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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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PROFESSOR MOORE - 6/8/94 A: Oh, yeah. I visited people in Washington. Q: Just for the record, ·Major Marcel later worked at [AFOAT-1]. Do you recognize him at all? involved with were list of people at 26 A: Not at all. The people I was civilian scientists. If we looked at a Northrop, Doyle Northrop sort of sticks other names I've seen related to that. but I never knew Marcel. in my mind, and there are Yeah, I knew that guy, Q: so you went, moving into Mogul, you did go on the June and July field trips. A: I ran them. Q: How many did you go on? All of them? A: I didn't go to the one in the Pacific. If you look at the planning on the Project Fitzwilliam, my name was listed as the person as being there. Then suddenly, I'm not. What happened, my people got taken away from me and I had to recruit brand new people to help me fly balloons into Alamagordo during the April and May 1948 operations. So I had new personnel, and we went up and down the Rio Grande Valley trying to launch balloons so they would pass over the ground stations at Alamagordo. Q: During that early period, before you had your full complement of various types of balloons, did you ever use any of the Japanese balloons? We were given the impression there were at least a few of the Japanese balloons made available. A: I got very interested in the Japanese balloons and communicate, and I have pieces of the Japanese balloon downstairs if you're interested in seeing a piece of it. And I've got translations. I met tbe chief of the Central Meteorological Office, a Dr. Wadati, and he put me in contact, so I have extensive files on the Japanese balloons. Q: But were any of those used as precursors to Mogul or ••. A: None whatsoever. That was part of a promotion that .•. When I went to General Mills, Winzen who had been the great entrepreneur, had gotten fired. He'd gotten caught in a prevarication about whether or not the Navy was going to provide money. He was replaced by a fellow named Frank Jewitt. Jewitt recruited me out of graduate school. We really promoted balloons. That's part of the balloon promotion. Q: None of the Japanese balloons were actually used as far as a precursor to Mogul or anything like that. A: That is absolutely correct.
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