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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. 15 …Gen Roger M. Ramey Col William H. Blanchard Maj Gen Clements McMullen Brig Gen Donald N…
  • p. 36 …Additionally, this history showed that the 509th Commander, Colonel Blanchard, went on leave on July 8…
  • p. 37 the supposed first ever recovery of extraterrestrial materials. (Detractors claim Blanchard did this as a ploy…
  • p. 46 …Additionally, it seems that there was overreaction by Colonel Blanchard and Major Marcel in originally reporting…
  • p. 75 …William Blanchard. the Public Information Officer, Walter G. Haut, issued a news release that the Amry…
  • p. 104 …e July 1947. Colo·nel i1. H. Blanchard, ; y ::o!'!lr.'a.od.ing Of.f…
  • p. 105 …Colonel Oliver LaFarge, Air Reserve Corps, at Santa Fe, made atrangernents for Colonel Blanchard to visit…
  • p. 106 …Colonel Blanchard spoke on the fu"':ure of the Air Force, and the talk was very…
  • p. 164 …Colonel Blanchard. RW: Oh yeah. Excuse me, Colonel Blanchard. SC: He was the Wmg Commander of…
  • p. 167 …The first picture is actually with Jesse Marcel and that's General Blanchard and ... SC: I…
  • p. 172 …Colonel Wdliam Blanchard and the other officer suggested that Marcel and CIC agent accompanied Brazel to…
  • p. 174 …O.K. "Blanchard, who was still at the base... ordered Marcel to accompany the rancher back…
  • p. 176 …Albuquerque rather than Fort Worth and although Blanchard outranked the CIC agent (meaning yourself) a phone…
  • p. 183 …time and we don't know if Blanchard knew about that or not: (we don't…
  • p. 184 …crash at the request of Marcel; maybe Blanchard, and I probably took Rickett with me. We…
  • p. 189 …The things that Ramey and Blanchard used to! Blanchard came over to the Philippines. I think…
  • p. 254 …What about then Colonel Blanchard and General Ramey? Do you think they may have had any…
  • p. 964 …CU'l'IVE CALEJ\'D!Ul. -3 September 1947 - ColoP..el Blanchard and Lt. ;-iaut went…
  • p. 975 …Roger M. Ramey and Col. William H. Blanchard. Brig. Gen .. Roger M. Ramey was the Commanding…
  • p. 976 …As commander of Roswell Army Airfield and the 509th Bomb Group, Blanchard is alleged to have…
Hr. David DuahDcll
MDNH
Air Force MiasUe Ilcftl~nt Center
Hollaun Air Force Bue, Rev Mexico
Dear !ir. Buahnella
It has taken !1M! much too long in ansveri.ng :your inquir1es or
9 October l9S8 but I hope thia Worat1on v1U be or SOlie nl.ue to
you in preparing a hi8to!'7 ot ~OOD operations at Holloman. 'Dlanka
&lao fflr the three reports 1d1ich 7011 eent •·
AzuNeriDc ~ 8J)ecino quatiou, rq EDC2IR to Holloun ... 20
Januarr 1948. I repeated ill about 1 Febl"UU7 1948. I ,_..d.1atel7
joiDed tlle Electna1c aDd Ataolpheric Projecta Section aDd rftY!1ned
in tllil .... bade CIII"'WAUOD throuch ita Tarious DDI8 chances fetr
.,- entire tour at. Holl.m.
I attended the JanUU7 19.$0 Claaa at the Air Tec:Ucal School,
TrJDdall Air roroe Bue, P'l.orl.da tor eixteen (16) veoka aDd returned
to HollCMD iJ7 1.5 Mq•
On 3l J11l7 l9SO I vu uaiped Chief, Qeophflical. Reeearcb trmt,
(BalloCG) Electzoadca ad Atlloapheric Br&Dcb, Teclmic&l Opentioaa
Seot1oa, Old' 011 Special Orden Ro. 152, par 24. 'lhia, I belten, vaa
the tlnt b&l.looa orcazdsat1oa. OD 29 Mq l9Sl, S.O. Ro. lll, par 8
redelipated • vithnt cbaD&e of u.s.p.Dt aa Chief, B&l.looa
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UDit., lleotroDioa ad Ataolpherlo UDit, Dnelopaent and Test SecUoa,
Operattou.
I vat nner the Hollc.an BaN We•tJter O!!'ietor. Lt Colonel Mau
vaa aallgned as Base Weather Oft1oer and as head or the W organisa-
tion as a dual aeeignment. tor a while.
'l'bere wae a continuit)- or organization tro• tbe earliest ba.Uooa
&ctift ties 1lp to the preMnt. 'l!le DI.Jie checed but the ll"'UJ> COG\1-
aud • 'l'be radar ""arch aot1'ri.t1ea• the Aerobee rocket atao.erio
iDneUcaticm.s and the balloon aoUrltiea vere eponaored oricinal..l7

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