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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…
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Fig. 22. Polyethylene balloon weight••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 18
Fig. 23. Balloon weights for various fabric weights •••••••••••• 18
Fig. 24. Free lift of balloons vs. rate of rise •••••••••••••••• 19
Fig. 26. General Milla twenty-foot balloon billowing in a 6-
kn.ot wind •••••••.•••••. • •• • • •• • •• • • ••••••••••••••••• • • 23
Fig. 26. Heavy elliptical shot bag••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 23
Fig. 27. Aluminum •cannon• in position••••••••••••••••••••••••• 24
Fig. 28. Plan view of balloon launching layout ••••••••••••••••• 26
Fig. 29. Balloon shapes during launching ••••••••••••••••••••••• 26
Fig. 30. General Mills twenty-foot balloon in flight • •••••••••• 26
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Train Assembly, ~light 5, (meteorological cluster) •••• 36
Traje~tory, flight 5 •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 36
Height-time curve, flight 5••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 36
Fig. 34. Trajectory, flight 6 •••••••••••••.•••••••••••••••••••• 36
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Height-time curve, flight 6••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 36
Train assembly, flight~ (meteorological cluster) ••••• 36
Trajectory, flight 7 •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 36
Height-time curve, flight 7 •••••••••••.••••••••••••••• 36
Train assembly, flight 8, (General :Mills Cluster) ••••• 36
Fig. 40. Trajectory, flight 8•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 36
Fig. 41. Height-time curve, flight 8 •••••••••••••••••••.••••••• 36
Pig. 4?.. Train assembly, flight 10••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 36
Fig. 43. Height-time curve, flight 10•••••••••••••••••••••••••• 36
Fig. 44• Train assembly, flight 11••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 36
Fig. 46. Trajectory and height-time curve, flight ll••••••••••• 36
Fig • ,.. Train assembly, flight 12............ • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 36
.Fig • 4 7. Height-time ourve, flight 12 ••••••••••••••••••.• • • • • • • • 36

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