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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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It is impossible to ~ake reall1 detailed calculattons of the ~ax~mum ra~e without better info~1nt1or. about temperature and sound velocity 1n locations from 45,000 to 90,000 feet, for it ls there tMt the ereatest frictional losse!' will oc~ur. However·, Jt ~tt aare to nt"e1tet that a bomb eonta1n1r-.~ a few. 'lOttl"ld~ or TNT OAn be h•ard rro!!l 4000 to 5000 1'111l.oa. 'l'he chance t~at 1t could be heard to the rarthoet po1n: on eartb 1! '110 l"tb eon~ 1derat1on. It is r:ry belle! tr..at a larse rocket or Jet propul·- sion :notor passing the a.:-:1!! of the sound channel would also b~ detectable by l1!te~1r.g at ~everal thousand miles, and subject to location by tr!a:t<?.ulation if hea r.j by tbree sui tlably chosen eta tiona. ln t1llle of war this tr1angl.tlat.1on COl.J.ld locate the l~nohini, site~ of the enemy, and 1h peaee time it is conceivable that ~~!tably ehos6n Jlsten~n£ $t&tlons could monitor tho entire wot•ld to detect klld locate ..ny unusual rocket or jet prop\.Ol::ion axperlmente, thus mln1.rn1z~ng the danger of surcr!se a.~tack:; -;;it"t st.~c!"et weapons. ' The moat prom1a1ne. .eJ"PC'• oi: li6tening etatlon accord1:1.; to my present lmowledge would·IUke uae eltber ot the b1gber ~nta1n8 ot the world or or tree balloons to . gain adequate belgbt. It 1a unknown at pr•sent: b7 how ra* the receiver •7 be re110ve~ .t'rows the pre~er. red height withqut prohibit1'Ye eacr1t1ce ot sound channel prooertiea. Hawcner, 1~ the aub:a.rine sound. channel we have bad fairly good rece~tlon with the hydropbone at 20VO teet when tno axle ot the ehaDnel waa at 4000 feet. Benee, it 1~ not beyond I reason that t~e taller ~ounta1nP might ~rovide sufficient · altitude or themaelvea~ Small atratoaphere balloons. provided with radio ~•ana tor tranam1aa1on or sound 1~1••• to a receiving , station either fixed or .ob1le, probabl1 provide the .oat 1 readily &Yailable ltstentne •rra~.ent. 8i8A"'
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