. >> this man named jesse marcell now deceased was the investigator.e later said he showed saucer debris to his family shortly after he found it. his son, now a doctor, describes what he saw. >> there was a black plastic type debris which was shattered and was really brittle material. then there were fragments of what occurred to be -- >> but the military quickly changed it saucer story saying it was a weather balloon and reflector. years later, marcell would tell a reporter he was coerced into a cover up. channel2 has obtained mayor marcell's file. he also said he was a pilot with several thousands hour flight time, records show he was a map maker and occasional passenger on flight missions. he claimed to have received five medals for combat fighting. there was no record of that. he also claimed to have a masters degree, his records show only in physiology, his record only shows one year of college. at the time that was america's number one intelligence objective. >> flying disk debris, aluminum file, rubber, paper and sticks was identified as remnant