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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…
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
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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
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