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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. 39 …and Maj Jesse Marcel. Capt. William E. Anderson said it was from a flying saucer. After…
  • p. 143 …Sam Anderson 12:00 Tc ~.'iar CoWlcil in absence of Ge.-1. Spaatz 12:20 ?. 1…
  • p. 149 …General Anderson - General Va."l inrCil"l'led Gen. Amerson tlla t he was definitely againSt…
OFF'ICE OF" TME SECRETA~Y
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
WASHINGTON DC 20330-1000
MEMORANDUM FOR AFOSIIHO
FROM: SAF/AAZ
1720 Air Force Pentagon
Washington DC 20330-1720
16 March 1994
SUBJECf: GAO Review on Records Management Procedures Dealing with
Weather Balloons, Unknown Aircraft, and Similar Crash Incidents (GAO
Code 701034)- ACTION MEMORANDUM
Reference: SAF/AA 1 Mar 94 Memorandum w/atch, Subj, same as above
SAF/AAZ has taken the lead for the Air Force in providing the GAO with all
pertinent records and information related to the above subject. Pan of this review will
involve retrieving records, histories, reports of investigations, etc. related to sightings of
unknown aerial objects/phenomena.
To insure that we have searched all applicable document holdings, request you
research AFOSI histories for any records that might be relevant to the GAO review. Such
records might have been created prior to the formal establishment of AFOSI, e.g.,
AAF/CIC or USA/CID records. Request you limit your search to holdings within your
purview for the period Jan 1947 through Dec 1953.
Please contact me or Lt Col Butler at
this subject.
1 Attachment:
SAF/AA 1 Mar Memorandum

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