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So how could this actually have happened? The most likely explanation is indeed a careless mistake—one that could only happen to someone who typically doesn’t have much interaction with the military or perhaps someone from a different military institution who isn’t exactly familiar with the name. So, does the memo actually come from the news editorial office and was brought by James Bond Johnson, the photographer? It’s hard to imagine how often names are misspelled in newspapers, even for celebrities. This could be something that was reported over the phone and then noted down. Like in a game of telephone, the name may have simply been misunderstood. Instead of HAUT, HAUGHT was written.

• WALTER HAUT (correct name), Warren Haught (incorrect name) – Public Information Officer

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For the analysis of misspelled names, we used our new ROSWELL-NEWSPAPER-AI.

It now knows all the newspaper articles and their contents that were published before and after the incident.

This consists of 263 articles. Included in this number are split articles, which was, and still is, common practice in newspapers. If the first part of an article appeared on page 1 and was continued on page 23, this was counted as two articles.

We can absolutely confirm that in almost all of the articles, Walter Haut’s name was misspelled as “Warren Haught.”

But it wasn’t just his name that was repeatedly misspelled. Rancher William Mac Brazel, Sheriff George Wilcox, and Jesse A. Marcel were also affected.

Above all, it was Walter Haut who was most frequently misspelled in the following order:

Warren Haught
Warren Haut
Walter Haut (real name)
Walter Haupt
Salter Haut

Second on the list of misspelled names is Mac Brazel:

Brazell
Brazel (real name)
Brazill
Brazeil

Sheriff George Wilcox was rarely mentioned by full name:

Sheriff George Wilcox (real name)
Sheriff George Wilson
Sheriff Wilco

And Jesse A. Marcel:

Jesse A. Marcel (real name)
Marcell

All other individuals were mentioned correctly, though far less frequently compared to the names above.

Some people now believe that Walter Haut’s name was misspelled due to the memo Ramey held and handed to the press. Others think that the memo was a teleprint from a news agency, where the name had already been incorrectly mentioned beforehand.

The fact is that the misspelling of the name appeared more frequently in the media after the day of the press conference. However, there could be other reasons for this. After all, the announcement of the recovery of a flying disc took place in the morning of the same day, when the press conference about the weather balloon occurred later in the afternoon.

As was common practice with news agencies, the U.S. had multiple daily editions. There were even editions of the same newspaper brand in different regions.

This explains why many news articles were very similar with only slight variations. Changes such as “This morning,” “Yesterday morning,” or simply “Yesterday” were common.

Just like today, many articles were copied from one another and included slight modifications or additions—some fabricated, others probable but later proven inaccurate.

Through these regional variations of the same newspaper brand and the dissemination of news to other papers, recurring name errors became common. Walter Haut was the most affected, often being referred to as “Warren Haught.” All of this happened within a relatively short period, as the Roswell news spread worldwide, compounded by time zone differences and so on.

Rancher Mac Brazel, however, wasn’t named in the papers until a few hours later, as his name hadn’t been publicly released earlier. This is confirmed by several newspaper articles referencing this fact. But even his name was subject to multiple misspellings.

Given how quickly all of this unfolded, it is nearly impossible to determine which source is responsible for the incorrect spelling of “Walter Haut.”

Therefore, it doesn’t necessarily have to be the memo, especially since the name could have been misspelled even before the press conference.

But what if Roger Ramey himself didn’t know the correct spelling of “Walter Haut”? Perhaps he only knew it from hearsay? Could it be possible that he didn’t know the proper spelling of the Public Information Officer’s name from Roswell Army Air Field? After all, Roger Ramey was stationed as a general in Fort Worth, Texas. However, William Blanchard was in charge of Roswell Army Air Field, and it was he who authorized the initial press release about the recovered flying disc, assigning Walter Haut to the task.

It’s well known that Roger Ramey often preferred direct contact with the press. This is evidenced by numerous letters from him to the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, thanking staff members and maintaining contact with the chief editor.

For example: >OPEN original document<

and this letter: >OPEN original document<

Thus, he wasn’t necessarily familiar with the names of all Army personnel dealing with the press, especially those stationed at other bases, such as Walter Haut.

If the “Walter Haught” mystery can’t be solved definitively—since every possibility must be considered—then the next crucial question arises:

Why does the memo refer to “Walter Haught, Public Relations Officer” when the Army would almost certainly refer to such a role as “Public Information Officer“? Or is that not always the case? First, it must also be proven that “Public Relations Officer” is indeed what is written in the memo.

Detailed information on this will be coming soon! Very soon! BECAUSE WE KNOW IT NOW!

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• Ramey with the Memo (original photos). Attribution to: “Courtesy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram Photograph Collection, Special Collections, The University of Texas at Arlington Library, Arlington, Texas.”

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