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The Roswell Report: Fact versus Fiction in the New Mexico Desert was published in 1995 by Headquarters United States Air Force. It was written in response to Representative Steven H. Schiff's request and a General Accounting Office audit, and it contains Col. Richard L. Weaver's report and 1st Lt. James McAndrew's synopsis, along with attachments, appendices and photographs. The report says researchers found no evidence of an extraterrestrial craft or crew. It concludes that the 1947 debris came from a Project MOGUL balloon train.

  • p. 143 …Robert Gross ar.d 't!r. Jlaher of Lockheed 11~ 55 A.'.!. Gen. Sam Anderson 12…
  • p. 481 …Balloon Volume x Gas Lift Gross Load · It may be noted from this equation that a…
  • p. 482 …Balloon Volume x 24.4 Gross Load K =-w K _ 08.o475Z In turn, w-in…
  • p. 483 …free lift in pounds and G is gross lift in pounds. Although this equation was derived…
  • p. 488 …By equation {10), with a gross load of 52 kg., the unbalance caused by loss of…
  • p. 500 …or a gross buoyancy of 450 lb. • the maximum allowable infle.tion of a 30' diameter…
  • p. 569 …accelerating force equal to 5% of the gross load (52 kg) was acting to bring the…
  • p. 643 …000 feet. In one step, this becomes: Gross Lift/Balloon = (Balloon Volume) x (Difference in molecular…
  • p. 650 (Approximate) where G • gross load A chart, Figure 24, has beendrawn up, based on this equation…
  • p. 652 …G = loss of lift G =gross load (balloon weight plus equipment load) AT : mean temperature difference…
  • p. 653 …not including balloon or its integral parts. Gross load: Load on the gas at release (Balloon…
  • p. 726 …Ballast • • .. • • '" • Total Equipment l~eight. • • • • ' Gross Load • • ' • • • • {56)
  • p. 727 …Balloon volwne x gas litt/mol gross load cu. ft. -----------------NAximum Altitude • • • ft, m.s.l…
  • p. 741 …altitude deter- mined by the displacement and gross load. 7. Control systems Two systems of control…
  • p. 777 …By adjusting th~ gross load to be supported by the gas to equal the total lift…
  • p. 787 …Computations A chart showi~ the relation between altitude, gross lift, and balloon size has been found…
  • p. 883 …The gross load reported should be accurate to the nearest 200 grams. The amount of lifting…
  • p. 885 …A L L 0 0 N 7300 ,, GRoss LoAD Fl G. 17 NYU BALLOON pROJECT I…
  • p. 887 …bubble length and resultant inflated volume, using gross lift as an expression of volume. It will…
  • p. 889 …in Appendix II summarizes the relationship between gross load and floating level for balloons of several…
  • p. 925 …A can of sand is made to weigh the same amount as the required gross lift…
  • p. 933 …the balloon with the equipment load attached. Gross Lift: Lift of all of the gas in…
  • p. 938 …description.______________ Drag chute ---------------------------- Banner description --------------- ---------- Ballast assembly - description -----------~-- Ballast • • • • • • Total Equipment i'ieight • • ' • • • • • • Gross Load • • • • • • • • • • • -86-
  • p. 939 …wnitin_,g________ grams Actual balloon lift • • • • • • • • ". . .• II AActunl gross lift (Balloon lift & balloon wt.) • Number Helium…
  • p. 943 …Gross Lift vs. Bubble Length • • • • • • .107 Graph 3: Buoyancy vs. Altitude • • • • • • • • • .108 Graph 4: Gross Load…
  • p. 955 …BALLOOO DA 'fA General Mills Actual Balloon Estimated Gross Altitude ~ominal Diiameter Volwne Weight Load Limit…
n1e Public Information Office was host during the mon~~ to the
Senior Air Scouts of ~ie·w Mexico, and to the several {;roups of visiting
VIP's. Several ensy chairs and couches have boen procurred to make the
Public Infor;J3.tion Office a more comfortable place in which to entertain.
'rhe Public Information Officer and tr.o Commanding Officer wero
guasts of -the Kiwe.nis Club of Roswell at a luncheon, for which Colonel
:;.. H. Blanchard was the zuest speaker. Colonel Blanchard spoke on the
fu"':ure of the Air Force, and the talk was very well received.
Arrangements have now been mado to have the p.r.o. called on
all crash calls in accordance with AAF Regulation. In the past, the
F.I.o. has been called too late to ~et to the scene in tL~e to do ~~
good.
The :Srd Photo Laboratory Unit (VR) is no'v corr.manded by 1st Lt
Harold w. Arner per paragraph 3, SO ffl~9. Headqt~':'.!"ters, this station,
datod 18 July 1947. 1st Lt. Lewis c. Bohanan. former commanding o£ticer
of the 3rd Pho to Lab Unit, was trans fer red to the 70 ls t MF BU, Hamil ton
Field, California.
n1e principal difficulty reported is a critical lack of P,hotoatat
paper. This has caused a large back log o£ important work to pile up.
The following is a brealaiown of work performed during the month
ending 31 July 1947e
Ccnta~t Printa •••••••••• 3058
Photos tats............ • 0
Copy Negatives •••••••••• 158
40
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Projection Prin~s •••••••• 403
Ground Negatives ••••••••• 285
Aerial Roll Film ••••••••• 741 feet
~5 mm Film ••••••••••••••• 454 feet

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FOIA release, from the osd collection. The PDF is mirrored here; the original link is under it. 993 pages are in the text index: search them above, or from the library's search.