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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.
jFabr1c The physical and chemical properties needed in a balloon material are: (l) chemical stability, (2) low permeability, (3) high tensile atrengtb, (4) low brittle temperature, (5) high tear resistance, (6) high transparency to heat radiation and (7) light weight. In Table 1 the properies of 7 plastics and 2 coated materials are given. From this data polyethylene and saran appear to be the most sui table films. Table l !Low Temper- 1 Penne- : Tensile . Tear Re-i Ease of' I Stability to ~ture Prop-· ability 1 Strength i sistance 1 Fabrioa- 1Ultraviolet . erties l · tion 1 I 'I !Goodi Low!Polyethylene Good ' Medium IGood 1 Good I i l ! High I !Saran Fair I Low jPoor Fair IFair rylcm l High I I !GoodGood Low jLow Good I i IGoodIGoodfinylite Very poor Medium 1 Medium Good I l !Good ! ~Teflon Believed Low I High I Cannot i Good good •, I I ·be fabri-j kthocellu- [ IFair ce.ted iI Good Very Low Good !Good high IIlose !Fair IGoodPlio film Poor High Poor Poor !Nylon or sill ' fabric ooa tee ~ith: Neoprene Fair Low High Fair Fair Fair Butyl Good Low High Fair Fair Good rubber Having decided upon the proper fabric to be used, an effort was made to interest a number or companies in the fabrication and production of balloons. The first supplier or balloon• ..d. or ·polyethylene was Harold A. Smith, Inc., lfame.roneck, lrew York. In these balloons, 4 and 8 mil sheets were heat sealed to to~ a spherical cell open at the bottom. Load attachment tabs were set into the fabric and loading lines ran from these taba to a load ring. This method of' supporting the load proved to be un- sa ti sfac tory. -11-
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