UFO/UAP Historical Figure Cards
Jesse A. Marcel Sr.
Roswell Intelligence Officer • Witness Legacy Figure • UFO/UAP Historical Archive Card
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Major Jesse A. Marcel Sr. was a U.S. Army Air Forces intelligence officer stationed at Roswell Army Air Field who investigated and transported debris connected to the July 1947 Roswell incident.
Within the UFO Association / UAP Associates / ACIR Archive, Marcel is classified as a Roswell Witness Legacy Figure: a documented military participant whose later statements and family testimony became central to the modern Roswell UFO/UAP tradition.
Archive Classification
- Historical Person: Verified
- Military Role: U.S. Army Air Forces intelligence officer
- Primary Case: Roswell, New Mexico, July 1947
- Research Layer: UFO/UAP witness history
- Public Archive Use: Biography, testimony, official explanation, cultural legacy
- ACIR Placement: UFO Association / UAP Associates historical witness file
Reality-Layer Note
- Verified Fact: Marcel was connected to the Roswell debris investigation as a military intelligence officer.
- Witness Testimony: Marcel and later family accounts described the debris as unusual.
- Official Explanation: U.S. military explanations have included balloon-related material and Project MOGUL.
- Cultural Legacy: Marcel became one of the central names in the Roswell UFO tradition.
Archive Use Statement
This card is intended for public education, historical indexing, and source separation. It does not declare a final conclusion about Roswell. It preserves the Marcel witness legacy as part of the larger UFO-to-UAP research continuum.