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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.
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Meeting No. 30 TimrJ: Place a Members Present: Secretary a SUBJECT AIR COORDINATING COMMITTEE FORT WORTH REGIONAL AIRSPACE SUBCOMMITTEE P. O. BOX 1689 FORT WORTH 1, TEXAS August 21, 1947 August 21, 1947 - 10:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Regional Office, CAA, Ft. Worth, Texas L. c. Elliott, Chairman Lt. Col. Hall F. Smith, ~ar Dept. Member Major Williams, War Dept. Alternate .Member Perry Hodgden, CAB Member CCli!UI8nder Jsnes Douglas A.rbes, Navy Dept. )(enber Tracy Walsh, J,.TA Coordinator Paul H. Boatman EXTRACT ·copy PAGE NmtmER III. OBSTRUCTIONS TO AIR NAVIGATION A. WHITE SANDS, NEW MEXICO, PROV»>G GROUND -NEW YORK UNIVERSITY - RELEASE OF FREE BALLOONS- CASE #111••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 3 PROBLEM 1. 7he Secretary of the SUbcommittee presented a request received from the New Yark University through the .Uepartment of Commerce Member for approval of re- leases of free balloons at the White Sands Proving Ground in Phase II operation as outlined in New York Subcommittee Meeting No. 12, dated March 20, 1947. DISCUSSION 2. It as first thought that balloons would ascend and desc.end wi1hin the confines of the White Sands presently assigned danger area and that no further authorization would be required; however the Subcommittee was advised by the Universit,y that balloons have been descending outside of the area in the vicinity of Roswell, New Mexico. It, therefore, appeared that there was a certain amount of hazard to aircraft encountered in the descent of this equipment. 3. The Subcommittee did not have full inf' ormation on the nUll!Der of releases anticipated and other pertinent details; however it appeared the chances of collision of aircraft with this equipment was very remote and due to the fact prevailing winds in this area would ordinarily carry the equipment eastward, which would tend to carry it away from heavy travelled already established civil airways, that this activity might not be too objectionable. (43)
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