About the Roswell Photo Collection

The UTA Libraries Special Collections Division has partnered with researchers Kevin Randle, David Rudiak, Simon Schollum, and Jerry Morelock to document and disseminate photographic assets held by the Libraries related to the Roswell UFO incident of 1947. At the time, the object in question, said to be a weather balloon, was flown to the Fort Worth Army Air Field where reporters saw and photographed the material.

The UTA Libraries currently holds photographs and negatives from the incident (digital versions below) as part of the large Fort Worth Star-Telegram collection that chronicles the history of Fort Worth and West Texas. Note that these scans are shared under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. You are free to share and/or adapt these materials provided the use is for non-commercial purposes, and you provide attribution: "Courtesy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram Photograph Collection, Special Collections, The University of Texas at Arlington Library, Arlington, Texas."

Ramey and DuBose with debris Ramey and DuBose with debris

Ramey, left, holding letter, and DuBose looking over wind-forecasting device at Fort Worth Army Airfield brought from Roswell, New Mexico.
Major Marcel with debris Major Marcel with Roswell debris

Major Jesse A. Marcel (looking right) of Houma, LA holding foil debris from Roswell, New Mexico UFO crash site, July 1947.
Weather balloon demonstration servicemen demonstrating weather balloon

Five airmen demonstrate a radar device being attached to a weather balloon at Fort Worth Army Air Base on 07/11/1947, five days after the Roswell, NM, UFO incident.
Weather balloon demonstration Airmen demonstrate a radar device being attached to a weather balloon

Airmen demonstrate a radar device being attached to a weather balloon at Fort Worth Army Air Base on 07/11/1947, five days after the Roswell, NM, UFO incident.
Close-up of telegram Close-up of telegram in Brig. Gen. Roger Ramey's hand

Close-up of telegram in Brig. Gen. Roger Ramey's hand, Roswell, New Mexico UFO incident, 07/08/1947.

For high resolution images, see Ramey memo.
Enlargement of telegram Enlargement of telegram being held by Gen. Ramey

Enlargement of telegram being held by Gen. Ramey regarding the Roswell, NM, UFO incident.

For high resolution images, see Ramey memo.
General Ramey with debris Brig. General Ramey, Roswell debris

Brig. General Ramey, Roswell debris
Major Marcel holding debris Major Marcel with debris

Maj. Jesse A. Marcel of Houma, La (looking left) and holding pieces of foil lined material related to Roswell, New Mexico.