On 3 January 1993, Pete Merlin and Tony Moore set out to find the F-104N crash site. With photographs of the wreck, they drove to an area of rolling hills about two miles northwest of the XB-70 crash site.

After working their way down a sandy wash, they spotted a familiar ridge. It matched the photos perfectly. Within minutes, Pete and Tony had positively identified F-104 debris at the site.

On a later expedition, they visited the cockpit impact site. It was at a higher elevation, approximately half a mile from the main fuselage.

F-104N ENGINE EXHUAST EJECTOR SPACERS FRONT & BACK DETAIL OF EXHUAST EJECTOR SPACERS FROM THE J79 ENGINE. THESE SPACERS, ALONG WITH SEVERAL DOZEN OTHERS, FORMED THE VARIABLE "NOZZLE" AT THE REAR OF THE ENGINE

F-104N FRAGMENT FROM XB-70 SITE THIS SMALL FRAGMENT OF ALUMINUM AIRCRAFT SKIN WAS LOCATED AT THE MAIN CRASH SITE OF THE XB-70. THE FRAGMENT, WITH TRACES OF BRIGHT ORANGE-RED PAINT IS BELIEVED TO BE F-104N DEBRIS CARRIED ALONG WITH THE XB-70 AFTER THE MID-AIR COLLISION

F-104N ENGINE SECTION PARTS 1. FUEL TANK FRAGMENT 2. HYDRAULIC RESERVOIR TANK PLACARD 3. VARIOUS AIRCRAFT ENGINE SECTION FRAGMENTS

F-104N COCKPIT PARTS 1. INSTRUMENT FASTENERS WITH SAFETY WIRE STILL ATTACHED 2. INSTRUMENT KNOBS 3. SAFETY SWITCH COVER FRAGMENT 4. WINDSHIELD PLEXIGLASS FRAGMENTS 5. INSTRUMENT PANEL FRAGMENTS 6. INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS 7. SNAP-ON CLIP 8. INSTRUMENT NEEDLE FROM ALTITUDE INDICATOR 9. SWITCH FRAGMENTS 10. INSTRUMENT CASE FRAGMENTS 11. CABLE PULLEY FRAGMENT