Dr. Jesse Marcel Jr., who claimed he handled debris from the 1947 crash of an alien spacecraft near Roswell, New Mexico, has died at the age of 76 doing what he loved best – reading a book about UFOs.
Denice Marcel said her father was found dead at his home in Helena Saturday, less than two months after making his last trip to Roswell. Over the past 35 years, Marcel Jr. appeared on TV shows, documentaries and radio shows; was interviewed for magazine articles and books, and traveled the world lecturing about his experiences in Roswell.
‘He was credible. He wasn't lying. He never embellished — only told what he saw,’ his wife, Linda, said.
Marcel's father was an Air Force intelligence officer and reportedly the first military officer to investigate the wreckage in early July 1947. Marcel Jr. said he was 10 when his father brought home some of the debris, woke him up in the middle of the night and said the boy needed to look at it because it was something he would never see again.
Denice Marcel said her father was found dead at his home in Helena Saturday, less than two months after making his last trip to Roswell. Over the past 35 years, Marcel Jr. appeared on TV shows, documentaries and radio shows; was interviewed for magazine articles and books, and traveled the world lecturing about his experiences in Roswell.
‘He was credible. He wasn't lying. He never embellished — only told what he saw,’ his wife, Linda, said.
Marcel's father was an Air Force intelligence officer and reportedly the first military officer to investigate the wreckage in early July 1947. Marcel Jr. said he was 10 when his father brought home some of the debris, woke him up in the middle of the night and said the boy needed to look at it because it was something he would never see again.
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| Witness to history: Dr Marcel's father, Major Jesse Marcel, was the head intelligence officer, or A-2, at Roswell Army Air Field during the famous Roswell events of July 1947 Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2405277/Dr-Jesse-Marcel-Jr-claimed-handled-alien-debris-Roswell-crash-dies-reading-book-UFOs.html#ixzz2dVhrN7HA Follow us: @MailOnline on Twitter | DailyMail on Facebook |
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