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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. 143 …Robert Gross ar.d 't!r. Jlaher of Lockheed 11~ 55 A.'.!. Gen. Sam Anderson 12…
  • p. 481 …Balloon Volume x Gas Lift Gross Load · It may be noted from this equation that a…
  • p. 482 …Balloon Volume x 24.4 Gross Load K =-w K _ 08.o475Z In turn, w-in…
  • p. 483 …free lift in pounds and G is gross lift in pounds. Although this equation was derived…
  • p. 488 …By equation {10), with a gross load of 52 kg., the unbalance caused by loss of…
  • p. 500 …or a gross buoyancy of 450 lb. • the maximum allowable infle.tion of a 30' diameter…
  • p. 569 …accelerating force equal to 5% of the gross load (52 kg) was acting to bring the…
  • p. 643 …000 feet. In one step, this becomes: Gross Lift/Balloon = (Balloon Volume) x (Difference in molecular…
  • p. 650 (Approximate) where G • gross load A chart, Figure 24, has beendrawn up, based on this equation…
  • p. 652 …G = loss of lift G =gross load (balloon weight plus equipment load) AT : mean temperature difference…
  • p. 653 …not including balloon or its integral parts. Gross load: Load on the gas at release (Balloon…
  • p. 726 …Ballast • • .. • • '" • Total Equipment l~eight. • • • • ' Gross Load • • ' • • • • {56)
  • p. 727 …Balloon volwne x gas litt/mol gross load cu. ft. -----------------NAximum Altitude • • • ft, m.s.l…
  • p. 741 …altitude deter- mined by the displacement and gross load. 7. Control systems Two systems of control…
  • p. 777 …By adjusting th~ gross load to be supported by the gas to equal the total lift…
  • p. 787 …Computations A chart showi~ the relation between altitude, gross lift, and balloon size has been found…
  • p. 883 …The gross load reported should be accurate to the nearest 200 grams. The amount of lifting…
  • p. 885 …A L L 0 0 N 7300 ,, GRoss LoAD Fl G. 17 NYU BALLOON pROJECT I…
  • p. 887 …bubble length and resultant inflated volume, using gross lift as an expression of volume. It will…
  • p. 889 …in Appendix II summarizes the relationship between gross load and floating level for balloons of several…
  • p. 925 …A can of sand is made to weigh the same amount as the required gross lift…
  • p. 933 …the balloon with the equipment load attached. Gross Lift: Lift of all of the gas in…
  • p. 938 …description.______________ Drag chute ---------------------------- Banner description --------------- ---------- Ballast assembly - description -----------~-- Ballast • • • • • • Total Equipment i'ieight • • ' • • • • • • Gross Load • • • • • • • • • • • -86-
  • p. 939 …wnitin_,g________ grams Actual balloon lift • • • • • • • • ". . .• II AActunl gross lift (Balloon lift & balloon wt.) • Number Helium…
  • p. 943 …Gross Lift vs. Bubble Length • • • • • • .107 Graph 3: Buoyancy vs. Altitude • • • • • • • • • .108 Graph 4: Gross Load…
  • p. 955 …BALLOOO DA 'fA General Mills Actual Balloon Estimated Gross Altitude ~ominal Diiameter Volwne Weight Load Limit…
SUMMARY OF HQ NAIC RESEARCH INTO THE ROSWELL INCIDENT,
UNIDENTIFIED FLYING SAUCERS, AND PROJECT BLUE BOOK
PURPOSE. To summarize sources of information used in the HQ NAIC study of the 1947
Roswell incident. Allegations are that a flying saucer(s) and/or alien(s) were found at the crash
site and transported to Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio.
BACKGROUND. In 1993, Congressman Steven Schifffrom New Mexico began an investigation
of the Roswell incident. Pursuant to that, a General Accounting Office auditor visited the HQ
NAIC History Office to see what records were available within the center. Also, a local
television station picked up the story. In addition to HQ NAIC records, the Historian visited
other base archives to search for material.
FINDINGS.
I. A review of the HQ NAIC History Office and CIRC holdings, plus other base and
USAF Museum archives, encompassing several million pages of documents, did not turn up any
reference to the Roswell incident or the presence of flying saucer(s) and/or alien(s) at the base.
2. An electronic search of the Air Force Historical Research Agency archives, again,
several million pages of documents, did not tum up any reference to the Roswell incident or the
presence of flying saucer(s) and/or alien(s) at Wright-Patterson AFB.
3. A review of the Dayton Daily News for July 1947, all of the UFO-related material
available in the Dayton, Centerville, and Woodbourne Public Libraries, as well as information
in the Wright State University holdings and material in the AFIT, Base Technical Library, and
Base Library did not turn up any conclusive evidence that flying saucer(s) and/or alien(s) had
ever been at Wright-Patterson.
4. Conversations with a dozen people who had worked in the Project Blue Book office
or with Blue Book materials did not tum up any evidence that there had ever been a flying
saucer(s) and/or alien(s) at Wright-Patterson.
5. Over the years, there have been several congressional investigations of this
organizations study of UFO reports. None has ever turned up evidence of a flying saucer(s)
and/or alien(s) at Wright-Patterson.
6. All of this organization's UFO study files were transferred to the National Archives
and made available to the public.

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