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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. 129 …6099 2 HQ AMC WRIGHT PAT 342-seA-6191 CAMBRIDGE LABS 342-A~ AMC HQ WRIGHT…
  • p. 228 …overhead and followed the balloons out to sea. I have no idea about the results that…
  • p. 235 …the regular 334 that we had at sea level. From that they could deduce the temperature…
  • p. 279 …actually located on the jurisdictional lines between Sea Girt and Springlake, New Jersey. It was an…
  • p. 280 …The Sea Girt Inn? A: Exactly. That's where John had his office, and I was…
  • p. 400 …alone 1a about 24,000.m1lea at sea level, aDd about '500 allea at 45,000…
  • p. 407 …five (25) feet at their ls.rgest sea-level diameter. The sonic unit was a combination…
  • p. 466 …hour when one-fifth inf~ated at sea level). One other type of balloon which has…
  • p. 490 …Let us, then, compare the rate of leakage at any given altitude with leakage at sea…
  • p. 492 …The leakage at any altitude may be expressed as a function of leakage at sea level…
  • p. 493 Comparing rete of leakage at 40,000 feet with leakage at sea level: ~ 188 .u§. - 0…
  • p. 495 …It a 20-foot diameter balloon~ full were tested at 10 sea level and found to…
  • p. 496 …At sea level this is equivalent to 5.32 ~r. for a 20-foot diameter balloon…
  • p. 502 …Using the rules of subsonic aerodynamics, Picard suggests that air at sea level escaping at 1333…
  • p. 503 …sea level (psi) escape velocity of air to produce back pressure of 1 atmosphere at sea…
  • p. 520 …to about 20 millibars and increased to sea-level pressure at different temperatures. The most comprehensive…
  • p. 654 …The height above mean sea level as determined fram pressure measurements used in this work with…
  • p. 686 …to a thtmble a.nd attached to re1n forced pCltches at alterna.te .sea.m.s…
  • p. 688 …lQr9e Ba.lloo n ~hould trQin de .sea nd to 101000'. 6 each.-Gene ral M1lls…
  • p. 736 …point at which the radiosonde reaches the sea surface. 2. Earlier attempts There have been numerous…
  • p. 737 …The balloons floated between the surface and 30,000 ft above sea level; those which reached…
  • p. 801 …Vet Gifford ;.;ho has 0 0' sea rescue boat this project is planning to use. Stayed…
  • p. 816 …Worzel working on gravity at sea. Saw Geo Woollard and the Ryders. Woollard after Guggenheim fellowship…
  • p. 887 …the launching site is markedly different from sea level, a shift in this curve is needed…
  • p. 925 …balloon at all times with respect to sea level. On this curve also it is customary…
  • p. 933 …The height above ~ean sea level as determined from pressure measurements used in this work with…
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Abstract from:
AIR COORDINATING COMMITTEE
NEW YORK SUBCOMMITTEE ON AIRSPACE
RULES OF 'ffiE AIR AND AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL
385 Madison Avenue
New York 17, N.Y.
20 March 1947
N. Y. Meeting No. 12
PROBLEM:
1. The Secretary of the Subcommittee presented a request from the War
Department member in behalf of New York University for approval to release free
balloons from Allentown, Pa. and Lakehurst, N. J.
DISCUSS I(!;
2. The subject project is broken down into two phases as described below:
A. HiASE I.
{1) The type balloon to be used in this phase of the
project will be 6 ft. in diameter, hydrogen filled,
encompassed by a nylon shroud with black and white
panels 24" wide. Radio instruments weighing approxi-
mately 3 lba. will be suspended approximately 50 ft.
below the balloon and equipped with parachute device
so that upon separation from the balloon, the attached
equipment will float down towards the earth rather
than become a freely falling body.
(2) It is anticipated that two flights will be required in
this phase of operation, the release to be made during
weather conditions in Which the sky is free of clouds
and the visibility at least three miles at all altitudes
up to 20,000 feet., within a four hour cruising radius
from Allentown, Pa.
(3) The balloon, during these flights, shall be convoyed
by sui table ai roraft to maintain air-ground communica-
tions on the balloon trajectory and equipped to effect
destruction of the balloon at the termination of four
hours flight or at such time that the balloon may
become hazardous either to aircraft flight operations
or the persons or property of others on the surface.
{4) New York University will file a Notice to Airmen at
least twelve {l~hours in advance of balloon release
and a second notice will be filed at the time of release
with the Allentown, Pa. Airways Communications Station.
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