Sgt. Frederick Benthal: Army photographer who said he photographed Roswell aliens

This document compiles the testimony of Sgt. Frederick Benthal, an Army Air Force photographer who claimed to have been flown from Anacostia Naval Air Station to Roswell, New Mexico, in early July 1947. According to Benthal, he and fellow photographer Cpl. Al Kirkpatrick were taken to a crash site north of town, where they were instructed to photograph several alien bodies inside a dark, rubber-lined tent. Benthal described the bodies as having dark complexions, thin frames, and large heads. He stated that he took approximately thirty photographs using a Speed Graphic camera before his equipment and film were confiscated by military authorities. The document also references corroborating claims from an MP named Ed Sain, who reported guarding the site, and discusses the potential involvement of high-ranking officials such as General Curtis LeMay and Lt. Gen. Laurence C. Craigie in the investigation of the incident. The text notes that Benthal was first publicly identified as 'F.B.' in the 1994 book 'Crash at Corona' and later by name in the 2007 book 'Witness to Roswell'. The document concludes by noting that Benthal and Kirkpatrick were debriefed upon their return to Anacostia and instructed not to discuss what they had seen.