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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…
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9:20 A.~. Arrive office.
9a25 A.K. General Gardner and General Power - approved restrictions .on
!lying due to gasoline shortage so that the Air Force would be in a
tenable position if it became necessary to curtail civ. gas consumpti•>:
9a.30 A.M. Gen. Lell~ & Dr. BOII"les - briefing for JRDB meeting.
9:50 A.M. DRDB Meeting with General a:May.
l2al5 P. !.!:. Returned - then to Mr. Symington With reference to personnel
tor the President's Air Board.
l214S P.M. Lunch.
la.30 P.M. Returned.
1:50 P.!t. Colonel Koore CX1 phane llho statedSenator Guerne;r stopped him in
the hall and said thet~were starting hearings Cll the three million
six hundred thousand dollar cut in flying pa;v.
2:10 P.M. Gen. Rawlings advised Colonel lloore that the cut was acay as we had
reduced the number or people CX1 flJ'ing status. Also advised Colonel
Ko:Dre that Sen. Guerney had been sent the letter or June 20 that
went to the rest of the members or the committee With reference to
nying pa,y.
2:.30 P.M. Ur. Chalmers Hall on phone with reference to a study he is going
to present to Senator Vandenberg w1 th reference to the securit7
ot this countrr. Read his plana in detaU to Gen. Vandenberg
and the General advised him that all the things contained in his
stud;r were 1n the new bill cn unit'icatian - that it had all the
elements he was plugging for.
3:00 P.V. General ~on on phane with reference to the cases or Jlajor Jcim K.
lihite am Gerald R. Jchnsan.rcr transfer to the Air Fcrces. All
transfers by War Department directian have been cancelled as ot
31 Karch. In the case of J!ajor White there will be no k'ouble in
event 'Ill. the merger goes through and recommend this case be held until
then. Johns an was recommended against by' General Fairchild.
3al0 P. u. ~ir Marshal tlod.dard
3t2S P.JI. Senator Cabot Lodge ClD the JilCile with reterenc e to increased
appropriation to call tor 70 Oroupe. (1) Was the ?O Group Prosram
cleared b7 the Budget or not? Oen Van said no-were cut down to
SS Groups. (2) Can JOU have sCIDe~ 1n ,.our ctflce write an
argument as to ~ it should be 70 Gr o.Jp11 - Gen Van adviaed him

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