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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.
The method used heretofore is variation of balloon load through changes in the amount of ballast used. However. there are upper and lower limits on the amount of ballast that can be used. due to 'the strength limitations of the fabric. Also. the "height sensitivity"; that is. the ratio of change in altitude to Change in load. is not great enough to provide suit- able choice of heights. B. Another attack is to effect a change of volume by making openings below the equator of the balloon. The volume of gas contained in the balloon envelope is then obviously limited. c. If this method of height control proves to be un- satisfactory. still other control mechanisms will be sought. The three objectives. with their indicated subdivisions. will be pursued to better effect control of the balloon altitude. A parallel pursuit will be the investigation of other balloon types and sizes. in addition to the satisfactory General Mills Polyethylene models now in use. Thus. plans for the future include both the development of control devices currently under test and also a.broad. general study of 'the basic components of constant-level balloon trains from the theoretical as well as the operational viewpoint. - 36 -
FOIA release, from the osd collection. The PDF is mirrored here; the original link is under it. 993 pages are in the text index: search them above, or from the library's search.