Glenn Dennis

Glenn Dennis (March 24, 1925 – April 28, 2015) was a founder of the International UFO Museum and Research Center in Roswell, New Mexico.
Early life
In 1940, at age 15, Dennis began working as a part-time assistant at the Ballard Funeral Home, while attending Roswell High School. After graduating high school, Dennis was excused from wartime military service due to poor hearing. Dennis commenced an apprenticeship as an embalmer at Ballard Funeral Home in 1944. He graduated from the San Francisco College of Mortuary Science on December 22nd, 1946. He was then put in charge of all facets of the military contract Ballard Funeral Home had with Roswell Army Air Field (RAAF), which was later renamed to Walker Air Force Base in 1948. Dennis came to the attention of UFO researchers in 1994 when he called the tips hotline after an episode of Unsolved Mysteries featuring the Roswell UFO incident.
Analysis of witness testimony
Dennis’ account featured prominently in Crash at Corona, published in 1992, as well as The Truth About the UFO Crash at Roswell, published in 1994. After much public scrutiny, serious doubts about his story were soon raised.
Dennis' account is repeated in Witness to Roswell: Unmasking the 60-Year Cover-Up by Thomas Carey and Donald Schmitt. The creators of the documentary would later discover that Dennis' had intentionally provided them with a fictitious name for the RAAF nurse who provided him the classified information on the crash and biological occupants. The creators noted, "His surprising and disappointing response was,... 'I gave you a phony name, because I promised her that I would never reveal it to anyone'."
The authors then comment that "Dennis was found to have knowingly provided false information to investigators, and must technically stand impeached as a witness." However, the book also notes that other witnesses "have told us that Dennis had told them about the phone calls for child-sized caskets way back when it happened" and that "Dennis had told them about his run-in at the base hospital long before Roswell became a household word."
Concern regarding fabricated "National Archive" attribution
In April, 2020, the original creators of the Witness to Roswell: Unmasking the 60-Year Cover-Up documentary published a blog article that detailed numerous concerns they had either at the outset of the documentary, or had come to develop in the ensuing years since. Paramount in these concerns was the improper claim that the material was created by US government officials and is included as part of the US Government "National Archives". They believe this was likely fabricated as a quick way to lend undue credibility to documentary. None of the three creators of the documentary that took part in the interview of Dennis were US government officials. That being the case, there is no basis for the documentary or interview to be linked or attributed in any way US National Archives.
We have noticed that one of the Dennis interviews has appeared on YouTube and attributed to the National Archives. The source, according to the notes on YouTube, is the US government suggesting there is some credibility to the tale. I have written to the Archives telling them that the voices you hear interviewing Dennis are not government investigators, but are Don Schmitt, Mark Wolf and me. A copy of the tape was supplied to the Fund for UFO Research and it was, in turn, loaned to the Air Force during their search for any documents relating to Roswell. When the investigation was completed, rather than returning the tape, all the materials those Air Force officers had collected, were boxed up and sent to the National Archives. This included material that was clearly marked for return to those who had provided it.
References
Further reading
Thomas J. Carey and Donald R. Schmitt, Witness to Roswell, 2007, New Page Books,
Stanton T. Friedman and Don Berliner, ‘’Crash at Corona’’, 1992, Marlowe and Co.,
Kevin Randle and Donald R. Schmitt, ‘’The Truth About the UFO Crash at Roswell’’, 1994, Avon Books,
Tim Shawcross, The Roswell Files, 1997, Motorbook International,
Alan Baker, "The Encyclopedia of Alien Encounters", 2000, Facts on File, Inc
External links
International UFO Museum & Research Center Website
The Tales of Glenn Dennis
Dennis’ affidavit, drawing, other affidavits, discussion of other witness testimony on bodies & nurse
Transcript: CNN LARRY KING LIVE Do UFOs Exist?
W. Glenn Dennis Interview, 11/19/1990, 41-minute interview.
Roswell incident
Ufologists
UFO-related phenomena
2015 deaths
1925 births
People from Abilene, Texas
People from Roswell, New Mexico
Roswell High School alumni