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roswell

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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. 15 …Ramey Col William H. Blanchard Maj Gen Clements McMullen Brig Gen Donald N. Yates Albert P…
  • p. 29 …Similarly, two authors, William L. Moore and Charles Berlitz, also engaged in research which led them…
  • p. 31 …The Roswell Incident (1980) by William Moore and Charles Berlitz; "Crashed Saucers: Evidence in Search of…
  • p. 206 …incident"( it was in about 1980 that William Moore contacted me and asked questions about balloons…
  • p. 217 …the books that have been written by William Moore, and Randall Schmidt, and others, a lot…
  • p. 254 PROFESSOR MOORE - 6/8/94 38 diameter General Mills balloons. We had a very successful set…
  • p. 262 …One thing I should mention is that after I had visited from William Moore around •so…
  • p. 760 …Ben17 Itammenzind Ralph Morrell James Smith William lneer Duties Qualifications Computations & Equip- Undergraduate Elec. ment Construction…
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A preli:mina%'7 survey ws made of the problem. Speci-
fications were drawn up for the e~uipment needed and manu-
facturers were contacted to construct experimental balloons
and altitude controls.
A balloon crew was assembled.
w"hile a-waiting delivery on the NYU designed equipment,
clusters of' meteorological balloons have been flown for experi-
ence and as a stop-gap method of' C&..r~Yinl a payload tlo altitude.
In addition, two salvaged, racing-type, Jl8ll-e&r17ing ba.lloons
ot 35,000 cubic foot size bave been procUJ"ed and are being pre-
pared for tlight. Two 19,()('() cubic root J'a~:anese balloons bave
been made ava.Uable by t.be lf&YT.
Prel1minarr caloulations Ja;ve been made on balloon
hl07&Jlcie• and fa:milies of' curres plotting altitude vs. lirt.
f'or various balloon ai•a ba'nt been prepared tor planning and
f'l.ight purposes.
CivU Aercmautica Authority bas g1'ntD clearance for
flight of' large balloons form t..kehurst 1 Bew Jersey, and Bethlebe11.1
PaD11S7lVBDia, wi tb certain restrictions.
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