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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.
“Gross”26 pages
- 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
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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…
Julv 5. 1%7
1:00 P.U. F.eturned frau: Wichita Falls, Texas.
9:15 A.l:.
9:15 A.~.
9:40 li..M.
9:43 A.ll.
9:45 A.l!.
Julv ?, 1947
Arrive vffice.
Gen. Rawlings
Gen. Bcatner rith mail.
Colonel Garland on phone lt'i.th reference to me:norandum frO!!: G.cneral
Ken."ley on har to have more groups and fewer people. Was that approved
Approved to extent instructions given that SAC units be lett alone
until September and at. that time make a deciaicn as to approval of
KeMey's orgar.izatian and howr extensive:cy it Will be used in the
Air Fcrce. Find out if KeMey has been advised and let me knOll".
Cclcnel Gallcmaj thanking General Vandenberg !or wh&t he put on for CIC
9:5C A.!l. Colonel Garland advised that Geneml Hood had handled the matter of
SAC units an:i would be right ciar:n to brief Gen. Vandenberg.
9:55 ~.11!. Gen Chauncey on phone !rat Pocatello, Idaho to state that Gen Cannon
doesn't want Mood,y or 'l'urner in Georgia. Doesn't want Columbus at all-
r~ts to substitue San llarcos. Tiants to ccnc:entrate all ~ian in
a little blncb in Texas and take over fields that belOil£ to/8~s
like Brooks a.nd Bergstrcm. General Chal:neey- says t.ia t it is possible
we ld.ll have to give up the two 1n Georgi&. Gen Olauncey stated be
adYised Gen Cannc:m tc put his wants 1n writing and not. to telephone u
GE.r. Cht. unc ey !eels Gen C&.nnor. ~ not too sure o! hi.Jr.selt, as two Z:o:lti'..s
a~o he wanted to get out. of Sa.n l!arcos and oar he wants it and also
Brooks & Bergstrar..
10:00 ll..ll. Gen Hoa:l & Col Robson -briefin& on SAC ur..its.
l0:55A.~~· 1!!-. Zuckert re civilian personnel and lill::itations and p<:rsonnel
at il"lactive installations or i."lStall&ticns lf.li:h we are net pla!".ni."lg
tc. retain in our permanent structure.
11:05 A.Y.. llr. Robert Gross ar.d 't!r. Jlaher of Lockheed
11~ 55 A.'.!. Gen. Sam Anderson
12:00 Tc ~.'iar CoWlcil in absence of Ge.-1. Spaatz
12:20 ?. 1'. F.eturned and t::.:;n tc ll:nc!l
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