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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.

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1:10 F .1.:. t:r. Hicks of the Toronto Star, Toronto, Canada on phone -
He spoke in refard to the •fl~w'inc discs". they understand
these discs are a u.s. rlane that is still on the secret
list. He asked Gen. Van what he thought they wera and Gen.
Van ~as quite nonc~ittal. Gen. Van said that some
J·;ational Guard Hanes were on duty on their 0\711 volition
to search for the discs, but that no planes have been ~ut
on dut~, from Hq, .:.;..:r.
1:20 P.L:. General Tommy Power
1:40 F'.i.:. Cong. Drewry of Va. on fhone requesting a B-29 be sent to
Blackstone, Va. for a celebration by the 'cl.i-' and volunteer
fire organizations in the vicinity. Date - July 2?. ~ay
be able to do some recruiting on that day. Gen. Van said be
Y:ould look into t.'le matter and advise t:r. Drewry's office.
1:50 P,;,J. ~r. Leo on phone re article on "Saucers". Said one bad been
foun1 with instructions on it to get in touch tdth Colonel
F~ank Hackett in Spokane. L:r. Leo reported.the ~tter to
General Schulgen, G-2.
1:52 1-'.L:. J.:r. Zuckert on phone informing him ?lith reference to Nf.tional
Guard that all places where we haven't s~uadron or grou~
headquarters should take their people away.
1:55 P.;,:. l:r. Leo and General Let:ay with reference todl.scs.
2: oa f.:.:. Colonel Frank Hackett, Spokane, i'iashington on phone -
General Van informed Colonel Hackett that we had gotten a call
fro~ the Houston Chronicle saying that a flying disc had landed
there v:ith his (Colonel Hackett's) narne on it. Gen. Vs.n asked
if he kner. anything about it. Golonel Hackett st~ted that he kne~
not~ing at all about it. Gen. Ven told Col. H. that it us reported
here that Col. H. said that his people YJlew all about it and that
a statement was co:ning out fror: ;:ashington. Col. H. said, "I
have said nothing". Col. H. had the Chronicle called and told
to r-et in touch with the F.b.I. - get photographic proof - and thf-.n
eet in touch with Gen. 'fvdniJl€.
2:20 P .1.:. Colonel Bob iiarren, Ellington Field, Tex on phone. -
Gen. Van informed Col. iiarren that the Hou!ton Chronicle had
foun.i a disc about 2J11 in diameter and 5 or 6.&: t!~ick. It is
suprosed to have Col. Frank Heckett 1 s aame on it. ·i;c are most
anxious to explode this thing. I ~ould appreciate it it you would
get in touch with the Chronicle, ask them where it is, go out
and see the thillt and then call me back. The line of aprroach is
that ?:e heve nothinr; like that, se don't understand what it is,
but ~e are leavin;- no stone unturned to be sure. Colonel i;arren
sr:.id it v::>uld be a cour le of hours before te c ouE call b~cY.. "

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