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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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inflated. At KWAJAI..Ern a wind-break was constructed through the courtesy of the island commander, Captain Vest, USN. At a predetermined time, the balloon was inflated with a fixed amount of helium gas to raise it to an altitude of from 50,000 to 60,000 feet where it -floated at a constant level. The balloon was cautiously launched and guided until it cleared all ground obstacles. Electrical power for the microphone-transmitter was provided through wet-cell batteries, especially constructed to prevent freezing. The balloon was tracked visually by use of' theodolites. Prior to the actual test on KWAJALEnl on X-day ( 15 April 1948) two (2) practice runs were made to minimize chance of' taih,re and to improve operating techniques. The transportation requirement was tor air litt to transport the team of six (6) scientists and twelve (12) thousand pounds of' equipnent from BElliAR, NEV; JERSEY to KWAJALErn, GUAM, HAWAII and then back to BEIJ4AR, NEW JERSEY. The Air Materiel Command provided three (3) aircraft, a C-54, a B-29, and a B-17, and crews, under the direction of Captain Stanley C. Lewis, from the 4149th AFBU, MIDDLETCM'N, PENNSYLVANIA. The C. 54 was also utilized in carrying Tracerlab personnel and equipment to KWAJALEnl and GUAM. Maintenance assist- ance was afforded by the local base and tactical organizations. The mobile team personnel was asfembled and partially trained at Watson Laboratories. The team arrived at KY1AJALEIN 31 March 1948; deJ:W.rted for NORTH FIEID, GUAM, on 16 April 1948; for HICKAM FIElD on 3 May 1948• and was scheduled to depart from HAWAII for its home station on Z plus one (l) day. The balloon team and aircraft crew personnel were as follows: BAllOON TEAM: Dr. Albert P. Crary Mr. Charles S. Schneider Mr. John~. Alden Mr. John A. Moulden Mr. Murry Hackman Mr. James Smith B-29 CRli! Captain Stanley c. Lewis 1st Lieutenant Randall S. Kane let Lieutenant Wm. L. Adams M/Sergeant W. L. Halliday M/Sergeant R. A. Kabaste T/Sergeant R. A. Cox T/Sergeant L. D. Moon C-54 CRtl£ Captain John P. Clowry 1st Lieutenant Richard Masher 1st Lieutenant Chas. A. Lamana S/Sergeant James Brau S/Sergeant L. H. Campbell Sergeant George L. Fretwell •Q• clearance •Q" clearance npn clearance "P'1 clearance "P'I clearance "P" clearance Physicist Meteorological Engineer Radio Engineer Radio Repairman Meteorological Engineer Meteorological Engineer -2- Pilot (Flight Commander) Co-Pilot Navigator Eneineer Radio Operator Ass 1 t Radio Operator Ass 1 t Engineer Pilot Co-Pilot Navigator Engineer Radio Operator Ass 1t Engineer
FOIA release, from the osd collection. The PDF is mirrored here; the original link is above. 993 pages are in the text index: search them above, or from the library's search.