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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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~t with your hands. There was also debris coUection on sticky paper. Most of the balloon projects were not concerned ~ith weather--that's why there weren't radiosondes on all the balloons. The "cosmic ray train" was probably just a cosmic ray ex~~t on one of our ballons. The balloons were made of secri£ms and had tape reinforcements but ~recaJJ any specifics on the tape material. Mylar was not called that originally--it may have originated as polyethelene. AU the polyethelcne we use was of a translucent material. Neoprene was used during the war; generally for meterological and artillery firing ballons. The artillery radar tracked the balloons with comer reflectors--this ga·ve the vo.inds aloft to assist the gunners. The radar reflectors were sheets of reflective material and they changed over time but I don't recall the details of the changes. On reviewing Charlie !\loore's letter, the acoustic detection relates with the atomic debris coUection. The reflectors were for tracking and was made up of a metaJized paper or fabric. Charlie explains the flowers-rd heard about the flowers before, don't remember where-we used whatever we had in the experimental realm. The targets were throw-aways-we didn't put a tag on them, maybe a radiosonde, but not a target. Such a train would make gouges (shallow) as it was dragging the ground. We used meterology as a cover story-it was a natural. It had a purpose beyond the project--we could use the constant level analysis of the constant pressure (isobaric) vs constant altitude to study atmospherics mathematically-therefore using it was natural. Ramey's press conference-the Air Force position makes sense for the mistake that the PIO made in his statements. (All the NYU personnel had left Alomogordo when the "material" was brought in- someone stated that it may have been Col Duffy's and therefore sent it to him at Wright Patterson- -not because it was extraterrestial) It is a logical reason to send it (the debris from the desert) there-not because it was special--Col Duffy was a fine officer and rm sure he'd recognize it. I was not aware of any association between our balloon projects and the aDcgcd "Roswell incident" Wltil this interview. I am not part of any conspiracy to withhold infonnation from either the US government or American public. There is no classified information that I am withholding related to this inquicy and I have never been threatened by US Government persons concerning not talking about this situation . ~ SIGNED: WITNESS(s): Subscribed and sworn to before me, a person authorized to administer oaths this 3rd day of June 1994 VA ~COL, USAF )Jj:/JL
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