometers, pressure transducers,
an ocscillograph, and a camera to record movements of the dummy
during free-fall. 52
Recoveries of the test dummies were accomplished by personnel
from the Holloman AFB Balloon BranchY Typically, eight to twelve
civilian and military recovery personnel arrived at the site of an
anthropomorphic dummy landing as soon as possible following impact.
The recovery crews operated a variety of aircraft and vehicles. These
included a wrecker, a six-by-six, a weapons carrier, and L-20 observation
and C-4 7 transport aircraft-the exact vehicles and aircraft described by
the witnesses as having been present at the crashed saucer locations. 54
On one occasion, just southwest of Roswell, a HIGH DrvE project officer,
1st Lt. Raymond A. Madson, even conducted a search for dummies on
horseback55 (see statement in Appendix B).
To expedite the recoveries, crews were prepositioned with their
vehicles along a paved highway in the area where impact was expected. 56
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Fig. 31. An M-35 21;2-ton
cargo truck, commonly
referred to as a "six-by-six,"
were used by the Holloman
Balloon Branch to launch
and recover anthropomorphic
dummies and suspension
racks at numerous locations
throughout New Mexico.
(U.S. Air Force photo)
Fig. 32. M-37 %-ton utility
trucks, known as "weapons
carriers," were used for high
altitude balloon recoveries by
the Holloman Balloon Branch
during the 1950s. Here,
recovery technicians use an
M-37 to retrieve an Aero
Medical gondola from a location
on HollomanAFB, N.M.
(U.S. Air Force photo)