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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. 225 …Well, Boford was Navy, that was the Navy .•• Q: Like taking a Pi Ball reading now…
  • p. 226 …fabricate balloons for us. During that period we heard of the Navy project that was going…
  • p. 242 …But were any of those used as precursors to Mogul or ••. A: None whatsoever. That was…
  • p. 319 …Ewing had conducted considerable research for the Navy during World War II, studying, among other things…
  • p. 789 …for six hours using a non-extensible envelope vri th the addition of a balla.st…
  • p. 801 …Vet Gifford ;.;ho has 0 0' sea rescue boat this project is planning to use. Stayed…
  • p. 802 …tlyckoff, Hungerfield, 'faux and ~yself regarding Navy participation with us in Crossroads. Captain Kellogg of Weather…
  • p. 815 …Schneider up with 0 'Day to check use as NYU station. Alamoggrdo crew helped~.get helium…
tb• amplitude and frequency ot oscillations induced by the servo
system. In fact, under the influence of both controls, oscillation
is almost undetectable.
As a consequence of such tests, it is possible to predict the type,
size and frequency of oscillations which the servo-control equip-
ment will introduce into the balloon flight. This is especially
significant since it is known from flights on which no control equip-
ment was included that oscillations do occur naturally within the
atmosphere, apparently as a result of vertical cellular convection
currents. By knowledge of the frequency of oscillation caused by
a given control system it is possible to analyze oscillation.s and de-
termine which are caused by control and which are atmospheric. The
wiring diagram of the flight-similitude 11ystem is .shown in Figure 19.
NOTES
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CD Stgma Relay Type 5F
® Rate Swatch- EO 48-115
(j)
@ Heavy Duty Relay, Guardtan Sf.lrtes 200dpst
@ Ballast Solenoid Valve- EO 49-2
@Displacement Swttch-E048-107
@ Auto Syphon
(1) Counter
@ Pump Motor
Figure 19. Wiring diagram, flight-similitude system.
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