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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. 225 …Well, Boford was Navy, that was the Navy .•• Q: Like taking a Pi Ball reading now…
  • p. 226 …fabricate balloons for us. During that period we heard of the Navy project that was going…
  • p. 242 …But were any of those used as precursors to Mogul or ••. A: None whatsoever. That was…
  • p. 319 …Ewing had conducted considerable research for the Navy during World War II, studying, among other things…
  • p. 789 …for six hours using a non-extensible envelope vri th the addition of a balla.st…
  • p. 801 …Vet Gifford ;.;ho has 0 0' sea rescue boat this project is planning to use. Stayed…
  • p. 802 …tlyckoff, Hungerfield, 'faux and ~yself regarding Navy participation with us in Crossroads. Captain Kellogg of Weather…
  • p. 815 …Schneider up with 0 'Day to check use as NYU station. Alamoggrdo crew helped~.get helium…
Julv 7. a947 (Calt 1d)
2:30 P.ll. Tc airpcrt to meet l!r. Symington and then to l4r. S;."lningt.on 1s office.
4:10 P.~. Returned.
4:15 P. !!. General O•Damell
4:20 P.ll. General Le!!ay
4:20 P. '!. Col. Wa..-ren called back re Gen. Vandenberg's directive that
he run dotm the story about the fiying discs. Col. W• .t'inall3"
located the reporter llh o picked up the story fran anoth~r man.
This man lives in Goose Creek. He n01r says that it was entirel3"
a figment of his imagination 8.111 that he just made it up. Col.
w. talked to a Mr. Evans who is handling thiB thing at the
Chronicle - and they took it up With s~ebody up at the Air
Depot at Spokane. - - - - He said to them that he just made the
thing up. Col. Warren said tnat the Chronicle seemed to be
satisfied that the thing was just a cock and bull story.
Col. r.. is going to check with the local F.B.I. and possib~
drive aver to see the man at Goose Creek. If acything further
develops he will ca-.1 Gen. Vandenberg.
4:30 P.!~. Nr. Leo on phone- Gen. Van told b.i::~ the abave story. J.. civilian,
Joe Shipman, who works with Col. Hackett is re~orted to have t~ld
the Chronicle to contact Gen. 'l'rini.'lg.
5:08 P.ll. To see Jlr. Symington
5:15 p. :•. !:lepa:-ted far office of Congressmn Hoffcan.

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