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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. 17 …of alien beings and elusive vehicles which never quite seem to manifest themselves. Regardless of one…
  • p. 31 …Conversely, there has never been any previous documentary evidence produced by those who would debunk the…
  • p. 32 …This had never been officially done before, although most of the persons contacted reported that they…
  • p. 40 …Lt Col Cavitt also stated that he had never taken any oath or signed any agreement…
  • p. 77 …Because this conclusion is based on the absence of documentation, the issue can never be definitively…
  • p. 99 …H written, there is good evidence through accessioning and microfilming records that the Agency never received…
  • p. 101 …histories and supporting documents, and it has never routinely received the kind of records which might…
  • p. 159 …I have never been sworn to any form of secrecy by anyone concerning this matter and…
  • p. 165 …It never crossed my mind that it could be anything but a radio sonde. RW: How…
  • p. 168 …as far as I knew, I never heard anyone say, "Don't talk about this and…
  • p. 169 …I never met LaPaz personally, but I knew what he was. RW: Did Rickett go with…
  • p. 170 …I forget since I was there in the Washington area for awhile but I never did…
  • p. 172 …To the best of my recollection, I never met the rancher, Brazel. RW: O.K., because…
  • p. 173 …rve never seen a Geiger counter myseU: but I didn't know if you knew what…
  • p. 174 …ordered Marcel to accompany the rancher back to Corona, •· You said you never saw... and then…
  • p. 175 …I never had any idea that it was anything with the V-2. They told us…
  • p. 177 …You and I never saw this. You don't see any military people or military vehicles…
  • p. 178 …said in a facetious way: "Lets make out like it never existed, because we're wasting…
  • p. 179 …to him the crash and recovery had never happened. There was no investigation on the Foster…
  • p. 182 …No, I never saw this. SC: I don't know what that is from. RW: "But…
  • p. 183 …So, some of there records were TS and still are.) That is because they have never…
  • p. 185 …Cav never told me anything. He said nl never tell you anything then you won't…
  • p. 189 …I am quite sure that we never gave it a thought until that book.
  • p. 190 …Now, we have never found the ftight records to substantiate that, so I don't know…
  • p. 202 …related to this inquicy and I have never been threatened by US Government persons concerning not…
  • p. 207 …related to this inquiry and I have never been threatened by US Government persons concerning refraining…
  • p. 213 …We never considered a ..planneq cover story; we were concerned with security. I was the project…
  • p. 214 …I never obsCJVed any of the balloon "trains" but I did see some of the early…
  • p. 225 …and subsequent models were brand new, had never flown anything like that in this area. A…
  • p. 228 …I'd never heard the name Mogul -- the classification was that high. I knew what we…
  • p. 240 …I just wanted to see if there had been anything stated to you never to discuss…
  • p. 242 …but I never knew Marcel. in my mind, and there are Yeah, I knew that guy…
  • p. 243 …I've never seen a Japanese balloon that I know of, I've never seen the…
  • p. 246 …No, I've never seen this. Trakowski argued that even the name Mogul was classified, and…
  • p. 249 …Out PM with several NYU men by weapons carrier, but we never located it. Rocket postponed…
  • p. 264 …As far as I know we just never interfaced with the military. Q: Where were you…
  • p. 266 …We never saw anybody in security. There was certainly nobody keeping us secure. If anything, we…
  • p. 273 …who was writing a story, and I never quite could determine whether he was on the…
  • p. 274 …I have never seen such a document nor have I ever heard of any effort to…
  • p. 277 …radar reflectors for tracking purposes-but it never comes out talking about MOGUL and the instrumentation…
  • p. 278 …I never met Richard Robert Crane. I knew him only by the path of debris he…
  • p. 282 …They never said it, but I know they did because they left me free to do…
  • p. 318 …Before now, however, a larger portion of the story was never told. Recent research indicates that…
  • p. 320 …and Project MOGUL as first conceived was never put into operational 1use. However, MOGUL did serve…
  • p. 321 …Moore, NYU Constant-Level Balloon Project Engineer, stated that they were never informed of the classified…
  • p. 567 …and this flight 11as never recovered. Pre- sumably the marked easterly flow then observed above 60…
  • p. 591 …ficienoy since on-ot.f' operation was never per- mitted. The temperature data of' these flights…
  • p. 740 …The theodolite lost the balloon in clouds earlier and the airplane observer never succeeded in seeing…
  • p. 815 …Out pm with several NYU by weapon carrier but we never located it. Rocket postponed until…
~lon~l Oecar c, Mai~r. 0-16096
Retention: Indefinite. No known renlacement in the AAJ.
