Harry Berrio, a demolition crew member, found the bottle while taking down barracks at the Quonset station. Berrio said when he saw the writing, he realized it was something special.

• 瓶子是一位名叫哈里·贝里奥建筑工人在拆除匡西特机场的兵营时发现的。贝里奥说，他看见了瓶中的卡片后意识到这是一件特别的东西。