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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. 29 …Since 1978-1980, other UFO researchers, most notably Donald Schmitt and Kevin Randle, claim to have…
  • p. 31 …Randle and Donald Schmitt; The Truth About the UFO Crash at Roswell (1994), also by Randle…
  • p. 159 …I have reviewed the pictures in the 1991 Book by Randle and Schmitt on the UFO…
  • p. 168 …It had been alleged in a number ofbooks, including the one by Randle and Schmitt, that…
  • p. 170 …I went through and pulled out wherever, in this book UFO Crash at Roswell by Randle…
  • p. 171 …From the very start, when these clowns started hounding me, Randle and Schmitt, I told they…
  • p. 176 …He makes a number of claims that, at least Randle and Schmitt; and when I say…
  • p. 178 …risk injury to civiliaDs on the ground. Randle asked if he remembered my talk at aD…
  • p. 190 …Well, of course, Randle and Schmitt do claim that those people are out there and that…
  • p. 191 …Well, I got a perfect example of this with Randle and Schmitt. Randle is the outgoing…
  • p. 205 …On review of the photos in the Randle/Schmitt book, the material looks like one of…
shown to have died, disappeared, or otherwise suffered at the hands of the
government during the last 47 years). Fourth, many of the persons making the
biggest claims of "alien bodies" make their living from the "Roswell Incident."
While having a commercial interest in something does not automatically make it
suspect, it does raise interesting questions related to authenticity. Such persons
should be encouraged to present their evidence (not speculation) directly to the
government and provide all pertinent details and evidence to support their claims
if honest fact-finding is what is wanted. Lastly, persons who have come forward
and provided their names and made claims may have, in good faith but in the
"fog of time," misinterpreted past events. The review of Air Force records did not
locate even one piece of evidence to indicate that the Air Force has had any part
in an "alien" body recovery operation or continuing cover-up.
During the course of this effort, the Air Force has kept in close touch with the
GAO and responded to their various queries and requests for assistance. This
report was generated as an official response to the GAO, and to document the
considerable effort expended by the Air Force on their behalf. It is anticipated that
that the GAO will request a copy of this report to help formulate the formal
report of their efforts. It is recommended that this document serve as the final Air
Force report related to the Roswell matter, for the GAO, or any other inquiries.
Attachments
1. Washington Post Article, "GAO Turns to Alien Turf in New Probe,"
January 14, 1994
2. GAO Memo, February 15, 1994
3. DoD/IG Memo, February 23, 1994
4. SAF /FM Memo, February 24, 1994, w /Indorsement
5. SAF/ AA Memo, March 1, 1994, w/ March 16, 1994 Addendum
6. AF/IN Memo, March 14, 1994
7. AF/SE Memo, March 14, 1994
8. SAP/ AQL Memo, March 22, 1994
9. AF /XOWP Memo, March 9, 1994
10. SAF I AAI Memo, March 10, 1994
11. AFHRA/CC Memo, March 8, 1994
12. AFOSI/HO Memo, May 11, 1994
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