ROSWELL: WAS THE DEBRIS FIRST IDENTIFIED BACK AT BASE
Who initially identified that the Roswell debris, was possibly from a meteorological device? The first published news of same, seems to have originated on 8 July, courtesy of a news bulletin, transmitted by the Association Press (AP) from Roswell and according to one newspaper's take: 'Record-Searchlight' (Redding, California) Tuesday July 8, 1947 ROSWELL, N. M., July 8.- (AP)-The army air force here today announced a "flying disk" had been found on a ranch near Roswell and is in army possession. Warren Haught, public Information officer of the Roswell army air field, announced the find had been made "sometime last week," and had been turned over to the air field through co-operation of the sheriff's office . "It was inspected at the Roswell army air field and subsequently loaned" by Maj. Jesse A. Marcel of the 509th bomb group Intelligence office at Roswell, "to higher headquarters." Brig. Gen. Roger Ramey, Eighth air force comma