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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.
TO: FROM: SUBJECT: COPY L. c. Elliott AIR COORDINATING COMMITTEE FORT WOR'IH REGIONAL AIRSPACE SUBCOMMITTEE P. 0. BOX 1689 FORT WORm 1_ mxAS September 2, 1947 C1-tairman, Ft. Worth Regional Airspace Subcommittee Lt. Col. Hall F. Smith, War Dept. Member, Ft. Worth Regional Airspace Subcommittee Secretary, Ft. Worth Regional Airspace Subcommittee Procedure for Release of Free Balloons in the White Sands Danger Area '!he writer mt with Mr. James R. Smith of New York University and Lt. V. D. Thompson of Alamogordo A.AF, at El Paso, Texa~ on .August 27 to discuss procedures to be followed during the descent of free balloons released within the White Sands Danger Area. Mr. Smith advised that he had met with the Comma~~ing Officer at Biggs Field who had stated he desired no further coordination other than what the Civil Aeronautics Administration might require and that he would write a letter to Mr. Smith to this effect. Mr. Smith will forward this to the Chairman o£ the Subcommittee for the record. Mr. Smith outlined their progr~, which consists for the most part of testing various types of balloons. Their program ~~ll probably be of 5 flights per month for the next 6 months, the first flight to be released on Sept. 6• weather per- mitting. Weather minimums were agreed on as not more than 4llo of the sky covered or forecasted to be covered within the expected descent area (60 mile radius). Balloons are tracked by VHF DF stations at Alamogordo and Roswell for the present plus an aircraft. When the balloon descends to 20-000 feet, it not in the clear, positions will be given every hour or so and will be put out as notams on Schedule "A" from the Roswell AAF. '!his will serve to advise the Army Fields, the airlines, and some itinerant traffic. In any case if the balloon is outside the assigned danger area, notams will be issued when the balloons descend below 15,000 feet. The balloons are for the most part 15 feet in diamet~r and plastic. Suspended from the balloon is a 100 foot one thousand pound test nylon line which carries the airborne equipment. Releases are usually made at dawn and· the flight terminates in an average o£ 8 hours time; it may be fran 6 to 12 hours duration. It is believed the notam procedure will serve to advise pilots o£ this. activity effectively enough to provide the desired amount of caution. It is understood (45)
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