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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…
COL TRAKOWSKI - 6/29/94 8
Q: The Sea Girt Inn?
A: Exactly. That's where John had his office, and I was there for a time doing work on
developing the operational procedures of the SCR-658, the radio direction of wind- meteorological data.
Rawinsonde-1 did most all the work on developing how to use that instrument, and it was done there
at the Sea Girt Inn.
Q: Do you recall any other physical attributes about the radar reflectors, the balsa wood?
Charlie Moore indicated that the material had been coated in something like Elmer's glue which made it
much more durable. Do you recall anything like that?
A: No, I don't. I didn't concern myself with that except as an observation to the side. The
radar targets were geometrically elementary. There were three intersecting planes: X, Y, and Z. Their
geometry was such, as you well know, that any incident wave would be reflected exactly, precisely, in
the direction from which it came. So they were simple. I don't recall any of the details of how they were
made, what what the materials were, what coatings were used, or anything. At the time it wasn't within
the range of my job.
Q: Did Colonel Duffy inform you officially? When he said he called you, was this like an
official ...
A: No. It was just an informative call. There wasn't any official transmission of knowledge
nor expected action to result from it.
Q: Did Colonel Duffy consider this to be some sort of security violation?
A: No. Not to my knowledge, no. It was part of doing business.
Q: So he wasn't particularly upset, and he didn't require a formal explanation.
A: No.
Q: So that's the first you were aware, when he called you. None of your technicians had
mentioned it to you?
A: No. Not to my knowledge.
Q: Did you have any interaction with the people at Eighth Air Force such as General Ramey
or anyone else who may have been at Roswell Army Air Field?
A: No. I don't recall any interaction with them, no.
Q: What about Dr. Crary or Dr. Peoples? Do you know if they had interaction with the
[Eighth Air Force] folks?
A: I don't recall any, no.

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