The investigation began with Jesse Marcel Sr., Chief of Intelligence at Roswell Army Air Force Base, and a journal kept among his military records. The journal contains entries from 1946 and 1947, including a date shortly after the official Roswell incident, but doesn’t mention the crash or related events. The handwriting changes dramatically within the journal, shifting from cursive to blocky, erratic lettering, suggesting a change in the author’s mental state or potentially a different author altogether.

Marcel’s children insist he believed the debris presented to the public wasn’t what he recovered from the field. He appeared resigned to presenting false information, possibly fearing repercussions. The journal was clearly important to Marcel, as he kept it among his personal effects. Current investigation focuses on authenticating the journal's age and determining its meaning, with particular interest in the handwriting change and what it might reveal about Marcel's state of mind. The investigation will begin with forensic analysis to verify its age, then attempt to interpret its cryptic contents.