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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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cell with very low diffusion through the walls and one capable
of maintaining super-pressure in excess of that lost with re-
ductions of gas temperature. Such a balloon could be sealed
off completely or a pressure-activated valve could be used to
permit efflux of the gas when the bursting pressure is approached.
The neoprene-coated nylon balloon built by Seyfang Laboratories
(Figure 7) has been used with a valve set to prevent rupturing.
Figure 7. Neoprene-coated nylon balloon,
two-thirds infla tea.
The fabric has been coated with a metallic paint to mw1.mue
the effects of radiation. However., the values of superheat ob-
tained by the gas when the balloon is in the sun have been of
the order of 300C. The amount of buoyancy lost when circulation
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