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roswell

Office of the Secretary of Defense · 993 pages · text from the file's own layer

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. 5 …possible without the expert assistance and outstanding cooperation of many persons and organizations. Appreciation is extended…
  • p. 18 …These were to continue the cooperative wartime relationship between civilian research institutions and the military, and…
  • p. 181 …have imagined a lot of things and cooperated more. MC: Well, that's what Doyle said…
  • p. 736 …Meisinger was interested 1 Sponsored by, and in cooperation with the Watson Labora~ tories of the…
  • p. 805 …Made arr- angements for cooperation with Evans in coming tests. Jan 4 Sat. At Oakhurst about…
  • p. 821 …ewer 6/16/47 Mr. r. Y. Cooper SpeCification ot Considering 959 lbittier .lYe. large balloon…
Nylon
Vinylite
Teflon
Ethocel
Pliofilm
Coated Fabrics
Nylon coated
with
neoprene
butyl rubber
polyethylene
saran
Good low temperature
properties, easily
fabricated, strong.
Easily f~bricated.
~lmost transparent.
Strong
Easily fabricated.
Good low temperature
characteristics.
Easily fabricated.
Stror..g, easily
fabricated.
Fortasin (regener-
ated celulose
rayon) ·coated
wit)l
neoprene
butyl rubber
polyethylene
saran
Silk coated
with
neoprene
butyl rubber
Not avail~ble, low
tear resistance (?)
Ve-r.1 poor low
temperature ?ro-
perties.
.Awa.i ting sample.
Discarded.
Can not be fabricated. Discarded.
Very high Disca.rded.
permeability.
Poor ultra violet Discarded.
properties, poor low
temperature properties.
Heavy, expensive
opaque, nylon
cloth has relative
high elongation.
Awaiting
Investigation.
Awaiting
Investigation.
Awaiting
Investigation.
As a result of this preliminary study a sub-contn:.ct was
given to H. A. Smith, Coatings Inc. of Mamaroneck, :New York, to fabricate
balloons with the following specifications for test pur?oses:
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