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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…
4/10/47 YIRE
Seyfang Laboratories
1300 :'iediterrs.nee.n 1:..ve.
Atlantic City, 11. J.
4/11/47 WIRE
Dewey & Al.my
Cambridge, Mass.
Mr. W. i.. Dawbe.rn
4/14/47 WIRE
Frank Seyfang
Seyfang Laboratories
Atlantic City, N. J.
4/15/47 WIRE
ltt. Barney Frank
27 Rochdale Ave.
Roosevelt City, N.J.
4/17/47 WIRE
Lehigh University
Bethlehem, Pa.
4/17/47 N. Y. Sub-Committee on
Air Space
385 Madison Ave. , NYC
Att: C. J. Stock
4/~1/4 7 WIRE
General Mills
Minnea.plis, t·iinn.
Mr. 0. C. Winzen
Requesting to know
whether April 17th
or 13th vould be
satisfactory to ~r.
Frank C. Seyfang to
meet 'NYU representa-
tives to ins9ect
80,000 cu. ft. und
2-35,000 cu. ft. in
Heightstown, N.J.
Date Given.
Advising that single None needed.
neck NlOOO gram be..lloons
should be furnished on
our order 148-48.
Advising NYU represe~ Furnished.
tative could not keep
engagement for April
17th to inspect balloons
and requesting that
next best suitable
date be furnished.
Advising NYU still
interested in pur-
chase of balloons.
Requesting tha.t in-
spection date be
changed from 17 Apr.
to 23 Apr.
Advising time of
arrival at Lehigh to
release balloons.
Satisfactory
None needed.
Advising that dis- Request refused.
crepancies observed in
minutes of CAA meeting
and requesting that
conditions for more
suitable flights be
granted.
Advising that NYU
representatives would
make definite date
for arrival later in
week.
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