# Were bodies recovered in 1947? · Roswell, 1947 > Four answers have been proposed. The body accounts are inventions, encouraged by books, television and the local industry, with no real event… leads… Source: https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/roswell/questions/QST0CS5132W4DZ7/were-bodies-recovered-in-1947 Publisher: Mysteries Department Licence: CC BY 4.0 (credit Mysteries Department and link the page) Updated: 2026-10-26T11:58:40+00:00 --- **0** # Were bodies recovered in 1947? Asked 26 Oct 2026 by [**apollo** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/u/apollo)·4 answers·0·0 following **Answered: The body accounts describe anthropomorphic dummies dropped by balloon in 1954 to 1959 and the casualties of a…** Passed its tests and review. ## Where it stands Four answers have been proposed. The body accounts are inventions, encouraged by books, television and the local industry, with no real event… leads, with evidence 2 for: supported by its tests. Three are still possible. ## Why it matters The body stories made Roswell what it is. They first appear in 1980 and multiply in the 1990s⁠[[1]](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0CS50ST02AK4/roswell-incident); the Air Force's 1997 report is devoted to them⁠[[2]](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0CS50S2J5PEN/the-roswell-report-case-closed). ## Answers 4 [**The body accounts are inventions, encouraged by books, television and the local industry, with no real event…** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/roswell/answers/ANS0CS517FG7CCM/the-body-accounts-are-inventions-encouraged-by-books) Supported by its tests Evidence: 2 for Most likely [**The body accounts describe anthropomorphic dummies dropped by balloon in 1954 to 1959 and the casualties of a…** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/roswell/answers/ANS0CS516G821KB/the-body-accounts-describe-anthropomorphic-dummies-dropped) Partly supported by its tests Evidence: 2 for, 1 against Most likely [**Non-human bodies were recovered and concealed.** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/roswell/answers/ANS0CS5186Y7KTT/non-human-bodies-were-recovered-and-concealed) Failed a test; not refuted outright Evidence: 1 against Disputed [**None of these.** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/roswell/answers/ANS0CS518PJ36DX/none-of-these) Failed a test; not refuted outright Evidence: none yet Disputed ## History 1. 1995[United States General Accounting Office: neither the GAO's search nor the Air Force's found any 1947 record of bodies.](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0CS50SAC3E6V/government-records-results-of-a-search-for-records)For: The body accounts describe anthropomorphic dummies dropped by balloon in 1954 to 1959 and the casualties of a… 1. 1997[McAndrew puts forward: the body accounts describe anthropomorphic dummies dropped by balloon in 1954 to 1959 and the casualties of a…](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0CS50S2J5PEN/the-roswell-report-case-closed) 1. 1997[McAndrew: the dummy drops began seven years after 1947, so the match requires large errors of date by several witnesses.](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0CS50S2J5PEN/the-roswell-report-case-closed)Against: The body accounts describe anthropomorphic dummies dropped by balloon in 1954 to 1959 and the casualties of a… 1. 1997[McAndrew: anderson, Ragsdale and Kaufmann themselves used the words dolls and dummies; the dummies had damaged…](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0CS50S2J5PEN/the-roswell-report-case-closed)For: The body accounts describe anthropomorphic dummies dropped by balloon in 1954 to 1959 and the casualties of a… 1. 1997[McAndrew: the accounts rest on witnesses first recorded in 1980 or later, several since discredited.](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0CS50S2J5PEN/the-roswell-report-case-closed)Against: Non-human bodies were recovered and concealed. 1. 2026[Wikipedia contributors puts forward: the body accounts are inventions, encouraged by books, television and the local industry, with no real event…](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0CS50ST02AK4/roswell-incident) 1. 2026[Wikipedia contributors puts forward: non-human bodies were recovered and concealed.](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0CS50ST02AK4/roswell-incident) 1. 2026[Wikipedia contributors: dennis admitted inventing the nurse's name; Kaufmann's documents were forged; the autopsy film was staged;…](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0CS50ST02AK4/roswell-incident)For: The body accounts are inventions, encouraged by books, television and the local industry, with no real event… 1. 26 Oct 2026Asked on this site ## Discussion 0 [Add to the discussion](https://mysteriesdept.com/signin?next=/mysteries/roswell/questions/QST0CS5132W4DZ7/were-bodies-recovered-in-1947%23discussion) Help with this question [ **Propose an answer** Something the evidence could support or rule out ] [ **Propose an answer** Something the evidence could support or rule out ](https://mysteriesdept.com/signin?next=/mysteries/roswell/questions/QST0CS5132W4DZ7/were-bodies-recovered-in-1947%23add-answer) [ **Add evidence** A result for or against an answer ] [ **Add evidence** A result for or against an answer ](https://mysteriesdept.com/signin?next=/mysteries/roswell/questions/QST0CS5132W4DZ7/were-bodies-recovered-in-1947%23add-evidence) [ **Ask a sub-question** A smaller question that would help settle this one ] [ **Ask a sub-question** A smaller question that would help settle this one ](https://mysteriesdept.com/signin?next=/mysteries/roswell/questions/QST0CS5132W4DZ7/were-bodies-recovered-in-1947%23add-question) [ **Add a source** A paper, archive record or image ] [ **Add a source** A paper, archive record or image ](https://mysteriesdept.com/signin?next=/mysteries/roswell/questions/QST0CS5132W4DZ7/were-bodies-recovered-in-1947%23add-source) Where it fits Roswell, 1947 **Were bodies recovered in 1947?** Key question · you're here [ Ask a question under this one ]