Witness Description Air Force "Crash Site"
Equipment/Procedure
21. "It's uniform was torn in Dummy uniforms were often Site 2
a couple spots ... their uniforms secondhand, rips and other
were in pretty sad shape." 186 defects were common but
Anderson they remained in service (fig. 75).
22. "Around the collar it [the Reference to red duct tape Site 2
suit] was trimmed in ... maroon- used to prevent air from
like cording" 187 filling the dummy's
Anderson flightsuit (figs. 29, 30).
23. "They looked like they Reference to tape and nylon Site 2
had some sort of bandages webbing used to prevent
on 'em ... over his [the arms and legs of dummy
crewmember's] arm." 188 from flailing. Tape was also
Anderson used to secure the removable
back plate of head (figs. 29,
30, 35, 72-75).
24. [bandages] "around his Reference to parachute Site 2
midsection and partially over harness that had chest and
his shoulder" 189 shoulder straps.
Anderson
The "Craft"
25. "It [the crewmember] felt Description of a high altitude Site 2
dead when I touched it, it was balloon payload that was
very cold." 190 cold soaked at sub zero
Anderson temperatures of the upper
atmosphere.
26. "it was a dirigible, a blimp Reference to a partially Site 2
that had crashed" 191 inflated or deflated high
Anderson altitude balloon (figs. 23, 70).
27. "a flying saucer that had Reference to the dummy Site 2
burst open" 192 suspension rack that did not
Maltais have sides (figs. 35, 73-75).
28. "clusters of thread like Numerous cables and wires Site 2
material in the form of a were used in the dummy
cable" 193 instrumentation kits and
Anderson balloon control package.
29. "others of those [cables] Both balloon control package and Site 2
went from one kind of package dummy instrumentation kits were
of components to another kind connected by cables (fig. 73).
of package" 194
Anderson
30. "some kind of container, Reference to balloon control Site 2
a metal box" 195 package or dummy
Anderson instrumentation kit (fig. 73).
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