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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. 39 …and Maj Jesse Marcel. Capt. William E. Anderson said it was from a flying saucer. After…
  • p. 143 …Sam Anderson 12:00 Tc ~.'iar CoWlcil in absence of Ge.-1. Spaatz 12:20 ?. 1…
  • p. 149 …General Anderson - General Va."l inrCil"l'led Gen. Amerson tlla t he was definitely againSt…
SC: No.
MC: I remember we were at the Marcel's house and I can remember Jesse had something had
something on the pad ... and then went out to ... and took it out onto the back porch. And, I
remember that (unintelligible)
RW: Was it some sort of material, metal material or...
MC: And it's in one of these books and then they ... and as little Jesse said, they cemented over
that ...
RW: Oh yeah ... O.K. I remember that.
MC: I can still visualize the stove of where they were and we were out there.
SC: No, he could have had some there at the house.
MC: I honestly do remember that.
RW: O.K. Was it like tinfoil type stuff or do you recall ...
MC: I don't remember.
SC: I remember. He could have had some there at the house and it was, and it looked like a foil
of some sort, and he could have tried to bum that and it didn't bum very well, I don't know. I
don't remember that. I can't why imagine he'd be beating on it with a hammer for, but it doesn't
make sense.
RW: One of the other things that I'll just jump to real quick was that you had tested the material
with a Geiger counter. Did you ever have a Geiger counter?
SC: No.
RW: Now that's not standard OSIICIC issue that I was aware of.
SC: Honest to God, nol
RW: rve never seen a Geiger counter myseU: but I didn't know if you knew what one was.
SC: I had never seen one...wbat CIC would...No, absolutely.
RW: That comes a little further...did you have a Jeep Carryall, was that ... 1
SC: No.

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