Dut1e,: Chief, ~lectronic Plana Sootion, Electronic Subdivision.
Thi• officer should be retained in hie present aasignment due to the
back~round or knowledce and experience which he baa with reference to
electronic reaearch and develonment •• well aa meteorolocioal research
Pnd development and the ph7aict ot the upper air. Oolonel Maier hat
comoletP.d nll require~enta tor a Ph. D. de1ree froa the California
Institute of Technology excePt tor six month• reaidenc7. During the
n•)riod 1 l'ebruary 1945 to 1 Jllnua17 1946. Oolonel Maier had been
Commanding Officer of Watson Laboratories in charce ot retearch and
development of ground radar, radio and electronic• nqu1pment neculiar
to the Ar~ Air lorcet, previoua to which ~· waa in ooam&Dd ot
various Si,nal Corpa laboratories. Furthermore, he hat oomnlete
t"chnical knowledce and underetandlng of the "'::ro.1ech bein~t c&rried
on by l·iatson ll•boratoriea and 0111bridge 'field Station. which can onl7
be achieved b7 7eara of active participation in the actual research
and development of that particular type of electronic ground equipment.
O.oJ nnel KN'$~.ll.!a G, ~ftr. 0-18373.. «C •.• _~ ..
Retent1Qn: Indefinite. No known replacement in the AAr.
Duties; Assitant Chief, Electronic Plane Section, Electronic
Subdivision. This officer bat an extensive background and knowledge
in meteorological and electronic reiearch and development. He la a
graduate or M,I.T. in seteorolo17. Colonel Duf!7 v&e ll~iaon officer
from the OoiDJllanding General, AAF, to the Chief Signal Officer totdut7
in connection with meteorological equipment tor th~ period 1942-1~46.
During this oeriod he set up AAl requirement•, ttandards and training
programs for weather equipment and personall7 followed thit equipment
from the laboratories to ita introduction in all combat theaters.
From September 1946 to Januar,r 1947, Colonel Dut!7 WRI in charge of
apnlled nropagation of coapreaaional and a&«netio va•e• at Vataon
Laboratories. At the present time, Colonel Duff7 it monitorinl the
unnor air research prograa tor the AAr in addition to hie dutiee as
AsRi~tant Chief of the llftctronic Plane Section, With the Air lo~e
cornpetin~ against other aervicea in the upper air research proeraa,
guided m1eaile• and meteorologioal research, a comnetent, practical
and theoretical officer h oonddered euential in the Pb.nt s~cUon,
~1ectronic Subdivltion,
Colonel Ralnb L. Vaaatll. 0-2?3ia
Retentio~: Indefinite. lo known replacement in the AAl,
Dutlet: Chief of Onerationa tor Power Plant Laborator.y. In thit
capacity he ie responsible direotl7 to the Laborator,r Ohio! for the
nl~nntn~ and e~ecution o! the entire engine development program.
Specltically, he le resnonaible tor tuperv1t1on of the Rotating ~gine
Branch and the lon-lotating Encine Branch. In order to succesetull7
exAcute hh responllb111Uee, Oolonel Wa11ell autt ooordina\e and
approve the initiation ot all retearoh and development project• tor
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